The FY 2019 Interior, Environmental Appropriations Bill was approved by the Senate Committee on Appropriations. Unlike the Appropriations Bill passed by the House, this bill did not contain language that called for sterile wild horse and burro herds on public lands, or mass destruction of wild horses. The bill was approved 31-0.
THANK the following Senators on the Appropriations Committee for not introducing any amendments endangering our wild horses and burros on public lands.
They can be found here.
This is good news, but the next step is for the full House and the full Senate to pass the Appropriations Bills presented to them by their committees. It is likely the bill presented to the House will pass the way it is with language encouraging sterilization of wild horses and burros. It's also possible that someone in the Senate may introduce an amendment proposing the same idea, or even introduce language to destroy "excess" horses, as was proposed last year.
It's very important to contact your Congressmen/women and Senators telling them you do not support ANY language in the Budget that would allow for destruction of healthy horses or for the creation of non-reproducing herds of horses and burros in the wild.
You can find your representatives here. It seems like a never ending cycle of contacting our government officials, but it's important to know that it does make a difference. We are the only thing standing between the wild horses and total destruction. Every voice counts, so make sure you are counted!
THANK the following Senators on the Appropriations Committee for not introducing any amendments endangering our wild horses and burros on public lands.
They can be found here.
This is good news, but the next step is for the full House and the full Senate to pass the Appropriations Bills presented to them by their committees. It is likely the bill presented to the House will pass the way it is with language encouraging sterilization of wild horses and burros. It's also possible that someone in the Senate may introduce an amendment proposing the same idea, or even introduce language to destroy "excess" horses, as was proposed last year.
It's very important to contact your Congressmen/women and Senators telling them you do not support ANY language in the Budget that would allow for destruction of healthy horses or for the creation of non-reproducing herds of horses and burros in the wild.
You can find your representatives here. It seems like a never ending cycle of contacting our government officials, but it's important to know that it does make a difference. We are the only thing standing between the wild horses and total destruction. Every voice counts, so make sure you are counted!
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