What can
you do to help?
Often, young people feel there is little they can do to help causes that
they believe in. But you know what? Wild Horse Annie proved how much young
people could do to help wild horses. And, there are things you can do
that would really help Return to Freedom.
Velma Johnston, better known as Wild Horse Annie, was outraged at the
harassment and killing of wild horses. So she began a campaign that involved
mostly school children. Young people from all across America sent letters
to newspapers and legislators, attracting enormous attention that made
the public aware of the issue. And, as public attention grew, Velma Johnston
became known as “Wild Horse Annie”. Wild Horse Annie, with
the help of these school children, succeeded in getting some of the first
laws passed to protect wild horses.
Young people can make a difference! There are many ways that you and
your friends, classmates, groups or communities can help America's last
wild horses. You can:
Take a look at some of the horses that need
your help.
On behalf of all the animals at Return to Freedom's American Wild
Horse Sanctuary, we thank you.
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