Wild horses, burros up for adoption

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3:39 PM Friday, April 10, 2009

The Bureau of Land Management will offer approximately 65 wild horses ranging from yearling to 5-years-old, and possibly a few burros, to potential adopters Friday, April 17, and Saturday, April 18, at the Champions Center, 4122 Laybourne Road.

Adoptions will be on a first come first served basis. Adoption hours are Friday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. A minimal adoption fee of $125 for animals less than three years of age and $25 for animals three and older is required for adoption.

In addition, you can take home a buddy animal for only $25 when you adopt any animal at the full fee of $125.

Prospective adopters must have sturdy corrals that are 20’ x 20’(or larger), at least six feet high for an adult horse and at least five feet high for burros and horses younger than 18 months, and have a shelter directly attached to the corral. Adopters must provide a stock-type, step up trailer (ramps and side-by-side two-horse type trailers are not allowed).

All animals available for adoption have been examined by a veterinarian, vaccinated, de-wormed, and blood-tested. Since the Adopt-A-Wild Horse and Burro Program began in 1973, more than 217,000 animals have been adopted.

To date, approximately 3,378 animals have found loving homes throughout Ohio.

Applications to adopt will be reviewed starting on Friday and may be submitted until Saturday.

For more information, call 1-866-4MUSTANGS (1-866-468-7826) or visit the BLM web site at wildhorseandburro.blm.gov.

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