U.S. Senate Report No. 242, 92nd Congress, 1971 and Myths about the Wild Horses and Burros

This is excellent and includes the 1971 Wild Horse and Burro Act.

Wild Horses: Exposing the Myths
(U.S. Senate Report No.242, 92nd Congress, 1971)
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In 1971, Congress recognized that wild horses and burros “are living symbols of the historic and pioneer spirit of the West” by enacting the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act. This law seeks to protect “from capture, branding, harassment, or death” wild horses and burros found on public lands in the United States. Yet the law has never been fully implemented by the Department of the Interior, the agency of the federal government charged with its administration. Below are common misconceptions — and the real facts — about wild horses.  MORE...