For Immediate Release: October 4, 2004 CA-CDD-05-01
Contact: Doran Sanchez, (909) 697-5220; E-MAIL: dasanche@ca.blm.gov

• Who: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
  
  
• What: BLM Wild Horse and Burro Adoption. 80 wild Mustangs and 20 wild burros will be offered for adoption to qualified individuals through the BLM's Adopt-A-Horse or Burro Program.
  
  
• Where: Noble Creek Park, 38900 Oak Valley Parkway, Beaumont, California (951) 845-9555.
  
  
• When: November 6-7 (Saturday & Sunday), 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The animals will arrive at the Park and around noon on Friday, November 5, be available for public viewing.
  
  
• Interviews: BLM spokesperson, new and previous adopters, trainer. Upon request, I will provide names of adopters in your area for possible feature stories prior to the adoptions
  
  
• Photo Op: Adoption activities, adopters with their animals, gentling demonstrations.
  Reporters and photographers are welcome at the adoption site anytime, but two of the best photo opportunities are on Friday when the animals arrive and are unloaded from the trucks into the corrals, and Saturday morning when adopters select and adopt a wild Mustang or burro.
  
  
• Media Contact: Doran Sanchez, BLM Public Affairs (909) 697-5220.
  
  
• Assignment Editor: We need your help in publicizing the event, and assisting us in finding good homes for these animals. Would you please run the attached news release to give potential adopters sufficient time to prepare adequate facilities or make arrangements to stable the animals.

"visit our website at www.wildhorseandburro.blm.gov"

-BLM-

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