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Velma Bronn Johnston (March 5, 1912 — June 27, 1977), also known as Wild Horse Annie, was an American animal welfare activist. She led a campaign to stop the eradication of mustangs and free-roaming burros from public lands. She was instrumental in passing legislation to stop using aircraft and land vehicles from inhumanely capturing wild ...
Velma Bronn Johnston (often Johnson) (March 5, 1912 — June 27, 1977) was one of the voices responsible for gaining federal jurisdiction over wild horses and burros on public land. The Wild Free Roaming Horses and Burros Act was signed into law in 1971 after passing both Houses of Congress without a dissenting vote. The Act essentially….
Velma Bronn Johnston — a.k.a. “Wild Horse Annie” — and her successful crusade to save America’s wild horses and burrosPublished by The Nevada’s Women’s History Project, Nevada Velma Johnston was a Nevadan of pioneer heritage, born in Reno, March 5, 1912, oldest of four, to parents Joseph Bronn (saved as an infant by the milk […]
Annie herself testified before Congress. The result was the Wild Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Act (P.L. 92-195) which was unanimously passed and signed into law in 1971. This gave the wild equids protection on BLM and Forest Service lands “where found” at the time of the passage of the Act in 303 areas.
The bill became Public Law 86-234 on Sept. 8, 1959; however, it did not include Annie's recommendation that Congress initiate a program to protect, manage and control wild horses and burros. Public interest and concern continued to mount, and with it came the realization that federal management, protection, and control of wild horses and burros was essential.
We are forever grateful for the historic contributions and lifetime of advocacy of Velma B. Johnston. But many of you probably know her better as “Wild Horse Annie.”. During the 1950's in Nevada, Wild Horse Annie witnessed firsthand the ruthless and indiscriminate manner in which wild horses were being rounded up from public lands. America ...
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Jan 17, 2020 · 4. Johnston was a charming and skilled public speaker. She began her campaign in her hometown of Storey County. It was around this time she received the nickname “Wild Horse Annie”. And in 1959, the “Wild Horse Annie Act” was implemented. This stopped the use of motorized vehicles (planes and trucks) in the capturing or killing of wild ...
