Dear Honorable (Insert President, Representative or Senator)

I am writing to you to express my concern over the changes made to the 1971 Free-Roaming Wild Horse & Burro Act by Senator Conrad Burns and assistance from Senator Harry Reid that will allow thousands of wild horses to be slaughtered.

The wild horse is a great American icon and represents the last living symbol of the American West. Congress declared that our wild horses and burros were our National Heritage Species. An animal that has played such a significant role in the development of our country deserves better!

I do not support the changes made to the act, nor do I support the decision to enact the changes without my input as an American citizen as was done by attaching a rider to the appropriations bill. It is my hope that you will reintroduce legislation that will put in even stricter protections for our wild horses and burros.

In closing, I respectfully request the following:

• Implement immediate action to stop the slaughter of America's wild horses!
• Reintroduce legislation in the 109th Congress that would assure that wild horses and burros are protected from slaughter once again.
• Enact stronger safeguards in the new legislation that would protect, on public lands, wild horses and burros from being reduced to numbers that threaten the viability of these herds.
• " Immediately halt the round up of wild horses until a full inquiry can be held to determine if the round ups are even necessary.

I respectfully request a response from you addressing these issues and what your intended action plan would be.

Signed,

U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515 
Tele: (202) 224-3121 TTY: (202) 225-1904

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