News Conference and Wild Horse Rally TODAY

WHAT:

A live news conference and “Wild Horse and Burro Freedom Rally” aimed at stopping President Biden’s Bureau of Land Management from rounding up the iconic Onaqui wild horse herd located on public lands in Utah on July 11th, 12th, and beyond.

WHO:

• Marty Irby, executive director at Animal Wellness Action who was recently honored by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, II for his work to protect horses, Washington, D.C.
• Lina Greaves, wild horse advocate, Fairfax, VA
• Scott Beckstead, lifelong horseman and director of campaigns at the Center for A Humane Economy, Sutherlin, OR
• Cameron Ring, wild horse advocate, and president of Andromeda Pictures, Atlanta, GA
• Wayne Pacelle, president of Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy, Chevy Chase, MD

WHEN:

10:00 a.m., Friday, July 9 EST

WHERE:

In front of 1525 H Street NW, Washington, D.C., 20005 (St. John’s Episcopal Church)

Animal Wellness Action (Action) is a Washington, D.C.-based 501(c)(4) organization with a mission of helping animals by promoting legal standards forbidding cruelty. We champion causes that alleviate the suffering of companion animals, farm animals, and wildlife. We advocate for policies to stop dogfighting and cockfighting and other forms of malicious cruelty and to confront factory farming and other systemic forms of animal exploitation. To prevent cruelty, we promote enacting good public policies, and we work to enforce those policies. To enact good laws, we must elect good lawmakers, and that’s why we remind voters which candidates care about our issues and which ones don’t. We believe helping animals helps us all.

The Center for a Humane Economy (“the Center”) is a non-profit organization that focuses on influencing the conduct of corporations to forge a humane economic order. The first organization of its kind in the animal protection movement, the Center encourages businesses to honor their social responsibilities in a culture where consumers, investors, and other key stakeholders abhor cruelty and the degradation of the environment and embrace innovation as a means of eliminating both.

The Animal Wellness Foundation (Foundation) is a Los Angeles-based private charitable organization with a mission of helping animals by making veterinary care available to everyone with a pet, regardless of economic ability. We organize rescue efforts and medical services for dogs and cats in need and help homeless pets find a loving caregiver. We are advocates for getting veterinarians to the front lines of the animal welfare movement; promoting responsible pet ownership; and vaccinating animals against infectious diseases such as distemper. We also support policies that prevent animal cruelty and that alleviate suffering. We believe helping animals helps us all.