BO
Meet Bo - short for David Bowie. We were first introduced to him when we received an email from his adopter and she says it bes:
“I adopted Maestro and Gracie's curly son, David Bowie, as he has 80's rock star hair! He was gathered at Salt Wells Creek with them when he was just two. Bo has special needs now and I would love him to come to Skydog. He is six now and sadly he had a brachial plexus injury in October 2020 and I can’t give him what he needs in life. He is literally so friendly and would be just the most amazing mustang ambassador as well he is great with kids, strangers, EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE. He just can never be ridden again and needs regular chiropractor and body work to keep him comfortable. Since his injury he has been in my one acre pasture, hoping he would recover. My vet said now that there is not a real chance of him ever fully recovering. He is happy, healthy and sound but I don't want to keep him on only an acre for the rest of his life. I have kept my pasture as fun as possible for him, even borrowing a mini from my neighbor so he would not be alone. He gets a lot of attention which he loves and he LOVES COOKIES but my pasture is too small for him to live his entire life inside of it. I think it would be amazing to see the entire family running and back together, as they were last separated at the roundup. I am crying as I write this, but I think I am doing the right thing in contacting you.”
Bo is the full brother of Legacy. We were so happy to say yes to picking him up to start his new life at Skydog. We are proud to have a legendary rock star with us. We promise to do everything in our power to keep him as comfortable, happy, and healthy as can be. No one will ever saddle him. He deserves to live out his life light and free, and out in the wild!
Mustangs and Burros Need Your Help
In addition to supporting our work by donating, becoming a patron on Patreon, or sponsoring a Skydog, there are several important pieces of legislation to protect American equines currently moving through Congress. It only takes a few minutes to contact your Rep and Senators and urge them to support these bills:
Save America’s Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act of 2023 (H.R. 3475 in the House / S.2307 in the Senate). This bill will shut down the slaughter pipeline that sends some 20,000 American horses and donkeys to savagely monstrous deaths in foreign slaughterhouses every year.
The Wild Horse & Burro Protection Act of 2023 (H. R. 3656) This bill will prohibit the use of helicopters or fixed-wing aircraft in the management of wild mustangs and burros on public lands, and require a report on humane alternatives to current management practices.
Ejiao Act of 2023 (H.R. 6021). To ban the sale or transportation of ejiao, a gelatin made from boiling donkey skins, or products containing ejiao in interstate or foreign commerce, which brutally kills millions of donkeys primarily for beauty products and Chinese medicine.
You can Contact Members of Congress by calling the Capitol Switchboard (202) 224-3121, submitting contact forms on their individual websites, or sending one email to all three simultaneously at www.democracy.io
See our How to Help menu for other actions to ban zebra hunting at US canned hunt ranches, stop production of Premarin & other PMU drugs, and defund the Adoption Incentive Program.