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These four lovely mustang mares were saved from the kill pen on #givingtuesday. Onyx, Pearl, Nutmeg, and Cinnamon sound way better than “the black, the grey, the dun, and the bay”. These girls are doing well. They are horribly skinny but are eating plenty and gaining weight now and they certainly all look pregnant so we shall see. All of us are so unbelievably grateful for the outpouring of love and generosity on Giving Tuesday and if this does end up being 8 horses, including babies, we promise to care for them all forever and let the babies stay with their mothers. That’s just what we believe is best for mama and baby and we are so happy to do that as family is everything here. #skydogpearl #skydogonyx #skydognutmeg #skydogcinnamon

Mustangs & 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.