fig

Fig was one of the saddest mustangs we had ever seen at the BLM Corrals. Fig did not particularly have any special needs medically but spiritually we felt his sadness and he had clearly given up the will to live. We decided to take him JUST to make him happy again which is a need in itself and doesn’t need a medical diagnosis. We brought them back to Skydog Oregon and Fig lives a great life with his four slightly disabled friends running free. His life was made happy by his falling in love with Snow White when they shared a corral on first arriving. He truly looks like a different horse these days and we are so happy for him.

What a sweet pair these two are. Unlike the other three new mustangs who are friendly and curious, these two choose to keep their distance and as a result have formed quite the bond. Fig seems besotted with his new companion, the beautiful flea bitten grey. This mare is classified as imperfect and unadoptable due to her swayback but you can see, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and Fig sees only her stunning face with such fine features. The saddest horse in the world at the corrals seems to have come back to life and the broken grey mare who stayed away is holding a gaze and standing proud. #skydogfig

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.