Return to Freedom
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Wild horse conservation since 1998 through sanctuary, education, advocacy, and conservation. linktr.ee/returntofreedom
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🛑 Tragically, the number of American #horses exported for slaughter will reach its highest total in at least four years. / Learn more and take action ⬇️
🛑 Tragically, the number of American #horses exported for slaughter will reach its highest total in at least four years. / Learn more and take action ⬇️
December 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
🛑 Tragically, the number of American #horses exported for slaughter will reach its highest total in at least four years. / Learn more and take action ⬇️
Wishing everyone a peaceful #WildHorseWednesday...
December 10, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Wishing everyone a peaceful #WildHorseWednesday...
The BLM’s Wild Horse & Burro Program remains on ice despite the government shutdown ending, one of several concerning developments around oversight of wild herds and public lands. Read more ⬇️ #horses
December 5, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The BLM’s Wild Horse & Burro Program remains on ice despite the government shutdown ending, one of several concerning developments around oversight of wild herds and public lands. Read more ⬇️ #horses
💫 Help wild horses and burros when you buy a 2026 calendar! Our suitable-for-framing calendar features Spirit and residents of two of our sanctuary locations on California’s Central Coast photographed by 10 talented photographers. ⬇️ #Horses
December 3, 2025 at 8:12 PM
💫 Help wild horses and burros when you buy a 2026 calendar! Our suitable-for-framing calendar features Spirit and residents of two of our sanctuary locations on California’s Central Coast photographed by 10 talented photographers. ⬇️ #Horses
Today is #GivingTuesday and recent, record-breaking rainstorms served as a powerful reminder of how urgently we need your help!
❣️ One-time gifts to help build more shelters for our sanctuary's wild horses and burros will be MATCHED up to $10,000!
❣️ One-time gifts to help build more shelters for our sanctuary's wild horses and burros will be MATCHED up to $10,000!
December 2, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Today is #GivingTuesday and recent, record-breaking rainstorms served as a powerful reminder of how urgently we need your help!
❣️ One-time gifts to help build more shelters for our sanctuary's wild horses and burros will be MATCHED up to $10,000!
❣️ One-time gifts to help build more shelters for our sanctuary's wild horses and burros will be MATCHED up to $10,000!
🧵 We continue to fight for the future of #wildhorses in Wyoming (including rare curly-haired mustangs like this foal). In July, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Bureau of Land Management broke the law when it removed 2 million acres from wild horse use.
November 28, 2025 at 8:40 PM
🧵 We continue to fight for the future of #wildhorses in Wyoming (including rare curly-haired mustangs like this foal). In July, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Bureau of Land Management broke the law when it removed 2 million acres from wild horse use.
🍂 We're deeply grateful to everyone in Return to Freedom's extended family around the world for donating, volunteering, partnering with us, and advocating for wild horses and burros. Thank you and Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at RTF!
November 27, 2025 at 12:34 AM
🍂 We're deeply grateful to everyone in Return to Freedom's extended family around the world for donating, volunteering, partnering with us, and advocating for wild horses and burros. Thank you and Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at RTF!
Rep. Vern Buchanan and 19 Republican colleagues recently called on House leadership to include language banning horse slaughter in the Farm Bill. Read more / take action ⬇️ #horses
November 26, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Rep. Vern Buchanan and 19 Republican colleagues recently called on House leadership to include language banning horse slaughter in the Farm Bill. Read more / take action ⬇️ #horses
Missed our webinar about wild horses and predators? We’ve got you covered! Watch the recorded webinar for free (link in replies). #horse
November 24, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Missed our webinar about wild horses and predators? We’ve got you covered! Watch the recorded webinar for free (link in replies). #horse
Attention: #SantaBarbara County friends!
The Giving List—Santa Barbara books featuring RTF and other local nonprofits have begun arriving in the mail 🙌
💕 Read our impact story and donate by tapping the link in bio (direct link in replies).
The Giving List—Santa Barbara books featuring RTF and other local nonprofits have begun arriving in the mail 🙌
💕 Read our impact story and donate by tapping the link in bio (direct link in replies).
November 24, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Attention: #SantaBarbara County friends!
The Giving List—Santa Barbara books featuring RTF and other local nonprofits have begun arriving in the mail 🙌
💕 Read our impact story and donate by tapping the link in bio (direct link in replies).
The Giving List—Santa Barbara books featuring RTF and other local nonprofits have begun arriving in the mail 🙌
💕 Read our impact story and donate by tapping the link in bio (direct link in replies).
96 representatives have declared their support for the SAFE Act, which would ban the export of American #horses for slaughter and impose a lasting ban on horse slaughter in the United States. More ⬇️
November 20, 2025 at 9:25 PM
96 representatives have declared their support for the SAFE Act, which would ban the export of American #horses for slaughter and impose a lasting ban on horse slaughter in the United States. More ⬇️
🧵Giving Tuesday is fast approaching — and recent storms have served as a powerful reminder of how urgently we need your help. Our goal is to raise $50,000 to construct new shelters for our sanctuary's resident wild horses and burros. Learn more about why ⬇️ 1/7
November 19, 2025 at 8:55 PM
🧵Giving Tuesday is fast approaching — and recent storms have served as a powerful reminder of how urgently we need your help. Our goal is to raise $50,000 to construct new shelters for our sanctuary's resident wild horses and burros. Learn more about why ⬇️ 1/7
Congratulations to actor and filmmaker Ed Harris — a friend of RTF and wild #horses — for being named a recipient of the inaugural Robert Redford Luminary Award on Jan. 23 at the Sundance Film Festival!
November 17, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Congratulations to actor and filmmaker Ed Harris — a friend of RTF and wild #horses — for being named a recipient of the inaugural Robert Redford Luminary Award on Jan. 23 at the Sundance Film Festival!
🧵The Save America’s Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act would leave nothing to chance would shut down the foreign slaughter pipeline and impose a lasting ban on the slaughter in the United States for *all equines*.
November 14, 2025 at 10:51 PM
🧵The Save America’s Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act would leave nothing to chance would shut down the foreign slaughter pipeline and impose a lasting ban on the slaughter in the United States for *all equines*.
🌤️ Happy #WildHorseWednesday! - Both play fighting and actual fighting help stallions to practice for, establish or maintain roles with the herd, including: defending mares or resources, hierarchy, managing band behaviors (correcting tenacious youth, for example), & competing for mares. #horses
November 12, 2025 at 9:16 PM
🌤️ Happy #WildHorseWednesday! - Both play fighting and actual fighting help stallions to practice for, establish or maintain roles with the herd, including: defending mares or resources, hierarchy, managing band behaviors (correcting tenacious youth, for example), & competing for mares. #horses
With respect and gratitude.
November 11, 2025 at 7:23 PM
With respect and gratitude.
Join us Nov. 18 on Zoom for a webinar sharing insights on the complex relationships between wild #horses and the predators they share their ranges with! tinyurl.com/ynym6ds7 #nature
November 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Join us Nov. 18 on Zoom for a webinar sharing insights on the complex relationships between wild #horses and the predators they share their ranges with! tinyurl.com/ynym6ds7 #nature
UPDATE: The number of representatives cosponsoring the bipartisan SAFE Act has reached 186. This important bipartisan legislation would ban the export of American #horses for slaughter and impose a lasting ban on horse slaughter here at home. Take action ⬇️
November 7, 2025 at 10:15 PM
UPDATE: The number of representatives cosponsoring the bipartisan SAFE Act has reached 186. This important bipartisan legislation would ban the export of American #horses for slaughter and impose a lasting ban on horse slaughter here at home. Take action ⬇️
Shutdowns are emblematic of greater dysfunction and continued inaction: One more day on which our government has failed wild herds on our public lands and put off removing the threat of slaughter for every American horse. Take action ⬇️ #horses
November 4, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Shutdowns are emblematic of greater dysfunction and continued inaction: One more day on which our government has failed wild herds on our public lands and put off removing the threat of slaughter for every American horse. Take action ⬇️ #horses
☀️ You can help wild horses and burros with the purchase of every beautiful jar of Pamela’s Pickles thanks to our friend Pamela Anderson! Details ⤵️ #horses
November 1, 2025 at 7:27 PM
☀️ You can help wild horses and burros with the purchase of every beautiful jar of Pamela’s Pickles thanks to our friend Pamela Anderson! Details ⤵️ #horses
🎃 Wishing everyone a spooky and safe All Hallows’ Eve.
Photo by Bev Pettit at our sanctuary. #wildhorses #horses
Photo by Bev Pettit at our sanctuary. #wildhorses #horses
October 31, 2025 at 7:50 PM
🎃 Wishing everyone a spooky and safe All Hallows’ Eve.
Photo by Bev Pettit at our sanctuary. #wildhorses #horses
Photo by Bev Pettit at our sanctuary. #wildhorses #horses
The Horse Transportation Safety Act would ban the use of double-deck trailers to haul #horses under any circumstances. Tap Take Action in our bio to send a message urging Congress to pass the bill.
October 30, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The Horse Transportation Safety Act would ban the use of double-deck trailers to haul #horses under any circumstances. Tap Take Action in our bio to send a message urging Congress to pass the bill.
The government has been shut down, but we cannot fall silent. Until Congress acts, American #horses and other equines will continue being shipped to foreign slaughterhouses. Learn more / take action ⬇️
October 29, 2025 at 10:22 PM
The government has been shut down, but we cannot fall silent. Until Congress acts, American #horses and other equines will continue being shipped to foreign slaughterhouses. Learn more / take action ⬇️
🍁 Wishing you a happy fall #FoalFriday from us and this little curly cutie from Salt Wells Creek in Wyoming!
Photo: Meg Frederick
Photo: Meg Frederick
October 10, 2025 at 5:42 PM
🍁 Wishing you a happy fall #FoalFriday from us and this little curly cutie from Salt Wells Creek in Wyoming!
Photo: Meg Frederick
Photo: Meg Frederick
☀️ It’s lunchtime at our San Luis Obispo, Calif., satellite sanctuary! Our 2,000-acre satellite is home to more than 85 #wildhorses and burros that once roamed public lands in Oregon, Nevada, Wyoming and Arizona. More ⤵️
October 9, 2025 at 10:43 PM
☀️ It’s lunchtime at our San Luis Obispo, Calif., satellite sanctuary! Our 2,000-acre satellite is home to more than 85 #wildhorses and burros that once roamed public lands in Oregon, Nevada, Wyoming and Arizona. More ⤵️