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In 1971 Congress unanimously declared America's wild free-roaming horses
and burros to be Living Symbols of the Historic and Pioneering Spirit of
the West. Just before the Thanksgiving recess in 2004, Senator Conrad
Burns (R-MT) snuck a rider onto the huge omnibus spending bill that
gutted the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act and placed over 8,000
horses and an undetermined number of burros in immediate risk of being
sold to slaughter.
The Alliance of Wild Horse Advocates is a nation wide federation of
large and small wild horse and animal welfare groups and non-affiliated
individuals who have an interest in stopping the slaughter of, and
restoring protections for, America's free-roaming horses and burros.
The objectives of the Alliance include acquiring and distributing
accurate and up to date information, educating its participants of
relevant issues, sharing information about activities taking place in
the various states and regions, and determining the most appropriate and
ethical actions that groups and individual citizens can take to stop the
impending slaughter of thousands of our wild horses.
We invite you to peruse our web site. Simply use the navigation buttons
on the left side of your screen. We also invite you join with us in
this campaign.
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