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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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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

Learn more:
www.WildForLifeFoundation.org
www.lifetimeequinerefuge.org

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Orphaned Navajo Foals Saved From the Brink of Death

Navajo Nation, NM - Sept. 12, 2013 -  Mares and foals are being swept up 
along with other wild horses and burros during the US government funded Navajo roundups which the majority of Navajo people oppose.

Local tribal members have reported Navajo government rangers coming onto their property and confiscating virtually every horse, even from within their stalls and pens.  Horse owners are said to have two days to claim or save their horses, but in many cases owners didn’t learn about the roundup until the very moment when rangers were storming their property.   Both branded and unbranded horses captured in the Navajo roundup have reportedly been sold and shipped to slaughter without providing their owners a means to get them back.

According to an order by the NN government, livestock officials are to be responsible for maintaining accurate records of each equine including the description and identification, plus the purchase price, date, and location of the sale at the auction.  

A group of Navajo foals were recently discovered at a local livestock yard, who had been captured this past week, range in ages from 2-5 months. They were taken away from their mothers who have reportedly been shipped to slaughter.  These foals were rescued from the brink of death by rescue workers. There were originally 30 foals in this group, however 3 have since died. Several of the remaining 27 are now receiving continued veterinary medical care through a local animal clinic.

Wild for Life Foundation is partnering with a local shelter who will temporarily house the foals while we work on arrangements for their rescue, recovery and placement. Donations for feed and vet care during their stay at the shelter can be made to the shelter on line at 
http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/NM64.html

Please watch for updates on this story to learn about the ongoing rescue effort of these foals

Learn more about this cause at
http://www.savingamericashorses.org

Wild for Life Foundation
admin@wildforlifefoundation.org

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