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Country Today

Location

Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1983

Page

21

Jacks and jennies find new homes for 74 burros

Adopters for 74 wild burros arriving at Wild Bill's Blue Ribbon Ranch chose animals by long ears faces and crosses with some selecting pregnant jennies. The Rices from near Milwaukee sought a companion for a Sicilian donkey while Renee Callaway of Hillsboro hoped for a pet burro to suit a small cart.

Wild Bill Blue Ribbon Renee Callaway Hillsboro Vernon County Blue Ribbon Ranch

Wisconsin families adopt wild burros at Albertville sale

Sharon Callaway and Jean Hopkins join others from Wisconsin and Minnesota in adopting burros after last year's high demand. Buyers like Harley and Millie Peterson, plus farm families from Reedsburg and Antigo, pick up yearling jacks and 7 month old jennies to train, harness, or use as pack animals while BLM notes 50,000 wild horses and burros remaining nationwide.

BLM Harley Millie Peterson Reedsburg Mrs. Peterson Minnesota Wisconsin Antigo Jack Jenny Glenn J. Wilson Burros Peace Lutheran Church

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Jacks Jennies Paul Joan Rice Milwaukee Mrs. Rice Wild Bill Nelson Jr Sharon Callaway Montana Jean Hopkins Black River Falls Hopkins Betty Gillas Bureau of Land Management Terry Lewis Boyceville Albertville Chris Baldwin Shawano Becky Barr The American Donkey and Mule Society Ms. Baldwin
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