| Birth: | Mar. 5, 1912
Reno
Washoe County
Nevada, USA | | Death: | Jun. 27, 1977
Reno
Washoe County
Nevada, USA | 
Animal Rights Activist. During the 1950s in Nevada, she exposed the cruel and legal methods used by ranchers, hunters, and "mustangers" to remove wild horses from public lands. "Wild Horse Annie", as she was later known, led a grass roots campaign, which involved school children writing letters to Congress, in protest of the treatment of the horses. Public outrage and the innumerable letters written to Congress, resulted in the passing of several pieces of legislation that banned the use of aircraft and land vehicles in the capture of wild horses. In 1971, former President Nixon signed into law the Wild Free-roaming Horse and Burro Act, which banned the capture, branding, and death of wild horses on public lands. The 1961 movie "The Misfits" depicts some of the roundup methods used by the "mustangers" of the 1950s. Johnston died of lung cancer at 65. (bio by: Cheryl and Linda)
Search Amazon for Velma Johnston | | | Burial:
Mountain View Cemetery
Reno
Washoe County
Nevada, USA
Plot: Pine Lawn B-184 9 Center |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: Cheryl and Linda
Record added: Jul 20, 2006
Find A Grave Memorial# 14991294 |
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" Wild Horse Annie "
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Another year, more protests and more Reno residents fighting the good fight you began! thinking of you today, good woman!
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Cheryl and Linda
Added: Apr. 27, 2013 |
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