Wild Horse & Burro Rescue & Sanctuary Mission

The Navajo Horses Rescue & Recovery Mission (NHRRM), is a project under WFLF wild horse rescue & recovery mission. The project was first launched through GlobalGiving in December of 2013, and we are grateful every day, to the caring people who have donated to help support this important work. 

This project fills an immediate need to care for animals that would otherwise suffer inhumane treatment and advocates for their protection. Rescued Navajo wild horses under WFLF are provided with safe and peaceful habitats, nutritious food, transportation, medicine and healthcare. Their healing in turn inspires good will and brings increased exposure to the issues that impact America’s wild horse and burro population. Ongoing donations are needed to help assure safe and peaceful environment for rescued equines under WFLF’s umbrella. You can help make this possible through this GlobalGiving project.

Every day, countless horses’ and burros’ 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 global warming, and it is our mission to see that this becomes a thing of the past.  This is the path we’ve always been on, and it is our great privilege to be on it with our supporters, and so many other like-minded people and partners.

NHRRM Background:

NHRRM was first founded in 2013 to raise awareness for the protection of horses and burros on Native lands. WFLF had received reports and requests for help from Navajo tribal members, that Navajo government Rangers were storming their ranches, barns and homes, and taking horses straight to slaughter under a U.S. Government funded roundup that had been approved by the Navajo administration.

WFLF began working together with the traditional Navajo people in effort to create an environment that promotes the humane treatment of all animals. Shortly thereafter WFLF received a tip that over two dozen baby foals were discovered in life threatening situations after losing their mothers to slaughter. The NHRRM's first grassroots rescue and evacuation was then organized in effort to save the baby horses. This was a collaborative grassroots effort which was made possible by the outpouring support of our supporters.

Just before the end of the year WFLF received another tip about several bands of young fillies and colts that had escaped the roundups, but had then been captured. Their lives were in danger due to the constant flow of kill trucks being filled everyday with shipments of innocent mustangs headed across federal borders to Mexico for gruesome slaughter. Thankfully, with the compassionate and devoted support of WFLF's caring and loyal donors, WFLF was able to work out the details just in time to save the captured bands of fillies and colts.

Sadly, countless horses and burros are under threat of EXTERMINATION across the country, targeted for elimination from America’s public and native rangeland homes under government agency population management practices.

We are committed to meeting the challenge of sustaining this lifesaving project and to achieving protection for all horses and burros from the torturous agony of slaughter through permanent federal bi-partisan legislation that forbids slaughter on American soil and forever bans the export of live horses to slaughterhouses in other countries. The potential long term impact of the work accomplished through this project is far reaching, and also includes supporting the enactment of federal protection and enforcement of laws which safeguard wild equines from exploitation, harassment, and killing through humane and nonlethal management practices on both tribal and public lands.

But, we cannot do this alone. It takes all of us working together to assure America’s horses and burros receive the protection they need, to raise awareness, effect positive change and save as many lives as possible.

WFLF continues to provide rescue and sanctuary services for these and other horses and burros whose lives had become at risk due to roundups and slaughter. All of us at Wild for Life Foundation are grateful, every day, to the caring people who donate in support of the success of this lifesaving mission.

All of us at Wild For Life Foundation extend our deepest gratitude to everyone who supports our lifesaving mission. Thank you for caring and thank you for being part of this amazing work. The animals are forever grateful. We are forever grateful.

About WFLF:

Wild For Life Foundation (WFLF) is 501 (c)3 nonprofit tax exempt charity dedicated to the prevention of animal cruelty and we rely 100% on donations. WFLF provides rescue and sanctuary service aid for at-risk horses and burros served through our equine rescue and sanctuary program, regardless of origin/breed, age, discipline, or lack of training. Although WFLF rescue missions are sometimes subtitled to help identify a particular group of at-risk equines or the general purpose of a rescue mission, we do not restrict aid to horses of a specific background as their origins may vary, such as BLM mustangs, Navajo, Forest Services, etc. No matter their geographical origin, we consider each and every one of them as our sacred relative. We believe that every animal life matters. However, we can only help save, protect and preserve them through our program when funding is sufficient to adequately serve their needs. We are an all volunteer tax exemption charity and we rely 100% on tax deductable donations to carry out our lifesaving mission.

Sincerely,
Katia Louise, Director