On this day in 1971, the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act was unanimously passed by Congress, recognizing wild horses and burros as an important part of America’s history and identity. 🗽 But over the decades, this law has been weakened, and its original principles of freedom and protection for wild horses and burros have been ignored. Federal protections exist in name, yet roundups, removals, and shrinking habitats continue to put their survival at risk. At AWHC, our mission is to uphold

From the 1971 Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act: "Congress finds and declares that wild free-roaming horses and burros are living symbols of the historic and pioneer spirit of the West; that they contribute to the diversity of life forms within the Nation and enrich the lives of the American people; and that these horses and burros are fast disappearing from the American scene. It is the policy of Congress that wild free-roaming horses and burros shall be protected from capture, branding,

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