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The Burleson Animal Shelter is dedicated to providing animal adoption services to the greater Burleson community and we are currently seeking sponsors to enable us to expand our efforts with the purchase of an animal adoption trailer.
The Burleson Animal Shelter Adoption Trailer will serve as a mobile hub for our adoption events, allowing us to bring our lovable animals directly to communities across the region. With this trailer, we can host adoption events in various locations, increasing visibility and accessibility to potential adopters.
We are offering five sponsorship levels with various benefits, as outlined below. Your sponsorship will not only assist in acquiring the trailer but also in promoting our adoption efforts throughout the year.
By sponsoring the adoption trailer, you will play a crucial role in supporting our mission to rescue, rehabilitate, and rehome animals in need. Your contribution will directly impact the lives of countless animals, providing them with a second chance at happiness and a forever home.
Below you will find answers to the most frequently asked questions about adopting a wild horse or burro. Additional information will be provided to adopters of a wild horse or burro at the adoption site.
NOTE: Facility approval is not based on a pasture fence height, but rather the height of the facility. You should not release an ungentled animal into a large open area, such as a pasture, as you may not be able to recapture the animal for training or to provide veterinary care. However, once the animal is gentled, you may release it into a pasture or similar area.
6. Applicant must provide a stock or horse trailer with rear-swing gate and covered top. Provided the dividers are removed or are folded back, three-horse slant trailers are acceptable. No drop ramps or one-horse trailers. Two-horse trailers may be approved on a case-by-case basis.
With kindness and patience, a wild horse or burro may be trained for many uses. Wild horses have become champions in dressage, jumping, barrel racing, endurance riding, and pleasure riding, while burros excel in driving, packing, riding, guarding, and serving as companion animals. Both wild horses and wild burros are known for their sure-footedness, strength, intelligence, and endurance.
The BLM requires stock-type trailers with rear swing gates to transport adopted or purchased animals. Three-horse slant trailers are allowed so long as the slants can be removed or folded back. Drop ramp, divided two-horse trailers, and trucks with stock racks are not acceptable. The BLM will inspect trailers and reserves the right to refuse loading if the trailer does not ensure the safety and humane transport of the animal.
You may not transport adopted animals for longer than 24 hours without unloading for food, water, and rest. Corrals used for this resting period must meet the minimum facility requirements stated above. You must allow at least five hours for the animals to rest.
The BLM will contact you during the application review process to verify that your facilities meet the minimum requirements for the number of animals you want to adopt. When you adopt, the BLM requires you to sign a Private Maintenance and Care Agreement. This agreement includes the following statement:
"Under penalty of prosecution for violating 18 U.S.C. 1001, which makes it a Federal crime to make false statements to any agency of the United States, I hereby state that I have no intent to sell this wild horse or burro for slaughter or bucking stock, or for processing into commercial products, within the meaning of the Wild and Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act, 16 U.S.C. 1331 et seq., and regulations 43 CFR 4700.0-5(c)."
If you are interested in purchasing a wild horse or burro, please complete the Application to Purchase Wild Horses and Burros and send it to wild...@blm.gov or fax to (202) 912-7182. Here is a sample bill of sale that you will receive once you have purchased the animal(s). Please review the clauses in the bill of sale. If you have questions regarding the sales program, please contact the Wild Horse and Burro Program at 866-468-7826 or wild...@blm.gov. More information on the Sale Program can be found here.
To adopt or purchase a wild horse or burro from the BLM, you can visit an off-range corral near you, bid for a horse on the Online Corral, or attend an offsite event. The BLM holds adoption and purchase events at different locations throughout the United States.
You may receive title for up to four wild horses within a 12-month period. Though you may adopt more than four animals in a 12-month period, you can only receive title to four adopted animals within that period.
Individuals and groups can purchase up to four animals in a six-month period. Purchases of more than four animals in a six-month period require special approval, and the purchaser is required to submit a proposal detailing where animals will be kept, plans to provide humane care including adequate forage, water, hoof and veterinary care, fencing, and the intended use for the animals. Proposals for more than four animals should be sent to wild...@blm.gov or call the BLM WHB National Information Center 866-468-7826 for assistance.
The minimum adoption or purchase fee for an untrained wild horse or burro is $25. The fee applies to events using a lottery draw or a first-come, first-serve method. Some adoptions use competitive bidding and my have a higher adoption fee. To qualify for the Adoption Incentive Program, the adoption fee is $125.
It is recommended you bring a double-stitched nylon webbed halter and a lead rope for each animal you adopt or purchase. BLM employees will place the halter on your animal and load the animal into your trailer. The lead rope should be about 12-20 feet long, made of cotton or nylon and able to hold a 1,000-pound animal.
You must provide transportation for your animal from the adoption/sale site to its new home. While someone else may transport the animal, all trailers must meet these minimum standards: covered top, sturdy walls/floors, and a smooth interior free from any sharp protrusions; ample head room; removable partitions or compartments to separate animals by size and sex, if necessary; floor covered with a non-skid material; and, adequate ventilation.
In the case of an adopted animal, a wild horse or burro belongs to the federal government until the BLM issues you a Certificate of Title. After you have had the adopted animal for one year, the BLM will send you a Title Eligibility Letter. You must obtain a signed statement from a qualified person (such as a veterinarian, county extension agent, or humane official) verifying that you have provided humane care and treatment for your adopted animal. To be eligible to receive an incentive payment through the Adoption Incentive Program, Title Eligibility Letters must be signed by a veterinarian or a BLM authorized officer. Once you sign and return the Title Eligibility Letter, the BLM will mail the Certificate of Title to you. After you receive the Certificate of Title, the animal becomes your private property.
In the case of an animal purchased through the Sale Program, a Bill of Sale will be issued immediately upon an approved purchase of a wild horse or burro. A Certificate of Title is not issued for an animal purchased through the Sale Program; however, a Bill of Sale relinquishes federal ownership of the animal.
In order to certify that the animal has been well cared for and is in good condition, the Certifying Individual must have conducted an in-person visual examination of the animal within the last 30 days, confirmed its identity and found it to have received proper care and be in good condition. This means the animal must be in acceptable body condition (Henneke body condition score of at least 4 on a 1-9 scale), the hooves must be free from excessive growth and long toes, without significant flares or deformity. A Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (health certificate) or the types of examinations used for insurance or pre-purchase purposes are NOT required.
This adoption trailer is an accomplishment for Animal Services as it will help to increase and enhance the adoption capabilities for the division. The trailer, purchased using 2023 Capital Improvement funds, features 22 individual enclosures for animals with outside viewing, dual air conditioning units, running water, an on-board generator, and graphics by local vendor EyeCon Performance Graphics.
Would you like a way to increase your adoption rates dramatically? If so consider an Animal Adoption/Rescue/Disaster trailer. Instead of waiting for the public to come to your facility, with an Animal Adoption Trailer, you can load up your adoptable animals in this fully self-contained trailer and take them to your local shopping areas like Wal-Mart, Pets-Mart or the mall. We have reports from agencies using our Animal Adoption Trailers that have seen a large increase in adoptions because of the increased publicity the trailer brings. Also, since the trailer is fully self-contained, it can be used for Hording Rescues or in the event of a Disaster. Jackson Creek has the ability to build a trailer as small or as large as you require.
Phillips Connect anticipates that in the next three years, seven out of every 10 new trailers will include some form of telematics, a number that will increase to more than 80% within the next five years. For its part, Phillips has delivered 150,000 smart-trailer gateways to customers, along with more than 1 million sensors that connect to them. The gateways, which include Smart7, StealthNet, and SolarNet, provide fleets with trailer health data and analytic tools.
Drōv Technologies CEO Lisa Mullen said her team anticipates the adoption of smart or connected trailers will escalate, especially if fleets have set sustainability initiatives or autonomous goals. Drōv makes the AirBoxOne smart trailer platform and partnered with SKF Vehicle Aftermarket to monitor vibration and temperature data at the wheel end monitoring.
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