For Release: Friday August 15, 2008
Contact: Mike Brown (928) 718-3756; Email: Mike_Brown@blm.gov
BLM Bringing Wild Horse and Burro Adoption to Kingman September 12 - 14
Kingman, Ariz. - They are the living symbols of America’s wild West, and on September 12-14, 2008 the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) plans to offer 30 spirited and healthy wild horses and burros to qualified adopters in Kingman, Ariz, during the Mohave County Fair.
This is the first BLM wild horse and burro adoption to be held at the County Fair in several years. 30 wild horses and burros will be available for adoption. Adopters and visitors should use the east gate of the fairgrounds on Harrison Road.
Open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., the public is encouraged to visit the fairgrounds on Friday to see the animals available and submit an adoption application for approval. Beginning on Saturday at 10 a.m., a silent bid auction will be held for the untrained horses and burros. The silent auction will last 30 minutes. The minimum bid is $125 per animal. Successful bidders may be eligible to “Adopt-A-Buddy” horse for $25. Only pre-approved adopters may bid during the auction. Following the auction, animals that remain available may be adopted for their minimum bid fee posted on the corrals. All adopted animals must be transported from the site by 3 p.m. on Sunday.
Each animal available for adoption has been vaccinated for common equine conditions
and diseases. Adopters will receive complete health care records, as well as herd management and other equine information for their newly adopted animals.
To qualify to adopt, citizens must be at least 18 years of age, and have no convictions for inhumane treatment of animals. Adopters are required to keep each newly adopted horse and burro in its own corral measuring at least 400 square feet, and constructed of sturdy pipe or rail (no field fencing or barbed wire). Required corral heights vary from four-and-a-half feet high for burros, to five-feet high for horses younger than 18 months of age, and six-feet high for horses 18 months and older. Corrals must also include a shaded area and water trough. Adopted animals must be kept in their own corral until they can be approached, handled, haltered and led. Open pastures or any areas that include barbed wire or field fencing cannot be used.
Adopters must provide trailer transportation home for their animals (only fully enclosed stock trailers are allowed). A properly fitting halter and a lead rope for each animal must also be provided by the adopter. BLM will halter and load each animal into the adopter’s trailer. Title to adopted wild horses and burros remains with the federal government for one year. After providing a year of good care, adopters are notified to apply for title. Random compliance inspections are conducted during the year.
About 33,000 wild horses and burros are currently roaming on public lands in the western states. More than 215,500 animals have been placed in private care since the BLM Adopt-a-Horse or Burro Program began over 30 years ago. For additional information on the BLM Payson adoption event or adopting a wild horse or burro, contact the BLM toll free at 1-866-4MUSTANGS, or visit our website: www.wildhorseandburro.blm.gov.
Upcoming Arizona Wild Horse and Burro Adoptions
Camp Verde State Historic Park, October 10-12, 2008
Apache Junction Rodeo Park, February 2009
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Camp Verde State Historic Park, October 10-12, 2008
Apache Junction Rodeo Park, February 2009
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