Celebrating 10 Years - Defending their Freedom and Saving Their Lives

Celebrating 10 Years - Defending Their Freedom and Saving Their Lives

January 22, 2019, Los Angeles, CA - Wild For Life Foundation (WFLF) is pleased to announce the release of its 10 year review 'Celebrating 10 Years - Defending Their Freedom and Saving Their Lives' in recognition of the charity's top achievements and milestones.

The review also includes statements from WFLF board members, benefactors and affiliates,

and

The ANIMALS are the BENEFICIARIES of our mission
WFLF exists to serve their need for protection and care

at-a-glance financial data illustrating annual income streams, together with functional  expenditures for program goods and services which meet the demands of the beneficiaries.

"We are overwhelmingly grateful for the support we receive for all those facing  life-threatening circumstances, crisis and illnesses. Without our supporters offering  this now and for as long as it is needed, we wouldn’t have the ability to deliver on our promise and make a lifesaving difference every day." - Jay Coskie, WFLF Vice President and Co Founder

"If everyone had the compassion and tenacious will exhibited by the Wild For Life 

Foundation, we would never have to worry with our tears about these beloved companions who have been greater than the wings of our souls." - Kimme Black, WFLF Benefactor and Ambassador

In July 2018, Wild For Life Foundation celebrated its 10th anniversary of success in awarding winning charitable services and impeccable compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and operational policies.  And over the last year WFLF has taken considerable steps to demonstrate the board’s commitment to maintaining its high principles of integrity, objectivity and transparency. 

This past year, WFLF’s leadership team laid out an ambitious ProActive Crisis Communications plan as part of an Emergency Response policy.  This is a plan and goal toward increased safeguards that protect the animals, the organization and its mission from conflicts of interest, adversary propaganda, conjecture and the dissemination of inaccurate information that may impact WFLF's purpose, the prevention of animal cruelty..

The Board of Directors (BOD) is committed to providing accurate information to the public and its oversight and governance practices transcend transparency and accountability.  WFLF ensures that donated funds are used exclusively for its exempt purposes. In fact, on average 97% of each dollar raised goes directly to the benefit of animals in need.  The BOD is fully satisfied that WFLF’s work is carried out wholly to advance WFLF's charitable purposes. The BOD additionally commends its all volunteer staff for maintaining such admirable functional efficiency over the years. 

"We know the remarkable courage, strength  and sacrifice it takes to stand against the turbulent tide which threatens the future of these sacred beings, to whom we are all connected. We honor the kindred spirit of each and every supporter and the contributions received – whether financial, or goods, services or time. Charity is made possible when the needs of others touch that special place in our hearts and we are moved to sacrifice something dear that belongs to us, for the benefit of others. This is the essence of charity and the core principle which drives WFLF and all that we do.

Every day, countless names, faces, and lives are lost to inhumane and needless killing that can be prevented; this killing additionally places human lives at risk, contributes to toxic waste and environmental destruction, and it is our mission to see that this becomes a thing of the past. This is the path we’ve always been on." - Katia Louise, President, Wild For Life Foundation

WFLF has brought landmark attention, inspired growing support and positive change to benefit a variety animal species with a focus on equines, both nationally and internationally through multimedia educational programming, broadcast media, documentaries and rescue, and WFLF thanks their devoted supporters for helping to make this important work possible.   

Click here to see WFLF's 10 Year Review. 

Visit WFLF's website at www.WildForLifeFoundation.org

Learn more at www.SavingAmericasHorses.org

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A Wink and Nod - Help Save the Devil's Garden Wild Horses from Slaughter

Captured Devil's Garden Wild Horses remain at risk of slaughter despite warnings from the California Attorney General Becerra for the USDA and the US Forest Service to comply with California's Penal Code § 598c which PROHIBITS the slaughter of California horses.

Horses over the age of 7 years old that are not placed through adoption or sanctuary will be offered for sale, and even if the Forest Service complies by limiting their sale to prohibit slaughter,  the sad truth is that the kill buyers will still come for them and with a wink and a nod, these horses can disappear never to be seen again.

MAKE A LIFESAVING DONATION
CLICK to help save Devil's Garden horses.  Your donation to the Official Fiscal Sponsor for the DG Horses will help with transport and other placement costs.

JOIN THE CAUSE
CLICK to join the "Save the DG 300" cause on Facebook.

Saving America's Horses is helping to support the cause to SAVE THE DG 300 by raising awareness and promoting donations directly to the Official Fiscal sponsor, Eastern Sierra Equine Rescue aka Amador County Equine Sanctuary.

Educate and Raise Awareness
Click here to Get Facts, and Contact Info to help Raise Awareness

Click here to Join the Saving America's Horses United Stand Against Slaughter and Roundups


BACKGROUND:
America's wild horse and burro population is under an escalated direct threat of the U.S.D.A, the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), the Department of Interior (DOI), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA).  All of these agencies have demonstrated aggressive pro-slaughter agendas, although many activities have been hidden from the public. Make no mistake - these agencies operate in tandem and are at the root of the proslaughter movement.

CALIFORNIA WILD HORSES:

Currently, the Modoc Forest Service is CHASING DOWN and TRAPPING 1000 California DEVIL'S GARDEN PLATEAU WILD HORSES with the intention to sell many horses without limitation, enabling buyers to purchase up to 36 horses for as little as one dollar each.

On Friday Nov 9, 2018 California Attorney General Becerra issued a WARNING to the USDA and the US Forest Service in Wash. DC, and both CA Forest Service Districts, to COMPLY with California Penal Code § 598c which PROHIBITS the slaughter of horses. Attorney General Becerra's warning comes within a few weeks of Saving America's Horses Global Call to Action to Stop the Slaughter of California's Wild Horses.

But the fight is far from over for California's horses and burros who are continuously shipped underground to slaughter almost every day, despite California's Penal Code § 598c.  Violating this law is a felony that carries a prison sentence of up to three years. Cal. Pen. Code § 598c(c). However, in the absence of federal protection, over 100,000 American horses are shipped across federal borders to slaughter plants in Mexico and Canada each year.

NATIONAL ISSUE:
In May 2018, the DOI ordered the BLM to empty out wild horse and holding corrals by selling 25 horses at a time with no questions asked to any buyer. Despite a prohibition on such cruelty by the Interior Appropriations Committee, the Interior Secretary has mandated that the horses must be sold. As pointed out by AG Becerra, this is a reversal of U.S. previous policy of following restrictions on the sale of wild horses that Congress regularly imposes on the federal Bureau of Land Management. Under these Congressional restrictions, wild horses cannot be sold for processing into commercial products, including food."

Watch and Share these Powerful Video Alerts from Saving America's Horses
Human Health Risks 
A Nation Betrayed
Wild Horse Trafficking Exposed
Don't Be Duped

CLICK HERE to learn more about the issue of horse slaughter and its impact on people, the environment and America's wild and domestic horses, at Saving America's Horses

Saving America's Horses is a program under the Wild For Life Foundation, a 501 (c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to saving, protecting and preserving wild and domestic horses and burros through rescue, sanctuary and educational.  EIN 26-3052458

Wild Horse Crisis Alert Update

NOV. 19, 2018

RECENT ISSUE UPDATES:
Currently, the Modoc Forest Service is CHASING DOWN and TRAPPING 1000 California DEVIL'S GARDEN PLATEAU WILD HORSES with the intention to sell 100's of the horses without limitation, enabling buyers to purchase up to 36 horses for as little as one dollar each.

On Friday Nov 9, 2018 California Attorney General Becerra issued a WARNING to the USDA and the US Forest Service in Wash. DC, and both CA Forest Service Districts, to COMPLY with California Penal Code § 598c which PROHIBITS the slaughter of horses. WFLF applauds Attorney General Becerra's warning.  This is a strong stride forward for America's horses who depend on your united and continued action in raising awareness through the power of knowledge and truth.

On Oct. 13, 2018, Saving America's Horses issued a Crisis Alert and Global Call to Action with true facts about slaughter and the law, together with contact information for officials in power who can help enforce the law. We thank all of you who took action.  YOUR VOICE MATTERS! 

But the fight is far from over for California's horses and burros who are continuously shipped underground to slaughter, despite California's Penal Code § 598c.  Violating this law is a felony that carries a prison sentence of up to three years. Cal. Pen. Code § 598c(c). However, in the absence of federal protection, over 100,000 American horses are shipped across federal borders to slaughter plants in Mexico and Canada each year.

America's wild horse and burro population is under an escalated direct threat of the U.S.D.A, the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), the Department of Interior (DOI), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA).  All of these agencies are engaged in aggressive pro-slaughter activities, with varying degrees of underhanded maneuvering and duplicity.  Make no mistake - all these agencies operate at the root of the pro-slaughter movement! 

In May 2018, the DOI ordered the BLM to empty out wild horse and holding corrals by selling 25 horses at a time with no questions asked to any buyer. Despite a prohibition on such cruelty by the Interior Appropriations Committee, the Interior Secretary has mandated that the horses must be sold. As pointed out by Attorney General Becerra, "this is a reversal of U.S. previous policy of following restrictions on the sale of wild horses that Congress regularly imposes on the federal Bureau of Land Management. Under these Congressional restrictions, wild horses cannot be sold for processing into commercial products, including food."

As advocates in the ongoing fight for a national win against slaughter, one of our biggest challenges has been and remains getting the truth out in the open. What most people don't realize is that the disinformation campaigns related to our mission are driven by deep pocket special interests who do NOT really care about the horses at all. No matter what you've heard, there is only one truth: horse slaughter is NOT humane euthanasia. Nor is it a "necessary evil".

WFLF and Saving America's Horses urge all those who want to make a difference for the horses and burros, to stand united and make your voice heard. Armed with the knowledge of truth we can make a win against the pro-slaughter movement and their underhanded efforts, undermining devices, and misleading propaganda. Join us!


WFLF Saving America's Horses' speaks to the need for protection of America's wild and domestic horses and burros both locally and on a national level. "We are adamantly opposed to slaughter," states Jay Coskie, vice president, WFLF.  "We seek and support strong federal protection for these animals, for a permanent federal ban against slaughter in the U.S. and an end to their exportation from the U.S. for slaughter in foreign countries." "Without federal protection more than 100,000 wild and domestic horses and burros are funneled across U.S. borders for gruesome slaughter each year," added Katia Louise, president and director, WFLF.

The Wild for Life Foundation (WFLF) is a U.S. Registered 501 (c)(3) all volunteer nonprofit charity dedicated to the prevention of cruelty to animals with a focus on saving, protecting and preserving at-risk wild and domestic horses and burros in need. In July 2018, Wild For Life Foundation celebrated its 10th anniversary of success in awarding winning charitable services and impeccable compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and operational policies. Federal ID No. 26-3052458

Together, we are their voice, and they need to be heard!

Learn more:
www.wildforlifefoundation.org
www.savingamericashorses.org

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Make a Difference by Helping to Save Lives Today

These photos were just recently taken during turn-out at Wild For Life Foundation's sanctuary   We hope you enjoy and appreciate viewing and sharing them as much as these horses appreciate your continued support. 

Donations for rescued Wild and Domestic HORSES and BURROS saved from slaughter, roundups, and other life threatening situations and forms of cruelty are needed to keep them healthy and safe.

These animals depend 100% on your donations to survive. 

Click now to help horses & burros in need today 

This is Daisy, she's a 32 yr old registered quarter horse that was rescued from the brink of death. She's just one of the many senior equines living out her life at Wild For Life Foundation's sanctuary where every life matters.

Every dollar goes to helping horses in need. No amount is too small.

Wild for Life foundation (WFLF) vigorously works to save, protect and preserve abused, neglected, displaced and slaughter bound wild and domestic equines, and educate to raise compassion and improve the standards of their protection.  

WFLF accepts equines of all breeds, ages, genders and disciplines.  WFLF also works in conjunction with county animal services and offers lifesaving rescue and sanctuary services for equines who've been impounded at crowded county kill shelters. 


WFLF promotes the protection and preservation of wild horses and burros on public lands through outreach and education.  WFLF's educational and advocacy programming serves to expose and resolve the inhumane practices and other questionable activities promoted by  U.S. government agencies and special interest groups which threaten the safety, welfare and future of wild equines in the wild.

WFLF's all volunteer staff works around the clock on these issues, but no part of WFLF's work to help animals would be possible without continued support.

Click here to give now 

Thank you for helping and supporting this important cause!

The Wild For Life Foundation (WFLF) is a Federally registered fully active and compliant 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity dedicated to the prevention of animal cruelty since 2008. 

Charitable Giving: WFLF’s tax identification number is 26-3052458. Contributions to WFLF are tax-deductible to the full extent permitted by law

Learn more:
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GLOBAL CALL TO ACTION DEVILS GARDEN ROUNDUPS - STOP THE SLAUGHTER

ALERT! Take Action to help Stop the SELLING OFF of Calif. Wild Horses - to SLAUGHTER! And raise AWARENESS and HELP to Save and Keep them SAFE.

Modoc Forest Service is currently CHASING DOWN and TRAPPING 1000 California DEVIL'S GARDEN PLATEAU WILD HORSES and they intend to SELL ALL HORSES over the age of 10 WITHOUT LIMITATION for ONE DOLLAR each, TRANSLATION: BARBARIC SLAUGHTER!

This would VIOLATE CA PENAL § 598c, a California statute passed in 1998 which makes it

ILLEGAL to designate any California HORSES & BURROS FOR SLAUGHTER.

WFLF and SAVING AMERICA'S HORSES has ISSUED a CRISIS ALERT and GLOBAL CALL TO ACTION to the general public, the International SAVING AMERICA'S HORSES Coalition and its fellow pro-horse alliances to STAND UNITED in OPPOSITION to this outrageous TRAVESTY.


How to Help:
GET THE FACTS
SPREAD THE WORD
MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD

CLICK BELOW TO GET IRREFUTABLE FACTS and TALKING POINTS ABOUT HORSE SLAUGHTER WILD HORSES AND ROUNDUPS:
http://www.wildforlifefoundation.org/duped.html
http://www.wildforlifefoundation.org/education.html
http://www.wildforlifefoundation.org/wildandfree.html
http://www.savingamericashorses.org/legislation.html


UNITED STRIDES FORWARD through GLOBAL PUBLIC OUTCRY:
CONTACT THE MEDIA online, by email and by phone
CONTACT YOUR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS

CONTACT THE WHITE HOUSE
Main Switchboard: 202-456-1414/ Comments: 202-456-1111
Mailing Address: The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500  FAX: 202-456-2461

CONTACT CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL
Attorney General Xavier Becerra
Phone: (916) 210-6000
Email: agpressoffice@doj.ca.gov

Write: 1300 I Street, Ste 1740, Sacramento, CA 95814

CONTACT CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR BROWN
Governor Edmund G. Brown
c/o State Capitol, Suite 1173
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 445-2841
Fax: (916) 558-3160

Make your voice heard:
CONTACT the D.O.I. (Department of Interior)
Phone: (202) 208-3100
Email: feedback@ios.doi.gov

 CONTACT THE BLM (Bureau of Land Management 
 Wild Horse and Burro Information Call Center
866-4MUSTANGS (866-468-7826)
wildhorse@blm.gov
www.blm.gov/contact

BLM California State Office
2800 Cottage Way, Suite 1623
Sacramento, California 95825
(916) 978-4400


CONTACT THE FOREST SERVICE :
Devils Garden Ranger District
225 W 8th St , Alturas, CA, 96101
Email: tcknight@fs.fed.us
Call the Modoc National Forest at: (530) 233-5811 or (530) 233 8738
Leave a comment for them here: https://wildhor.se/2CGDxnl

Call YOUR GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES and politely ask them to do the same.
Call your news papers and TV news stations and ask them to expose these cruel roundups, the pending genocide and the TRUTH ABOUT SLAUGHTER..

STAND UNITED - TAKE THE PLEDGE: STAND AGAINST EQUINE CRUELTY - SAY NO TO ROUNDUPS. SAY NO TO SLAUGHTER. Together we can MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Facts about this roundup:
The roundup started Oct 10 and will continue through and until all 1000 WILD HORSES are captured. There is still time to SAVE LIVES!

These wild horses are being forced by helicopter to run for their lives across miles of extremely hazardous terrain including rocky and slippery slopes, and they will lose their families, their children, their homes, their freedom forever and many will lose their lives. Babies will be torn away from their mothers, and any mares 10 years old or more will be SOLD for a $1.

JOIN TO ADD YOUR VOICE NOW to the SAVING AMERICA’S HORSES Coalition as we STAND UNITED for the PROTECTION OF HORSES AND BURROS against CRUELTY.


Facts about Roundups in General:
During roundups equines of all ages and sizes, both fit and unfit are chased indiscriminately by motorized vehicles and aircraft; they are forced to run for hours across miles of rough terrain under extreme weather conditions without rest or water. They are oftentimes roped and dragged, and even sometimes hit or run over by helicopters; and some are even chased off cliffs during the roundups. Bands of horses and burros are chased at high speeds into enclosed trap sites where horses often collide into the metal gates, and into one another. This egregiously cruel handling of horses and burros causes them tremendous suffering and pain.

CLICK TO LEARN MORE, WATCH AND SHARE COMPELLING VIDEO ALERTS, PSA's 

Did you know? - In California it's a felony for any person in the state to possess, transfer, receive, or hold a horse (defined to include ponies, donkeys and mules) with the intent to kill it, or have it killed, where the person knows, or should have known, that any part of the carcass will be used for human consumption. 

CLICK to Learn more about CA PENAL § 598c:

WFLF (Wild For Life Foundation) is a fully active and compliant nonprofit charity dedicated to saving, protecting and preserving wild and domestic equines through rescue, sanctuary and education. EIN 26-3052458
www.WildForLifeFoundation.org

A Message from Katia Louise, the Filmmaker of Saving America's Horses

Dear friends,
I'm humbled to bring you this update about Saving America's Horses, what the latest is regarding the issues and tell you a little more about the this film, how it came about,  and what's happening behind the scenes on the project itself as we continue to move forward in our mission to protect horses and burros.


PRODUCTION, RELEASE AND DISTRIBUTION: Research and investigation into the issues that this film centers on first began in 1998 and has continued through and into the production phase of this film which began in 2009. The first festival cut of this educational documentary film project was released worldwide in 2010 through the Los Angeles Women's International Film Festival where it won BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM. Subsequent festival cuts of the project were released thereafter through multiple festival screenings where the film won numerous international awards including BEST ENVIRONMENTAL FILM in Canada.

The film project was then completely remastered and reformatted in conformance with ST 428-2:2006 D-Cinema Distribution Master requirements as set by the ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES for Academy qualification and was then released with Oscar consideration and exhibited through BI-COASTAL THEATRICAL RELEASE in 2012.

This full length feature documentary film project has also privately screened at numerous educational venues across the country. The theatrical version of the full length film has recently been remastered and updated with new footage, current data and statistics, and is ready to go to the next level. A 10 minute featurette version of the film is also available in multiple formats for licensed short programming purposes. A series Advocacy Videos have also been produced through a compilation of excerpts from the film, and these remain available online WFLF’s websites and social media forums as educational tools for the benefit of the horses. 

Many other multimedia educational tools and materials have also been created through select data, images and excerpts from the film project to raise awareness and educate the public about the issues as that have sadly continued to threaten America's equine population as a whole.

ABOUT OUR CAST, TEAM AND CREW: It has been a great honor to serve America's at risk equines through this multimedia educational program. Many of the nation's finest and most devoted equine welfare professionals and experts joined together through the making of SAVING AMERICA'S HORSES, and they graciously have contributed in many ways. Many of these experts have been deeply involved in this cause for over 25 years.


SAVING AMERICA'S HORSES is an independent educational film project under Wild for Life Foundation (WFLF), a Federally registered and fully compliant 501c3 all volunteer nonprofit organization dedicated to saving, protecting and preserving equines. As a small grassroots charity, WFLF raised much of the needed funds to pay for the essential costs for production and release of the film during the various phases of distribution. Priority has been placed on benefiting the welfare, safety and protection of America's horses in every step along the way.

On a personal note, my role in the production of the film first began when I seeded the project while working as a teaching and performing artist, and doing small roles in film and TV projects. Although I have worn many hats in the process of making this film as an independent filmmaker, I have done so as a volunteer, without expectation or receipt of compensation for my time or services. I have humbly served on behalf of this and the other projects and programs under WFLF as a volunteer since the beginning. This has been part of my vow, my way of giving back to the animals and to our mission as a devoted animal advocate and animal welfare professional. -- All said however, my humble contribution represents just one of many contributions, or links if you will; links-in-a-chain of reputable individuals and organizations that have come together over the years and contributed to the completion and release of SAVING AMERICA'S HORSES; which would not have been possible without the full support of our dedicated and extraordinary cast, crew, and loving, devoted and compassionate donors..

Saving America's Horses tells the story of courage, honor and betrayal in a country divided, inspiring great hope for the protection for all horses and burros from cruelty. This powerful message speaks to the heart of this cause. Without unity, the pro-horse movement does not have the strength to stand up against the powerful deep pocket proponents of slaughter.

On behalf of WFLF and the dedicated team at Saving America's Horses, I urge all those who want to make a difference for the horses and burros, to stand in unity against the recent escalated efforts, the undermining devices, and misleading propaganda disseminated by the proponents of slaughter.

Make no mistake; this is a call to action for the full support of a united voice in the fight against horse slaughter, a cruel and barbaric practice that should have ended long, long ago.

Pledge now to stand united and to make your voice heard. Or, renew your pledge to show your support.  

RECENT ISSUE DEVELOPMENTS: America's horses and burros need your voice today. Tens of thousands of wild horses' and burros' lives are at stake! In May 2018, the Interior ordered BLM to empty out wild horse and holding corrals by selling 25 horses at a time with no questions asked to any buyer. Despite a prohibition on such cruelty by the Interior Appropriations Committee, the Interior Secretary has mandated that the horses must be sold. All BLM public holding facilities must comply, whether they like it or not.

As advocates in this ongoing fight for a win against slaughter, one of our biggest challenges has been and remains getting the truth out in the open. Timing is pivotal, with the ongoing elimination of our wild horses from the rangelands, from holding areas, and with the escalated push by foreign investors to reopen horse slaughter plants in the U.S., more and more horses are suffering the cruel death of barbaric slaughter. A united voice for the horses must be restored and maintained. Time is of the essence.

What most people don't realize is that the disinformation campaigns related to our mission are driven by deep pocket special interests who do NOT really care about the horses at all. No matter what you've heard, there is only one truth: horse slaughter is NOT humane euthanasia. Nor is it a "necessary evil".

When the value of life is reduced to the cost of a pound of flesh; cover ups can easily gain momentum, and precious ground can be lost when advocates are pitted against one another and lose track of the goal. However; when the dust settles strength can be found in one single moment of truth. And that moment has come.

WFLF and its Saving America's Horses educational project has stood the tests of time. We've come through the fire and we are still standing because our documentation is incontrovertible. 

It remains our chief objective at Wild For Life Foundation and Saving America's Horses to bring the truth to the public and to effect the changes needed for the protection and preservation of equines in America.

We are here for the horses and burros, and we've got the truth on our side.

With blessings of light, compassion for all, and in prayer for our horses,
yours sincerely,
Katia Louise
SAVING AMERICA'S HORSES
Volunteer Executive Director, Saving America's Horses, Wild for Life Foundation

STAND UNITED FOR THE HORSES AND BURROS

Congress Approves Protection from Slaughter for America's Horses through Omnibus Bill

March 22, 2018 - Washington, D.C, The Wild For Life Foundation (WFLF) commends the U.S. Congress, with special thanks to Senator Lisa Murkowski and Senator Tom Udall for their devoted support in maintaining protections from slaughter for America’s horses through the final Omnibus spending bill for 2018. The Omnibus just released by the House of Representatives continues prohibitions on destruction and sale for slaughter of healthy wild horses and burros, and maintains the ban horse slaughter through the defunding of USDA horse slaughter inspections, without which horse slaughter plants cannot operate in the U.S.

"We are especially grateful to Senator Lisa Murkowski and Senator Tom Udall for including wild horse protections in the Senate bill and insisting that they be contained in the final bill,” said Katia Louise, President Wild For Life Foundation.

In March 2017, the Interior Department asked Congress to lift long-standing prohibitions on the

destruction of healthy wild horses and burros and the sale of these animals for slaughter through the release of its 2018 budget. Had their budget request prevailed in the Omnibus bill, nearly 100,000 wild horses on public open ranges and in government holding facilities could have been killed.

Wild For Life Foundation and Saving America's Horses is dedicated to continuing our fight to save these majestic and historic animals  through hands on rescue, outreach, education and sanctuary. WFLF urges the public to beware of pro-slaughter proponents and their questionable practices as they continue their work against the protection of wild horses and burros from brutal killing and slaughter of mustangs and burros,

Founded in 2008, Wild for Life Foundation (WFLF) is an all volunteer nonprofit charity dedicated to the prevention of cruelty to animals with a focus on animal welfare and the protection of wildlife. We are dedicated to elevating life and healing through the prevention of cruelty to animals. WFLF works at the forefront of efforts to rescue and provide safe harbor for at risk animals, providing the space, natural habitat and quality of care which they deserve.

The WFLF is internationally recognized as a leader in animal welfare -- among our greatest concerns are victimized imperiled equines. We vigorously work to save, protect and preserve abused, neglected, displaced and slaughter bound wild and domestic equines, and educate to raise compassion and improve the standards of their protection. Fundamental to the core of Wild For Life Foundation’s animal protection mission is our commitment to assure safe harbor for each and every animal that comes through our doors. WFLF is a no-kill organization and will only consider euthanasia in cases of untreatable suffering. WFLF works in conjunction with law enforcement agencies and provides lifesaving rescue, urgent and primary care, rehabilitation, adoption and sanctuary for at risk wild and domestic equines in need. We accept equines of all breeds, ages, genders and disciplines.  Donations to the Wild For Life Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent permitted by law. Fed ID No 26-3052458

Learn more: www.wildforlifefoundation.org

One Truth - LOVE

August 4, 2017, San Diego, CA - The Wild For Life Foundation and Saving America's Horses today

announced the launch of "One Truth - LOVE", a project under the their lifesaving mission.

A chief goal is to raise compassion for the protection of America's horses and burros, who are at this time are fighting for their right-to-life on this great planet we share. "These sentient beings are a treasure trove of wisdom and love," states, Jeanne Sullivan, CFO WFLF. The horse nation (the world's horses and burros...) have been loyal in their devoted service and friendship to mankind for thousands of years. They are a proven native species to North America. They complement and contribute to the natural ecosystems of our public rangelands in many ways. "To turn our heads and allow them to be exterminated or sold for slaughter is a betrayal to both the horse nation, and a betrayal to humanity."

"The heart only knows one truth - love, the fire of life", says Chief Daniel 'Eagle Warrior' Ramos, Chief Spiritual Leader, Choctaw Muskogee Yamassee Nation. Chief Daniel is a longtime Ambassador to the Wild For Life Foundation and it's Saving America's Horses program.  "Our sacred native four-legged relatives are facing critical challenges and we need to help them today."

WFLF Saving America's Horses' speaks to the need for protection of America's wild and domestic horses and burros both locally and on a national level. "We are adamantly opposed to slaughter," said Jay Coskie, vice president, WFLF.  "We seek and support strong federal protection for these animals, for a permanent federal ban against slaughter in the U.S. and an end to their exportation from the U.S. for slaughter in foreign countries." "Without federal protection more than 100,000 wild and domestic horses and burros are funneled across U.S. borders for gruesome slaughter each year," added Katia Louise, founder and president WFLF.

America's wild horse and burro population is under direct threat by these issues as well. In May of 2017 the United States, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released their 2018 “BUDGET JUSTIFICATIONS” with a call for approval of proposed provisions that if passed would strip protections and effectively allow the BLM to shoot and kill wild horses and burros and sell wild horses and burros for slaughter. The Senate has yet to vote on this BLM/ DOI budget proposal. Their vote is anticipated to take place toward the end of this summer.

Please take action and give what you can to help save, protect and preserve America's horses today.


HOW TO HELP:
Please click here to donate: https://goo.gl/eufEGk
Click here to Raise Awareness: https://goo.gl/rBFJs4
Click here to Stand With Us: https://goo.gl/csrQpC

Together, we are their voice, and they need to be heard!

Learn more:
www.wildforlifefoundation.org
www.savingamericashorses.org

The Wild for Life Foundation (WFLF) is a U.S. Registered 501 (c)(3) all volunteer grassroots nonprofit charity. The WFLF is internationally recognized as a leader in animal welfare -- among our greatest concerns are victimized imperiled equines. We vigorously work to save, protect and preserve abused, neglected, displaced and slaughter bound wild and domestic equines, and improve the standards of protection for America’s equine populations as a whole. Federal ID No. 26-3052458

WFLF horses need your help today!

"WFLF's herd of wild and domestic horses and burros need your help today!  The last several months have been especially challenging for our rescue program," said Jeanne Sullivan, WFLF CFO. "In addition to tackling an array of demands, such as a constant stream of animal rescue urgencies, our equine facility was hit hard with a series of severe winter storms and flooding earlier this year which washed away whole sections of our sanctuary. All our horses and burros were evacuated. They are healthy and no horses were injured. However we are still picking up the pieces after salvaging & moving stables and our entire equine rescue operations, and setting up new facilities - all during a time when resources for equine rescue have been tapped out by urgencies across the country. As you might imagine, this has been an extreme hardship for our grassroots charity and has strained crucial resources."  Wild for Life Foundation (WFLF) horses need your help today!

From serious trauma, starvation, and other physical or emotional, or painful debilitating conditions, WFLF is dedicated to assuring that these vulnerable victimized animals receive the quality care they deserve and that they will never be at risk of roundup or slaughter again.

Your caring voice makes a difference when you share links to our website with your friends.  And if you haven't already done so, please consider joining our monthly equine giving circle for as little as $5 a month, or more if you can.  When you do, you'll be part of the lifesaving team that makes a difference in the lives of countless starved, abused, distressed and homeless horses in need.

Our family of horses and burros depends 100% on tax deductable donations from caring community members like you. These are dire and special needs equines who have come to our doors with nowhere else to go. They are roundup and slaughter survivors, each with their own special story.

WFLF has indeed stepped up during troubled times to save dire need equines from the brink of death, on numerous occasions over the years. We have provided lifesaving aid for rescue services and nutritional hay for starving and dire need horses across the country, and we have successfully rescued 100's of wild and domestic horses and burros from across the country since founding in 2008.   In addition to providing quality care and housing for an average of 75 - 100 rescued wild and domestic equines annually, we have continued to successfully place an average of 30-50 equines into new loving homes each year. Thankfully we've been able to place a number of adoption and foster candidates into new loving homes this year as well, including short term placements through WFLF's Safe Haven network of collaborating rescue professionals. But several of these special horses are due to return from their short-term foster homes this summer. It takes money to provide these lifesaving rescue services and caring for horses is expensive. Our all-volunteer grassroots charity depends 100% on tax deductible donations of which approximately 97% goes directly to the care of rescued horses served through the Wild for Life Foundation. 

It costs us an average of $250 per horse, per month, to feed, house and care for each rescue equine in our program, which adds up very quickly, and several of our fostered horses are due to return next month.   Will you help support these lifesaving efforts with a donation toward nutritional hay?

Monthly sponsorships are another great way to give your caring donation special meaning. We're really looking forward to welcoming these special horses back home so they can rejoin their herd. We are truly honored to dedicate our lives to ensuring the welfare of these very special and deserving animals. Especially since their happy ending began the day they became WFLF rescues! But we couldn’t do this lifesaving work without the support of our compassionate donors!  These horses and burros really do need your help today!

In national news, just last week, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved the defunding language which prohibits U.S. Department of Agriculture from hiring horse meat inspectors which in turn prevents horse slaughter plants from being re-opened in the U.S. in the coming year. “WFLF and Saving America’s Horses is strongly opposed to the killing of wild horses and burros,” added Jeanne Sullivan. “We are also adamantly against the removal of the protective language which currently restricts the sale of wild horses and burros by the BLM for slaughter.” WFLF and Saving America’s Horses commend the Senate Appropriations Committee for their continued support for the protection of America's horses and is especially grateful to Sen. Tom Udall and the co-sponsors of their amendment which prevents horses slaughter.

"Protection is however still needed for America's horses from the exportation across federal borders where they continue to face gruesome slaughter every day. And the Senate has yet to vote on the BLM/ DOI appropriations proposal regarding the killing and sale of Mustangs and burros. Their vote on that issue will take place toward the end of summer," added Katia Louise, WFLF founder and president.  “By raising awareness and educating the public about the importance of keeping these protections in place, we can make a win for the horses."

The vast challenges facing America’s wild and domestic equines and their natural habitats are immense. However, armed with compassion and the true facts, and through joining together to make a compelling and united voice heard for the horses and burros, we can educate and effect positive change. Community members are urged to politely reach out to their local representatives to help educate and support the importance of protecting horses and burros in this country. You can make a difference by raising awareness and compassion about need for protecting wild and domestic horses and burros and the reasons are many.  Check out the below facts sheets and visit our website to learn more.

Click to access "Saving America's Horses' 8 Quick Need-to-Know Facts to Help Protect Horses and Burros from Slaughter"

Click to access "Saving America's Horses' 10 Need-to-Know Facts that can Raise Needed Protection for Wild Horses and Burros"

SAVING AMERICA’S HORSES is acclaimed for awakening the moral fabric of humanity,

and together with the Saving America's Horses Initiative this powerful podium and its multimedia educational program has a dynamic reach to animal lovers worldwide. And no matter the insidious, well-funded disinformation campaign by neigh-sayers and proponents of slaughter, we continue to our work saving lives and shedding light on how the public has been misled by certain government agencies and special interests that run over the laws that are supposed to protect the horses, people and the environment. WFLF and its Saving America's Horses program remains a staple and central tool in the national grassroots effort focused on protecting and saving this indigenous species for the greater good, and supporting the wildlife and natural ecosystems that depend on them now and for generations to come.  

The WFLF conducts undercover investigations, exposes cruelty, and holds equine abusers to account. We’ve saved hundreds of horses and burros from neglect and slaughter, and freed Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) captured wild horses and burros to forever sanctuary; we’ve turned up the heat on the insidious trade of horse meat; and have inspired more Americans to make cruelty-free choices. We’ve exposed special interest groups for the corrupt distribution of misinformation provided to the public about horse slaughter and the removal of America’s wild horses from their native open rangelands.

Monthly giving is another easy way to support the lifesaving mission of Wild For Life Foundation. Your monthly gift provides a consistent, reliable income stream that allows us to tackle whatever cases may come through our doors.

Support is also welcomed by way of chipping in to help feed horses and burros saved from roundups and slaughter! Having crucial hay supplies on hand at all times is what makes it possible to carry out our lifesaving work. Make a tax deductible gift in any amount today.

From all of us at WFLF and Saving America's Horses, we sincerely thank you for supporting our lifesaving mission.

Sincerely,
Katia Louise
President, founder, Volunteer Executive Director
Wild For Life Foundation

Now in our 10th year, the Wild for Life Foundation has a well established track record of compliance with all relevant laws and regulations. Our Board of Directors consists of 100% volunteers who contribute their time, money and resources to benefit the Mission of the Wild for Life Foundation. WFLF policies requires compliance with best practices in standards of animal care and general equine management and guidelines of care for the safety, welfare and protection of all animals that come under the umbrella of the Wild For Life Foundation. WFLF is committed to being in compliance with all operational policies, as well as relevant State and Federal laws and regulations in order to protect its mission, its beneficiaries, it assets and to honor donor/ grantor intent. 

The WFLF considers program measurement a proud companion to the transparency that earned our non-profit foundation the prestigious Platinum GuideStar Nonprofit Profile Seal of Transparency. Fully Vetted by GlobalGiving's rigorous due diligence process since 2012 , GlobalGiving has ranked Wild For Life Foundation (WFLF) at the highest level. 

WFLF is a U.S. registered 501 (c)(3), all volunteer nonprofit charity dedicated to saving, protecting and preserving America's equines through rescue, sanctuary and humane education. Our services and objectives are only made possible through donations to our lifesaving mission. Each and every donation no matter the size, makes a difference. Federal ID No 26-3052458

www.WildforLifefoundation.org
www.SavingAmericasHorses.org

How To Support
Click make a donation through the official WFLF website
Click to get highlights about WFLF's rescue and recovery program

TEXT TO GIVE:
Text GIVE 18272 to 80088
Your $10 gift will provide lifesaving hay for horses and burros in need

Or mail a check or money order to:
Wild For Life Foundation
19510 Van Buren Blvd, #F3236
Riverside, CA 92508

PS - Please help by telling your friends and family about our lifesaving mission today! Together, we are their voice, and they need to be heard.

Senate Appropriations Committee passes the Udall-Graham Amendment

Thursday, July 20, 2017 – The Senate Appropriations Committee approves the defunding language which prohibits U.S. Department of Agriculture from hiring horse meat inspectors which in turn prevents horse slaughter plants from being re-opened in the U.S. in the coming year. 


WFLF and Saving America’s Horses applauds the Senate leadership and Appropriations Committee for their continued ‘defunding’ support and is especially grateful to Sen. Tom Udall and the co-sponsors of the amendment which prevents horses slaughter, Sens. Lindsey Graham, Dianne Feinstein, Jack Reed, Christopher Coons, Susan Collins and Jeanne Shaheen. The Udall-Graham Amendment, introduced by Sens. Tom Udall (D-NM) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC), was passed in the full committee by a bipartisan vote and will effectively continue a ban on the gruesome horse slaughter industry on U.S. soil. 

Protection is however still needed for America's horses from the exportation across federal borders where they continue to face gruesome slaughter every day. And the Senate has yet to vote on the BLM/ DOI appropriations proposal regarding the killing and sale of Mustangs and burros - which will take place toward the end of summer. 

You can make a difference by raising awareness and compassion about why wild and domestic horses and burros need protection and the reasons are many. 

Let us be compassionate in our quest to seek compassion from others, especially those who lead our country - our nation of horses and burros are counting on us. They need us more than ever - we are their voice, and they must be heard. 

Learn more: 
wildforlifefoundation.org 
savingamericashorses.org

America's Horses - Their Future is Our Future

WASHINGTON, DC. , July 13, 2017 - The House Appropriations Committee voted today in support of Budget proposals which would effectively strip protection for horses and burros from slaughter.

“HOWEVER, the fight to SAVE America’s Horses is far from over,” states the Wild For Life Foundation (WFLF).  Voting on the 2018 Budget proposals will move from the House to the Senate.

“The Senate Leadership has a history of opposing horse slaughter and it’s crucial for the safety and welfare of America’s horses and burros for the Senate to continue upholding their positive support,” added WFLF.

“It’s vital for the people and groups who sincerely care about these animals to demonstrate a strong showing of positive support for the Senate’s long history in opposition of slaughter,” says Saving America’s Horses and WFLF.”

We are a Nation of animal loving people. Every day, through raising awareness and humane education more and more people take an active stand in support the prevention of animal cruelty in America. Compassionate education is key to protecting America’s equines from slaughter.

Despite pro-slaughter propaganda which serves to mislead the public and dismantle needed protection for these animals, results from a 2015 American Horse Publications (AHA) Survey indeed reflect complex relationships between humans and horses, where 67.4% view their horses as family members, and 62.7% view them as companion animals, 57.6% regard them as performance partners, and 55.9% regard them as their best friends. In fact the same survey shows that horse ownership and involvement has stabilized since the recession and is likely to rise. The AHA survey also reveals that a much smaller percentage of horse owners view their horses as an investment, livestock animal or employee.

“The positive growth in meaningful relationships between people and animals in America signals is a huge positive in the movement for protection and preservation of America’s horses,” states Jay Coskie, vice president WFLF. “It’s up to us, to make a win for America’s horses through continued positive change for good,” added Katia Louise, director Saving America’s Horses.

“WFLF and Saving America’s Horses is strongly opposed to the killing of wild horses and burros,”

added Jeanne Sullivan, WFLF BOD. “We are also adamantly against the removal of the protective language which currently restricts the sale of wild horses and burros by the BLM for slaughter.”

“By raising awareness and educating the public about the importance of keeping these protections in place, we can win for the horses,” added Ms Louise. “America’s wild horses and burros need support now more than ever. Together, we are their voice and they need to be heard.”

WAYS TO HELP:
1- Visit our Toolbox and learn why equines must be protected from slaughter. Then help raise awareness by spreading the word in your local community by reaching out to friends, family, neighbors and local leadership members.
2- Visit our Alerts page and learn why wild horses and burros need to be protected in the wild and then raise awareness by sharing the truth in your local community by reaching out to friends, family, neighbors and local leadership members.
3- Stand With Us – Take the pledge to end equine cruelty.
4- Donate to help save and protect horses and burros in need today.
5- Share inspirational and educational banners with your friends and local leaders.

Together, we are their voice and they need to be heard.

Learn more by visiting
www.SavingAmericashorses.org and
www.WildForLifeFoundation.org

WILD HORSE AND BURRO ALERT!

JULY 4, 2017, Los Angeles, CA - WILD HORSE AND BURRO ALERT!

45,000+ Wild Horses and Burros Lives at Stake

BLM 2018 Proposed Budget calls for provisions that IF passed would strip current protections for Wild Horses and Burros and allow the BLM to shoot and kill them, or sell them for slaughter.

The Wild for Life Foundation (WFLF) and SAVING AMERICA'S HORSES strongly opposes any budget provision that would allow the killing of wild horses and burros, and opposes the removal of the protective language which currently restricts the sale of wild horses and burros by the BLM for slaughter.

BUDGET JUSTIFICATIONS by The United States, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) call for approval of proposed provisions that if passed would allow the BLM to exterminate America's wild horses and burros and allow the BLM to sell wild horses and burros for slaughter.

TAKE ACTION:
STAND WITH US TO RAISE AWARENESS. HELP MAKE A WIN FOR THE HORSES AND STOP THE KILLING, THE ROUNDUPS AND THE SLAUGHTER

BACKGROUND:
In September of 2016, when public outcry against the recommended killing of 45,000 wild American horses and burros reached mainstream level it caught the attention of some of the most powerful mainstream media outlets. The combination of these factors brought increased exposure to the systemic mistreatment and reckless mismanagement of the wild horses and our public lands. This in turn caused a detrimental backlash of criticism against the government and the BLM.

A flurry of subsequent news reports based on statements by BLM spokespersons then headlined a false positive result for America’s horses which effectively left the public in the dark. For example, reportedly,  “BLM spokesperson, Tom Gorey, said that the agency will continue its current policy of caring for unadopted or unsold wild horses and burros and will not sell or send any animals to slaughter."

WFLF Saving America's Horses' educational alerts inform the public about the facts. As revealed in the SAVING AMERICA'S HORSES documentary film, the BLM has been and continues to be a very powerful proponent of slaughter.

We applaud the many U.S. Representatives in the Senate and the House who continue to support the needed protections for America’s wild horse and burro population. We especially give thanks to Lisa Murkowski, Tom Udall and Dianne Feinstein for their hard work and support in protecting America’s horses from slaughter.

WFLF has produced a series of EDUCATIONAL ALERT VIDEOS with FACTS THAT REFUTE BLM's MYTHS.  We urge the public not to be duped by the clever and misleading BLM propaganda. Selling the animals ‘without limitation’ or under sale authority effectively strips their protection from abuse and slaughter.

Horses and burros are living symbols of the historic spirit of the West. They contribute to the diversity of life forms within the Nation and enrich the lives of the American people. However they are sadly disappearing from the American scene and must be protected.

In May of 2017 the BLM released their 2018 Budget proposing provisions that would strip protections and effectively allow the BLM to shoot and kill wild horses and burros and sell wild horses and burros for slaughter. But by raising awareness and educating the public about the importance of keeping these protections in place, we can win for the horses.  America's wild horses and burros need support now more than ever.  Together, we are their voice and they need to be heard.

WIN FOR THE HORSES! TAKE ACTION! 
Stand With Us - Raise Awareness
Be Informed - Watch the Educational VIDEO ALERTS
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LEARN MORE:
www.WildforLifeFoundation.org
www.SavingAmericasHorses.org