05/06/2023
Thank you Willie!!!
Happy 90th birthday to country music icon, wild horse advocate and friend of RTF Willie Nelson!
In 2021, he wrote in an open letter:
"The wild horses need us humans to come up with solutions that will end roundups, stop the stockpiling of horses, and ensure their safety. Congress has provided money for this, but the Bureau of Land Management will have to make changes and improve fertility control. So far, they are failing to live up to this new direction.
"We must speak up. Without pressure on the Bureau of Land Management from many groups, advocates for wild horses, and lawmakers, these historic symbols of American freedom will disappear."
You can honor Willie by calling (202) 224-3121 and asking your members of Congress to:
--urge the BLM to immediately implement safe, proven and humane fertility control that can help keep wild horses and burros on the range, where they belong,
--support a permanent ban on horse slaughter and the export of American horses for slaughter.
We love you, Willie!
Read his full letter here: https://returntofreedom.org/a-letter-from-willie-nelson/
Photo by Pamela Springsteen.