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.
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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.
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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