Contact Your Legislators

Please call and write your U.S. Representative and two U.S. Senators to protest the mismanagement of our wild horse herds on public lands, and to request a Congressional inquiry into Bureau of Land Management practices. Specifically:

• A suspension of roundups in all but verifiable emergency situations while the entire BLM wild horse program undergoes objective and scientific review.
• Higher Appropriate Management Levels (AML) for wild horses on those rangelands designated for them;
• Implementation of in-the-wild management, which would keep wild horses on the range and save taxpayers millions annually by avoiding the stockpiling of more horses in government holding facilities.

Make sure to include your full name and address and to ask for a response on how your representative intends to address your concerns. Be firm but courteous. Click here for examples of eloquent support letters.

Letters to Representatives should be addressed to: The Honorable [Name Here], U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC 20515. Letters to Senators should be addressed to: The Honorable [Name Here], U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 20510. Letters sent via U.S. mail make a stronger statement than emails but are subject to significant delays due to concerns over anthrax. Therefore, we suggest sending your letters in both formats (faxes are also a good alternative). To find your members of Congress, call the Congressional Switchboard at (202) 224-3121, or visit Congress.org and enter your zip code.

Call Your Federal Legislators’ District Offices

Call your legislators' district offices in your home area and ask to speak to the person handling the wild horse issue. If nobody is, tell staffers that you expect their office to look into this important issue.

Check with the district staffers regularly for updates. Again, the idea is to keep up the pressure. Click here and enter your zip code to find phone numbers for your federal legislators’ local district offices.

Please send copies of your letters to AWHPC, P.O. Box 926, Lompoc, CA 93438.

Email copies are also acceptable and should be sent to letters@wildhorsepreservation.org.
They will be collected and forwarded in bulk to relevant government officials.

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