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News ReleaseFor Release: April 12, 2007 Wild Horses, Burros Available for Adoption in RosevilleYoung and healthy wild horses and burros, direct from public ranges, will be looking for new homes when the Bureau of Land Management offers them for public adoption May 5 and 6 at the Placer County Fairgrounds, 800 All America City Blvd., Roseville. he event runs from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. The adoption event opens with an hour of silent bidding beginning at 9 a.m. May 5. Animals not taken during bidding will be available for a $125 adoption fee. Anyone interested can preview the animals when they arrive at the arena at about 2 p.m. on May 4. Horses under 18 months old can be kept in corrals with five-foot fences, and four-and-a-half-foot fences are allowed for burros. Adopters must provide a two-sided, roofed shelter to provide protection from extreme weather. Adopters must provide a halter and lead rope. BLM wranglers will halter and load adopted animals. All animals must be transported in step up stock trailers. Drop ramp trailers will not be allowed. Title to adopted wild horses and burros remains with the federal government for one year. After providing a year of good care, adopters can receive title. The BLM or a representative will check on the condition of the animal during the one-year adoption period. “Wild horses are strong, loyal, intelligent and very trainable,” Odom said. “Adopters find they are great for pleasure riding and trail riding, back country packing, ranch work and competition. People train burros for back country packing, pulling carts, and riding.” Wild horses and burros are protected by a federal law, the Wild and Free Roaming Horses and Burros Act. The law recognizes the animals as “living symbols of the historic and pioneer spirit of the west,” and requires the BLM to manage the wild herds. There are about 32,000 wild horses and burros roaming on public rangelands in the western states. More than 20,000 animals have been placed in private care since the BLM’s Adopt-a-Horse-or-Burro Program began in the early 1970s For additional information on the adoption event or wild horse management, contact the BLM toll free at 1-866-4MUSTANGS or Odom at (661) 391-6049. Information is also available online at www.wildhorseandburro.blm.gov. -BLM- Central California Public Affairs 63 Natoma St. Folsom, CA 95630
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