| The ISPMB |
 Located
on the Cheyenne River Sioux Indian Reservation in South Dakota,
the International Society for the Protection of Mustang and Burros
(ISPMB) is an empowering force, influencing global attitudes and
catalyzing actions for the protection, preservation and
understanding of wild horses and burros as well as their habitat.
Situated on 680 acres, the ISPMB cares for three separate and
unique wild horse herds. See
the horses.
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| About us ~ |
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The ISPMB has been saving wild horses and burros
since 1960. See
Congressional Testimony |
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Helen and John Reilly of northern California formed
the ISPMB in 1960 to assist Velma "Wild Horse Annie"
Johnston in her efforts to stop the inhumane treatment of wild
horses and burros and their extermination from the western
rangelands of America.
See more on Wild
Horse Annie |
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The organization was incorporated in 1965 and
received its 501 (c) (3) nonprofit status in 1968. Velma
Johnston became the organizations first president. |
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The efforts of Velma Johnston and the ISPMB brought
tremendous attention to the public lands in the West. The
profound awareness that these lands belong to the people of the
United States resulted in sweeping changes and legislation that
resulted in protection not only for wild horses and burros, but
also for the land itself. |
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As the first wild horse and burro organization in
the United States, the ISPMB provided the answer to a need for
sophisticated advocacy programs and public forums and received the
support of Congress which resulted in the passage of the Wild
Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Act of 1971. With well over 70
bills introduced for wild horse and burro protection that year,
the law passed unanimously in both houses of Congress. This
issue generated the largest letter writing campaign, at that time,
in the history of Congress. |
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During the course of the ISPMB's rich history, the
organization has achieved significant accomplishments.
See ISPMB Achievements |
