Announcing the arrival of the orphaned Navajo foals to Live and Let Live Farm Rescue, New Hampshire


Los Angeles, CA, October 30, 2012 – Wild for Life Foundation (WFLF) is pleased to announce the arrival of Cochise, Pretty Eagle, Enapay, Ayasha, Kachina and Cheveyo to the Live and Let Live Farm Sanctuary in New Hampshire. They are 6 out of the 17 orphan Navajo foals recently rescued by Wild for Life Foundation.

"We are proud to partner with the Live and Let Live Farm Sanctuary as an official WFLF Safe Haven Rescue Partner,” says Katia Louise, filmmaker, founder and president of the Wild For Life Foundation (WFLF). “We look forward to a long lasting partnership for the benefit of these and other at risk wild and domestic horses."


Wild for Life Foundation recently rescued the 17 orphaned Navajo foals out of New Mexico on October 1st. "This is just the beginning for these innocent little babies," says Katia Louise, president of the Wild for Life Foundation (WFLF). "It's going to take months these little ones to heal, build their strength up and overcome the injuries they sustained during the roundups." The foals, ages 2-5 months had been orphaned as a result of the U.S. government funded Navajo roundups which the vast majority of Navajo people oppose. "


Under the leadership of Katia Louise, WFLF organized the Navajo Horses Rescue and Recovery Mission as a collaborative effort to save the lives of these and other majestic and sacred wild horses and burros who have been victimized by the highly contested Navajo roundups. Volunteer rescue members from the WFLF’s Navajo Rescue and Recovery Mission have put their lives on hold to rescue, recover, evacuate and provide care for these survivors; to assure they will never be subject to roundup or slaughter again.



"Live and Let Live Farms  Rescue and Sanctuary is honored to be part of Navajo Horses Rescue and Recovery Mission's nationwide
effort under the Wild for Life Foundation Safe Haven Rescue Partnership program,” says Teresa Paradis, founder and executive director of Live and Let Live Farm.  By helping to save these precious orphaned, voiceless, babies’ lives, we will also be helping to build the awareness for the need to protect America’s wild horses from roundups and slaughter.”


"We are thrilled that these orphan Navajo foals will have an opportunity to grow and thrive under the Live and Let Live Farm Rescue (LLLFS),” adds Katia Louise. The Partnership was established for the purpose of providing lifelong safe harbor for these six foals. LLLFS is a certified best practices partner sanctuary under the WFLF Safe Haven Rescue Partnership Program.



17 surviving Navajo foals were recently rescued under Wild for Life Foundation’s Navajo Horses Rescue and Recovery Mission (NHRRM). They had been discovered in a life threatening situation after being rounded up from their Native home land on the Navajo reservation in New Mexico. The foals, ages 2 - 4 months were orphaned during the roundups after losing their mothers to slaughter. Approximately 1600 wild equines lost their lives during the US government funded Navajo roundups which the majority of Navajo people oppose.



“These sacred and majestic horses heal our hearts and they can heal the lands,” adds Katia Louise. “As Ambassadors for WFLF and the horse nation, these 17 surviving foals will be helping to educate and show the world that the re-introduction of horses to rangelands, in truth can rejuvenate the environment.”



Craig Downer, wildlife ecologist, Wild for Life Foundation Board Member, and author of “The Wild Horse
Conspiracy” points out that wild horses are a big benefit to the ecosystem. They help to create that very important soil substance known as Humus...which makes the soils more nutrient-rich, adhesive and more retentive to water. This aids greatly in increasing the moisture of soils and elevating the water tables. The manure of wild horses builds the soils and disperses the intact seeds of many species to a much greater degree than cattle and sheep. Wild free-roaming horses also greatly reduce the possibility of catastrophic fires which can sterilize the soils and destroy its seed banks.



About The Wild For Life Foundation: Wild for Life Foundation (WFLF) is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit charity dedicated to saving, protecting and preserving equines through rescue, sanctuary and education. WFLF and its wild horse preservation initiative serves as an educational platform for the protection of wildlife through the provision of long term sanctuary of wild horses and burros removed from America's rangelands. WFLF and its Saving America’s Horses Initiative is an international consortium of scientists, equine welfare experts, researchers, and horse advocates collaborating efforts to promote wild horse conservation and preservation initiatives with a focus on the prevention of equine cruelty. To find out more about Wild for Life Foundation or to donate, please visit us on Facebook or our websites at – www.wildforlifefoundation.org , www.LifetimeEquineRefuge.org, www.SavingAmericasHorses.org Federal ID No. 26-3052458



About Live and Let Live Farm: Live and Let Live Farm (LLLF) is a non-profit, 501-c3 rescue and sanctuary for animals "specializing in horses and at-risk pregnant dogs" providing them a temporary or permanent safe place to interact with people. We strive to rehabilitate or retrain animals leading to increased confidence and relationships that benefit the animals and people. Established in 1997 and incorporated in 2002 Live and Let Live Farm has grown to be the largest volunteer rescue and sanctuary for animals, mostly horses in New Hampshire and the surrounding New England areas, helping all animals in need with the good will of caring hands and giving hearts. To find out more about Live and Let Live Farm or to donate, please visit us on Facebook or our website at www.liveandletlivefarm.org Federal ID #  52-2381215



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Announcing the arrival of the Navajo orphaned foals to WFLF’s Sacred Hearts - Firelight South Wild Horse Sanctuary, Alpine, Texas

Alpine, Texas, October 23, 2012 – It’s a new day and a brand new place to call home for the orphan Navajo foals recently rescued by Wild for Life Foundation, Lifetime Equine Refuge.

"We are proud to partner with our sisters and brothers at the Firelight South Ranch as an official WFLF Wild Horse Rescue and Sanctuary facility. Firelight South is an American Indian owned ranch and home to over 40 wild and domestic horses saved from slaughter,” says Katia Louise, filmmaker, founder and president of the Wild For Life Foundation (WFLF). “We look forward to a long lasting partnership for the benefit of at risk wild and domestic horses."

“In making a public statement opposed to wild horse roundups and horse slaughter; we at the Firelight South Ranch support the Wild for Life Foundation’s Navajo Rescue and Recovery Mission and are proud to offer safe harbor and plenty of TLC for these sacred and majestic foals whose mother’s were sent slaughter. We are pleased to work in partnership with the Wild for Life Foundation’s Navajo Rescue and Recovery Mission as part of our continued goal to provide rehabilitation and freedom for at risk wild and domestic horses. We hope this partnership will continue into the future by helping other at risk wild foals and horses,” says, Rachael Waller-Rondeaux, owner Firelight South Ranch.

“This is just the beginning for these orphaned Navajo foals, it's going to take months for these little ones to heal, build their strength up and overcome the physical and emotional injuries they sustained during the roundups."  The majority of the orphaned foals are being cared for under Wild for Life Foundation and will be considered for placement over time. Once ready, some of the foals will be placed through specially approved WFLF rescue partners. A few of the strongest foals were just recently placed in forever sanctuary at the Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary in South Dakota.

"We are thrilled that several of the orphan Navajo foals will have an opportunity to grow and thrive under the Texas skies at Firelight South,” adds Katia Louise. WFLF’s Sacred Hearts – Firelight South was established for the purpose of providing safe harbor to wild horses in need and is a certified best practices facility under the WFLF Safe Haven Rescue Partnership Program. Donations in support of the orphaned Navajo foals at WFLF’s Sacred Hearts – Firelight South can be made on line at www.lifetimeequinerefuge.org or by mail to WFLF at the address below.

17 surviving Navajo foals were recently rescued under Wild for Life Foundation’s Navajo Horses Rescue and Recovery Mission (NHRRM). They had been discovered in a life threatening situation after being rounded up from their Native home land on the Navajo reservation in New Mexico. The foals, ages 2 - 4 months were orphaned during the roundups after losing their mothers to slaughter. Approximately 1600 wild equines lost their lives during the US government funded Navajo roundups which the majority of Navajo people oppose.

Volunteer rescue members from the WFLF’s Navajo Rescue and Recovery Mission have put their lives on hold to rescue, recover, evacuate and provide care for these survivors; to assure they will never be subject to roundup or slaughter again. We are especially grateful to Deanna Tierney of the Northeastern Nevada Equine Rescue who has partnered with WFLF as an official Safe Haven Rescue and Sanctuary facility. Deanna’s assistance has been instrumental through the early stages of this rescue mission, including the safe emergency transport of these orphaned Navajo foals.

In a recent turn of events the widely contested Navajo roundups have been temporarily suspended by Navajo President Ben Shelly under pressure from his own people including the Nahooka’ Dine’ (Navajo Elders and Medicine People), together with the Wild for Life Foundation, and the Foundation to Protect New Mexico Wildlife, an organization founded by Gov. Richardson and actor, director and conservationist Robert Redford. The foundation is working to stop the slaughter of horses, including actively fighting efforts to reopen horse slaughterhouses in the United States.

“These sacred and majestic horses heal our hearts and they can heal the lands,” adds Katia Louise. “As Ambassadors for the horse nation, these 17 surviving foals through WFLF will be helping to educate and show the world that the re-introduction of horses to rangelands, in truth can rejuvenate the environment.”

Craig Downer, wildlife ecologist, Wild for Life Foundation Board Member, and author of “The Wild Horse Conspiracy” points out that wild horses are a big benefit to the ecosystem. They help to create that very important soil substance known as Humus...which makes the soils more nutrient-rich, adhesive and more retentive to water. This aids greatly in increasing the moisture of soils and elevating the water tables. The manure of wild horses builds the soils and disperses the intact seeds of many species to a much greater degree than cattle and sheep. Wild free-roaming horses also greatly reduce the possibility of catastrophic fires which can sterilize the soils and destroy its seed banks.

About The Wild For Life Foundation: Wild for Life Foundation (WFLF) is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit charity dedicated to saving, protecting and preserving equines through rescue, sanctuary and education. WFLF and its wild horse preservation initiative serves as an educational platform for the protection of wildlife through the provision of long term sanctuary of wild horses and burros removed from America's rangelands. WFLF and its Saving America’s Horses Initiative is an international consortium of scientists, equine welfare experts, researchers, and horse advocates collaborating efforts to promote wild horse conservation and preservation initiatives with a focus on the prevention of equine cruelty. On the Web – www.wildforlifefoundation.org , www.LifetimeEquineRefuge.org, www.SavingAmericasHorses.org Federal ID No. 26-3052458

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Announcing the arrival of the Navajo orphaned foals to the Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary, Hot Springs, South Dakota


For Immediate Release – October 20, 2013

Announcing the arrival of the Navajo orphaned foals to the Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary, Hot Springs, South Dakota.

“In making a public statement against horse slaughter in any form; we at the Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary wanted to support the Wild for Life Foundation’s Navajo Rescue and Recovery Mission by providing permanent sanctuary for some of the foals whose mother’s were sent slaughter.”



“It is our continued goal to save lives, offer hope and grant freedom to wild horses in peril.  We are pleased to work in partnership with the Wild for Life Foundation’s Navajo Rescue and Recovery Mission.  These foals will remain at the Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary in Hot Springs, South Dakota for the rest of their lives and are guaranteed a lifetime of freedom. We hope this partnership will continue into the future by helping other wild foals and horses in peril. ” says, Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary Program Director, Susan Watt
"We are proud to partner with the Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary  as an official WFLF Wild Horse Sanctuary Partner,” says Katia Louise, filmmaker, founder and president of the Wild For Life Foundation (WFLF). "We look forward to a long lasting partnership for the benefit of America's wild horses."
17 surviving Navajo foals were recently rescued by Wild for Life Foundation’s Lifetime Equine Refuge. The foals had been discovered in a life threatening situation after being rounded up from their Native home land on the Navajo reservation in New Mexico. The foals ranging in ages from 2 - 4 months were orphaned during the roundups after losing their mothers to slaughter.
Volunteer rescue members from the Wild for Life Foundation’s Navajo Horse Rescue and Recovery Mission have put their lives on hold to rescue, recover, evacuate and provide care for these survivors; to assure they will never be subject to roundup or slaughter again.

Katia Louise  organized the rescue mission. The foals were transported out of New Mexico to Nevada where the remaining foals have been receiving continued medical care, plenty of milk replacer, feed, hay and lots of TLC under the Wild for Life Foundation.

"This is just the beginning for these orphaned foals," says Katia Louise. "It's going to take months for many of these little ones to heal, build their strength up and overcome the physical and emotional injuries they sustained during the roundups." The foals are being placed over time, some into WFLF’s own program, some with approved adopters, and others at specially approved rescues and sanctuaries at various locations across the US, as they become rested and gain the strength needed for the next leg of their journey(s). Their progress will be closely monitored and if needed they will be returned safely to WFLF’s Lifetime Equine Refuge.
The Navajo roundups were hinged on drought conditions combined with a popular livestock grazing campaign which alleges an overpopulation of “feral” and “destructive” horses.  However, The actual number of horses residing on the Navajo reservation is uncertain, as there has been no census, and reports are considerably varied.  Horses are labeled as “invasive species” by the livestock industry as a means to justify their removal from the rangelands.  
However, in other parts of the world such as the United Kingdom, where conservation grazing is practiced, wild horse herds are being successfully restored to the woodlands and pastures to restore the lands.   In the classic book, Welfare Ranching: The Subsidized Destruction of the American West,  J. Boone Kauffman, Ph.D., Professor of Ecosystem Sciences in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University, Corvallis, gives testimony to the far-reaching and devastating ecological consequences of government-subsidized livestock grazing through his scientifically supported work, “Lifeblood of the West”; “… livestock grazing has been the most widespread cause of ecological degradation of riparian/stream ecosystems.  More riparian areas and stream miles are affected by livestock grazing than by any other type of land use.”
Approximately 1,600 horses and burros were swept away from their Native homes as a result of the recent Navajo Nation roundups and they were reportedly shipped for slaughter.
In a recent turn of events the widely contested Navajo roundups have been temporarily suspended by Navajo President Ben Shelly under pressure from his own people including the Nahooka’ Dine’ (Navajo Elders and Medicine People), together with the Wild for Life Foundation, and the Foundation to Protect New Mexico Wildlife, an organization founded by Gov. Richardson and actor, director and conservationist Robert Redford. The foundation is working to stop the slaughter of horses, including actively fighting efforts to reopen horse slaughterhouses in the United States.
“These sacred and majestic horses heal our hearts and they can heal the lands,” adds Katia Louise. “As Ambassadors for the horse nation, these 17 surviving foals through WFLF will be helping to educate and show the world that the re-introduction of horses to rangelands, in truth can rejuvenate the environment.”
Craig Downer, wildlife ecologist, Wild for Life Foundation Board Member, and author of “The Wild Horse Conspiracy” points out that wild horses are a big benefit to the ecosystem. They help to create that very important soil substance known as Humus...which makes the soils more nutrient-rich, adhesive and more retentive to water. This aids greatly in increasing the moisture of soils and elevating the water tables. The manure of wild horses builds the soils and disperses the intact seeds of many species to a much greater degree than cattle and sheep. Wild free-roaming horses also greatly reduce the possibility of catastrophic fires which can sterilize the soils and destroy its seed banks.
About The Wild For Life Foundation:
Wild for Life Foundation (WFLF) is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit charity dedicated to saving, protecting and preserving equines through rescue, sanctuary and education.  WFLF and its wild horse preservation initiative serves as an educational platform for the protection of wildlife through the provision of long term sanctuary of wild horses and burros removed from America's rangelands. WFLF and its Saving America’s Horses Initiative is an international consortium of scientists, equine welfare experts, researchers, and horse advocates collaborating efforts to promote wild horse conservation and preservation initiatives with a focus on the prevention of equine cruelty. WFLF supports comprehensive and science-based solutions that lead to systemic change, reduce suffering, and cultivate a more compassionate society.  WFLF promotes the preservation of natural ecosystems, wildlife and the prevention of cruelty to equines, and opposes practices that threaten the environment, wildlife and that cause suffering to animals.
On the Web – www.wildforlifefoundation.org Federal ID No. 26-3052458

About Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary:

The Institute of Range and American Mustang, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1988 by Dayton O. Hyde, owns 11,000 acres of private land dedicated to range preservation and a balanced ecosystem. I.R.A.M.’s finest gift is the Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary, whose purpose is to provide not only freedom for unadoptable and unwanted wild horses, but also a research area dedicated to solving wild horse herd management that will contribute to the well-being of wild horses everywhere.

BHWHS Photo credit: Karla R. LaRive (2013) 
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Update: Navajo Horse Rescue and Recovery Mission (NHRRM)

WFLF NHRRM, Oct 19, 2013 -Wild for Life Foundation (WFLF) is pleased to report that the foals are doing well overall as a group, however there are still some needing special veterinary medical care and the majority of them will need to remain on special milk replacer feed and foal lac for another 1-2 months. Just to show how delicate these little ones are after losing their mothers so young, one of the littlest ones, Morning
StarGlow, took a turn this week. She was just 6 weeks old when she lost her mother to slaughter. Despite the 24/7 expert care these foal have received, within just a few days after being evacuated little Morning Starglow was rushed to the local veterinary hospital where she received emergency treatment and was admitted. She will continue to be monitored and receive veterinary medical care, I.V. fluids and antibiotics at the vet hospital for the next several days. Please donate to help support Morning StarsGlow's full recovery.

Morning Star, the twin to Morning StarGlow, and Aiyana, are two of the littlest and youngest foals who were recently transferred to CA under the WFLF Safe Haven Rescue and Recovery Program. Morning Star and Aiyana like many of the others are extremely fragile, and will remain on a special combination feed / milk replacer diet, plus foal lac and colostrum. These two had begun to eat some hay but it didn't work out.  Their systems just weren't ready yet. The vet was called out, did a full blood panel as a precaution and they're now being treated with antibiotics as well.  They are improving, but it's a slow delicate process. Each day presents a new set of circumstances.

Wild for Life Foundation recently rescued 17 orphaned Navajo foals out of New Mexico. The foals, ages 2-5 months had been orphaned as a result of the U.S. government funded Navajo roundups which the vast majority of Navajo people oppose. "This is just the beginning for most of them," says Katia Louise, president of the Wild for Life Foundation (WFLF). "It's going to take months for some of these little ones to heal, build their strength up and overcome the injuries they sustained during the roundups."   You can help save these little innocent orphaned foals by making a donation today.

Your kind and generous support will help insure little Morning StarsGlow and the other orphaned Navajo foals continue to receive the crucial medical care, nutritious milk replacer - feed, hay and supplements they need.

Please keep sharing to keep those donations coming in as this is still considered a crisis situation. Click here to make a donation.  Funds raised are directly paying for their immediate needs including vet medical care and foal feed.

Under the leadership of Katia Louise, WFLF organized the Navajo Horses Rescue and Recovery Mission as a collaborative effort to save the lives of these and other majestic and sacred wild horses and burros who have been victimized by the highly contested U.S. government funded Navajo roundups. Volunteer rescuers of the Navajo Horse Rescue and Recovery Mission have put their lives on hold to rescue, recover and evacuate survivors, and insure they will never be subject to roundup or slaughter again.
You can help save these innocent and sacred wild Navajo horses and burros by giving to this mission.

Be sure to subscribe for updates as more information becomes available. 

With gratitude,

The Wild for Life Foundation, Lifetime Equine Refuge
Navajo Horses Rescue and Recovery Mission

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Navajo President Drops Support of Horse Slaughter and Suspends Roundups

NEW MEXICO, October 9, 2013 — The Wild for Life Foundation (WFLF) applauds Navajo Nation (NN) President Ben Shelly for reversing his support of horse slaughter in the U.S. Under pressure by many of his own people, the Nahooka’ Dine’, several Navajo Chapters and The Dine' Hataali Association, (a Navajo organization comprised of medicine men and women that serve as board of directors from six Navajo regions), together with the Foundation to Protect New Mexico Wildlife, and several animal welfare groups including the Wild for Life Foundation, the Navajo Rescue and Recovery Mission (NHRRM) and others, the Navajo Leader agreed that he will no longer support horse slaughter.

Rescue team members and partnering sanctuaries of WFLF’s NHRRM, including The Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary, Northeastern Nevada Equine Rescue, Live and Let Live Equine Sanctuary, Sacred Heart’s Firelight South, Wild Burro Protection League, Harmony Horseworks, Saving Horses Inc., have issued a harmonious statement of support for Navajo President Shelly's powerful stance in opposition to horse slaughter. With praises for Shelly's promise to suspend the roundups of wild horses on the reservation, the NHRRM encourages permanent suspensions together with positive, viable and humane alternatives for the management of wild horses on Navajo lands. 

The New York Times (NYT) broke the news online yesterday, reporting that “Shelly will also order a temporary suspension of wild horse roundups on the reservation.” According to the NYT the Navajo leader said, “I am interested in long-term humane solutions to manage our horse populations,” Mr. Shelly said. “Our land is precious to the Navajo people as are all the horses on the Navajo Nation. Horses are sacred animals to us.

NN President Ben Shelly agreed to suspend horse roundups on the Navajo Nation during a meeting with former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson over the week end. Gov. Richardson represents the Foundation to Protect New Mexico Wildlife, which he founded with actor, director and conservationist Robert Redford. The foundation is working to stop the slaughter of horses, including actively fighting efforts to reopen horse slaughterhouses in the United States.

In a press release issued by NN President Ben Shelly, Gov. Richardson said, "I commend President Shelly for calling for an immediate end to horse roundups and for making it clear that moving forward the Navajo Nation will not support horse slaughter or the return of horse slaughter facilities. This is exactly the outcome horse advocates, such as myself, had hoped for.”
The two leaders agreed to develop a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that would suspend horse round ups on the Navajo Nation.

WFLF, President, horse advocate and filmmaker, Katia Louise has been actively working behind the scenes over the last several months with Navajo Elders, and with Richardson, in garnishing collaborative support in a united effort on behalf of protecting and preserving America’s horse and burro population.

WFLF’s Navajo Rescue and Recovery Mission (NHRRM) recently rescued 17 Navajo foals ages 2-5 months that had been orphaned during the Navajo Nation roundups. “These roundup survivors they are now helping to show the world that the re-introduction of horses to rangelands, in truth can rejuvenate the environment,” says Katia Louise.  “They are sacred and majestic beings - they heal our hearts and can heal the lands.”
  
Wild for Life Foundation’s NHRRM and its wild horse preservation initiative serves as an educational platform for the protection of wildlife through the provision of long term sanctuary of wild horses and burros removed from America's rangelands. WFLF and its Saving America’s Horses Initiative is an international consortium of scientists, equine welfare experts, researchers, and horse advocates collaborating efforts to promote wild horse conservation and preservation initiatives with a focus on the prevention of equine cruelty. WFLF supports comprehensive and science-based solutions that lead to systemic change, reduce suffering, and cultivate a more compassionate society.
  
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The Wild for Life Foundation (WFLF) is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit charity dedicated to saving, protecting and preserving equines through rescue, sanctuary and education. WFLF promotes the preservation of natural ecosystems, wildlife and the prevention of cruelty to equines, and opposes practices that threaten the environment, wildlife and that cause suffering to animals. Federal ID No. 26-3052458 — On the Web at www.WildforLifeFoundation.org  

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Navajo Foals become Ambassadors for Ecology and Horses

How do 17 rescued orphaned Navajo foals raise awareness for Ecology and Horses?

See the article in about WFLF's rescue of these sacred and majestic beings, and learn about several places in the world re-introducing wild horses to their native lands as a way to rejuvenate rangelands.
Horseback Magazine

Lifetime Equine Refuge (LER) is the equine rescue program under Wild for Life Foundation (WFLF), a 501 (c)(3) all volunteer nonprofit charity committed to saving, protecting and preserving wild and domestic equines.  We are dedicated to providing lifesaving stewardship to horses in need, and strive to engage the public in learning experiences that inspire lifelong care and humane treatment for equines. We rescue and evacuate equines from life threatening situations and disaster, and serve the community needs of at risk equines both locally and on a national level. We provide medical care, food, shelter and a 2nd chance at life for rescued wild and domestic equines across the US.

Learn more: www.lifetimeequinerefuge.org
Learn more about the Navajo Horse Rescue and Recovery Mission: http://www.wildforlifefoundation.org/navajorescueandrecoverymission.html
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WFLF's Navajo Orphaned Foal Evacuation out of New Mexico is Underway!

New Mexico, October 1, 2013 - WFLF's Navajo Horses Rescue and Recovery Mission is pleased to announce that 17 Navajo orphaned foals have been successfully evacuated from the local shelter in New Mexico (NM). The fillies and colts ages 3-5 months old, were taken from their mothers who were shipped to slaughter.  These surviving foals are being transported to safe harbor outside of NM.

"The evacuation of these orphaned foals is just the beginning for most of them," says Katia Louise, president of the Wild for Life Foundation (WFLF). "It's going to take months for some of these little ones to heal, build their strength up and overcome the injuries they sustained during the roundups."  At least a dozen of the 17 foals will be going directly into an all volunteer Equine Special Care Facility under WFLF, where they will be provided with crucial veterinary medical care, nutritious feed, hay and supplements, and of course, lots of TLC and specialized individual attention. You can help save these little innocent orphaned foals by making a donation today.

Funds are being raised and will go directly to pay for needed vet medical care and vet medical supplies. It's
anticipated that these foals will need to remain in special care for another 10 - 14 days before they will be cleared for the next leg of their transport to their final Rescue destinations. Some of the foals have transportation covered but not all.

Under the leadership of Katia Louise, WFLF organized the Navajo Horses Rescue and Recovery Mission as a collaborative effort to save the lives of these and other majestic and sacred wild horses and burros who have been victimized by the highly contested U.S. government funded Navajo roundups. "We are sincerely grateful to all the partnering rescue team members and the local partnering shelter who has been working hard behind the scenes, watching out for these foals and helping to raise support that's needed to save these precious lives," added Katia Louise. Volunteer rescuers of the Navajo Horse Rescue and Recovery Mission have put their lives on hold to rescue, recover and evacuate survivors, and insure they will never be subject to roundup or slaughter again.

Two of the healthiest colts have been approved by WFLF for adoption and will soon be placed into a qualified loving forever home, and three of the other healthiest foals have been approved and will soon be placed in temporary foster care through WFLF's Safe Haven Network, pending their permanent placement with one of WFLF's Official Rescue and Sanctuary Partners, soon to be announced.

Wild horses and burros are being taken from their Native homes in the highly contested Navajo roundups which the vast majority of Navajo people oppose. You can help save these innocent and sacred wild Navajo horses and burros by giving to this mission. Funds received will help pay for immediate transport, hay, veterinary medical care and housing.

Please keep sharing to keep those donations coming in as this is still considered a crisis situation. Click here to make a donation today.  To give your gift special meaning you can specify medical care for foals, or transport for foals, etc.

Be sure to subscribe for updates as more information becomes available. 

With gratitude,

Katia Louise, President
The Wild for Life Foundation
Navajo Horses Rescue and Recovery Mission
Lifetime Equine Refuge
Saving America's Horses: A Nation Betrayed

Learn more:
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