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It was an impossible proposition to go into the facility at Cañon City, Colorado and choose 2-4 horses to help. But I followed my heart and gut and took the oldest and most vulnerable. We were greeted by the two wonders, King and Gandalf. Gandalf was struggling at the facility and obviously having to fight for food is hard with more dominant younger horses. But he ran from a helicopter like this and he survived long enough for us to get him out. His gaits are wobbly for sure and his poor knees are huge. As soon as they’re settled we shall bring him in and see what we can do to help. He is 25 years old but he’s about to get the best retirement a wild horse could hope for. Thanks to you all. King was alone. He didn’t seem to have a friend to get through this with and it made me sad. He would have been magnificent out on the range for sure. He is 21 years old and still looking good for that age. #skydogking

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.