Congresswoman Dina Titus, a longtime advocate for wild horses, announced the formation of the Congressional Wild Horse Caucus to encourage federal policies for more humane treatment of wild horses and burros.
“Nevada is home to more than 30,000 wild horses and burros – more than half of all the wild horses and burros in the United States,” said Congresswoman Titus. “These icons of… Read more »
Congresswoman Dina Titus (D-NV-01), a member of the Congressional Animal Protection Caucus, today reintroduced bipartisan legislation with Congressman Troy Nehls (R-TX-22) to stop animal abuse in overseas scientific experiments funded with U.S. taxpayer dollars.
The Cease Animal Research Grants Overseas (CARGO) Act of 2025 would prohibit the National Institutes of Health (NIH) from… Read more »
The blades spin dust and dirt all around the wild horses. Barely above their manes, the operators of the screaming helicopters are corralling the mustangs and burros into a pack and driving them toward holding pens, often miles and miles away. A few animals try to break from the pack, but most move like a school of fish, even those exhibiting obvious injuries and signs of exhaustion.… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Dina Titus of Nevada continued her advocacy for wild horses and burros by penning a letter to the director of the Bureau of Land Management urging the agency to reconsider the scale of its roundups this year. Read more »
Washington, DC – Today Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01) released the following statement after sending a letter to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) urging the agency to reconsider its FY24 Tentative Wild Horse and Burro Gather and Fertility Control Schedule. Read more »
Nearly a dozen wild horses died in the first 10 days of a big mustang roundup in Nevada, and Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., is calling the deaths tragic proof of the need to outlaw the use of helicopters to capture the animals on federal land.
The 11 deaths include five young foals, four horses with broken necks and a stallion with a snapped rear leg that was chased by a helicopter and… Read more »
Washington, DC – Today Congresswoman Dina Titus (D-NV), a member of the Congressional Animal Protection Caucus, introduced bipartisan legislation with Congressman Troy Nehls (R-TX) to stop animal abuse in scientific experiments funded by taxpayer dollars in foreign laboratories.
The Cease Animal Research Grants Overseas (CARGO) Act of 2023 would prohibit the National Institutes of… Read more »
Washington, DC - Today Representative Dina Titus, a member of the Congressional Animal Protection Caucus, reintroduced the bipartisan Wild Horse and Burro Protection Act of 2023, along with Reps. David Schweikert (R-AZ) and Steve Cohen (D-TN).
In efforts to control equine populations, the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is currently directed to “humanely capture” wild… Read more »
"This law will empower first responders and federal disaster response workers to help pet owners plan to keep every member of their family, even the furry or feathered ones, safe." Read more »
Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01), a member of the Animal Protection Caucus, and Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) introduced the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Protection Act. This legislation would protect wild horses and burros from slaughter and ensure their humane management. Read more »
