U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) introduced legislation today that would protect the wild horses roaming our public lands from certain slaughter. New Legislation Introduced to Protect Wild Horses »»

George W. Bush styles himself a cowboy president. One job of cowboys is to claim the American wilderness for ranching, so it’s little surprise the Bush administration is behind a new effort to suppress- and perhaps slaughter-one of the last symbols of untamed America: our wild horses. Can America’s wild horses survive another four years of Bush? »»

The federal Bureau of Land Management says it is selling wild horses to American Indian tribes for the first time. BLM announces first sale of wild horses to tribes »»