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Wild Horse and Burro Issues (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date Revised Oct. 18, 2007
Report Number RS22347
Report Type Report
Authors Carol Hardy Viincent, Resources, Science, and Industry Division
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
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Summary:

This report discusses the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971, which sought to protect wild horses and burros on federal lands and placed them under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Forest Service (FS). Management of wild horses and burros has long been controversial. Current issues include the priority to be given wild horses and burros in land use decisions, removal of animals from the range, adoption and sales programs, slaughter of animals, holding animals in facilities, use of fertility control, and costs of management.