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- Wild_and_Free-Roaming_Horses_and_Burros_Act_of_1971 abstract "The Wild and Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971 (WFRHBA), is an Act of Congress (Pub.L. 92–195), signed into law by President Richard M. Nixon on December 18, 1971. The act covered the management, protection and study of feral horses and burros on federal land. In the early 1900s, feral horse populations were in steep decline due to competition with livestock, and there was concern that the horses were destroying land and resources wanted by ranching and hunting interests. Pressure on federal agencies led to a series of policies which severely reduced herd numbers; the policies were opposed by feral horse advocates, who felt the measures were extreme and cruel to the horses. Their activism resulted first in the Hunting Wild Horses and Burros on Public Lands Act in 1959 and then to the Wild and Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act in 1971. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Forest Service manage the feral herds, and challenges to their management and implementation of the act are heard by the Department of the Interior's Board of Land Appeals. Although the BLM struggled to implement adequate herd management in many areas, in 1973 they began a successful program for adopting out feral horses to private owners, which remains the primary method of removing excess horses from managed land.The act has been challenged numerous times in courts up to the level of the Supreme Court, and has been upheld in all instances. Charges have also been made that the BLM has turned a blind eye to the practice of private investors adopting feral horses for the purposes of slaughter, and courts have determined that the BLM may not ignore the intent of adopters. Congress has taken several actions that affect the act by including provisions in other bills. These provisions have addressed the manner in which horses may be rounded up and the method by which horses may be offered for sale or adoption. Throughout the 2000s, the BLM has struggled to prevent the horses adopted or sold to private individuals from being taken for slaughter.".
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- Wild_and_Free-Roaming_Horses_and_Burros_Act_of_1971 acronym "WFRHBA".
- Wild_and_Free-Roaming_Horses_and_Burros_Act_of_1971 amendments "Sections 1332 and 1333 were modified by the Public Rangelands Improvement Act of 1978 ; Section 1338 was modified by the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ; the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 added Section 1338a.; and Section 1333 was again modified by the Fiscal Year 2005 Omnibus Appropriations Act".
- Wild_and_Free-Roaming_Horses_and_Burros_Act_of_1971 citePublicLaw "92".
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- Wild_and_Free-Roaming_Horses_and_Burros_Act_of_1971 committees "Insular and Interior Affairs".
- Wild_and_Free-Roaming_Horses_and_Burros_Act_of_1971 effectiveDate "1971-12-15".
- Wild_and_Free-Roaming_Horses_and_Burros_Act_of_1971 enactedBy "92".
- Wild_and_Free-Roaming_Horses_and_Burros_Act_of_1971 fullname "An Act to require the protection, management, and control of wild free-roaming horses and burros on public lands.".
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- Wild_and_Free-Roaming_Horses_and_Burros_Act_of_1971 introducedbill "S. 1116".
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- Wild_and_Free-Roaming_Horses_and_Burros_Act_of_1971 name "Wild and Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971".
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- Wild_and_Free-Roaming_Horses_and_Burros_Act_of_1971 passeddate "1971-06-29".
- Wild_and_Free-Roaming_Horses_and_Burros_Act_of_1971 passeddate "1971-10-04".
- Wild_and_Free-Roaming_Horses_and_Burros_Act_of_1971 passeddate "1971-12-02".
- Wild_and_Free-Roaming_Horses_and_Burros_Act_of_1971 passeddate "1971-12-03".
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- Wild_and_Free-Roaming_Horses_and_Burros_Act_of_1971 sectionsCreated "1331".
- Wild_and_Free-Roaming_Horses_and_Burros_Act_of_1971 signeddate "1971-12-15".
- Wild_and_Free-Roaming_Horses_and_Burros_Act_of_1971 signedpresident Richard_Nixon.
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- Wild_and_Free-Roaming_Horses_and_Burros_Act_of_1971 subject Category:Animal_law.
- Wild_and_Free-Roaming_Horses_and_Burros_Act_of_1971 subject Category:Animal_welfare_and_rights_in_the_United_States.
- Wild_and_Free-Roaming_Horses_and_Burros_Act_of_1971 subject Category:Feral_horses.
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- Wild_and_Free-Roaming_Horses_and_Burros_Act_of_1971 comment "The Wild and Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971 (WFRHBA), is an Act of Congress (Pub.L. 92–195), signed into law by President Richard M. Nixon on December 18, 1971. The act covered the management, protection and study of feral horses and burros on federal land. In the early 1900s, feral horse populations were in steep decline due to competition with livestock, and there was concern that the horses were destroying land and resources wanted by ranching and hunting interests.".
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