Animals Rescued from Public Lands

Forever Homes For Mustangs Becoming A Reality

Midnight was among 210 neglected and starving wild mustangs The Humane Society of the United States helped rescue late April from a Nebraska ranch.
Posted: 09/25/09

Horses return to freedom at The Fund for Animals' Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch.

Eight Horses

Spared by Compassion and Cooperation

Eight lucky horses, once rescued from public lands, join their new friends at the Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch.
Posted: 04/14/08

Torrential downpours created lagoons, stranding burros at The Fund for Animals' Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch in Murchison, Texas; workers were able to lead them to safety.

The Burros Rescued from Rising Waters

Stranded on Flooded Islands, Rescued Burros are Rescued Again

As rains pounded East Texas, a group of burros found themselves dangerously stranded on smaller and smaller parcels of land without access to food. They were finally led through the belly-deep water to safety.
Posted: 07/05/07

Cleveland Amory, the founder of The Fund for Animals, feeds some goats at the Black Beauty Ranch in Murchison, Tex., after they were rescued off San Clemente Island.

The Goats of San Clemente Island

Assault on Goats Lead to The Fund's Second Largest Animal Rescue

Goats, stranded on San Clemente Island in southern California, were routinely shot by hovering aircraft. A fight against the U.S. Navy and Secretary of Defense Casper Weinberger finally led to The Fund's second largest animal rescue.
Posted: 01/16/07

Friendly, the Burro

A Friendly Tale: Burros Airlifted from the Depths of the Grand Canyon Survive Harrowing Rescue

The Fund for Animals' very first animal rescue involved 577 burros, helicopters, and the National Park Service.
Posted: 09/06/06

Some of the 59 wild horses rescued from public land in Crescent Valley, Nevada. The Bureau of Land Management was going to send them to slaughter; now many live at The Fund for Animals' Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch in Murchison, Tex.

The Horses Rescued from Nevada

Trespassing Equines Threatened with Slaughter

Regardless of borders or politcs, 59 horses stepped onto disputed land and almost ended up at the slaughterhouse.
Posted: 03/28/03