Friends of Animals is asking our supporters to answer the “Call of the Wild” on Tuesday, July 1, and join us in a national call-in day of action and protest to defend wild horses and burros and public lands!
Your members of Congress need to know you oppose horrific federal legislation now being voted on (that the Administration wants passed by July 4), which includes cutting nearly 30 percent of the budget for the Wild Horse Program and removing language that has long protected mustangs from being shipped off to foreign slaughterhouses.
Not to mention the Administration wants to let companies buy U.S. Forest Service or Bureau of Land Management land if they agree to use it to build housing or community development, while also helping wealthy oil, gas, and mining executives get richer by opening some of America’s most pristine lands to these industries and slashing commonsense environmental and ecological safeguards that keep people and wildlife safe.
Call your U.S. Senators and U.S. Representatives and ask them to:
1. GUARANTEE that the FY2026 Appropriations Bills, which are being worked on right now, include a ban against the slaughter and killing of wild horses and burros, as previous bills have had in the past. It’s a national disgrace that there are currently more wild horses in captivity—62,946—than there are wild horses roaming freely on federal public lands. A measly 53,797 remain wild and free in 10 states. And 10,000 more are scheduled to be rounded up and removed before October 1, 2025.
2. REJECT the privatization and sale of America’s precious public lands, home to 3,000 species of wildlife, including our wild horses and burros. The vast majority of Americans oppose the selling or closing of public lands, according to a 2025 poll.
You can reach your members of Congress through the Capitol Switchboard (202) 224-3121 or their offices.