Background;ย ย ย ย Onย July 31 of 2015, a day we will never forget,ย the impound and removal notice for the Salt River wild horses was posted in the Capitol times by the US Forest Service. The notice stated that they would be removed or otherwise “disposed” of. Most likely they would have been sold at public auction and most likely ended up in slaughter houses.ย After monitoring and watching these horses for many years, we, the Salt River Wild Horse Management Group had only sevenย daysย before the notice would take effect and a roundup could begin.
Without delay or sleeping a wink, we alerted the press and the public to the imminent annihilation of the cherished herd. We made connections with over 6000 media outlets, weย held rallies, we lobbied our legislators and we filed a lawsuit.ย Our attorneys as well as our coalition partner, the American Wild Horse Campaign, were with us as we negotiatedย with the Forest Service- it made the local news daily.