Show Save The Wild Horses Mr Editor On over acres of public public public pub pub- lic lands near the Utah border border border bor bor- der in the Colorado Book- Book cliff Mountains are less than fifty wild horses The Book- Book cliff horses are from a me- me stino stock and have a strong conquistador background and they stand tall in the Indian Spanish Mormon history of Eastern Utah and Western Colorado Being wild animals the mustangs are not protected by the Colorado Colorado Colorado Colo Colo- rado state humane code and they are very cruelly treated by ranchers hunting guides and outfitters drug store sports and by Sunday cow cow- boys THE TilE WILD ones are shot at and some are killed on the spot to feed caged bear and mountain lions which are used in Western Colorado canned hunts Others are left out on the range to rot A caught one of the wild ones onesin onesin onesin in a snare then this punk spooked the wild horse let letting letting letting let let- ting the animal break its neck Over the years many of the wild horses have found their way on the long and cruel journey eastward to the dog food factory IN AN effort to bring humane humane humane hu hu- hu- hu mane conservation to the wild horses the Colorado Branch of the International International International In In- Defenders of Animals Animals Animals An An- Inc has petitioned the United States Department of the public lands near the Utah border but in the Colorado a wild horse range The numbers are to remain below five fifty-five wild horses in keeping with sound range management by the use of very strict humane controls Please help us in our efforts efforts efforts ef ef- ef- ef forts to bring conservation with compassion to the Book- Book cliff herds by writing to THE TilE HON Rogers Morton secretary United States Department Department Department De De- of the Interior Wash D D. D C. C and Mr R. R Keith Miller district manager Bureau of Land Management Box 1509 Grand Junction Colo THE lands are your public lands The mustangs mustangs mustangs mus mus- tangs are your wild horses and by ownership they are your responsibility Act to today today today to- to day and help save this part of our fast vanishing Old West Howard H. H Caudle National Vice President Defenders of Animals Inc |