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National Wild Horse Adoption Day
For
Immediate Release:
Contact: Angie Grizzell 817-559-5650
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National Wild Horse Adoption Day Launches Web Site Web Site
provides information and insight into needs of wild horses
Fort Worth, Texas,
May 25 - The National Wild Horse Adoption Day web site is now live. Located at nationalwildhorseadoptionday.org or adoptawildhorse.com, wild horse enthusiasts and supporters will be able to keep pace with the activities slated for September 26 and fine out
how they can get involved. A goal of 1,000 adoptions has been set for the first National Wild Horse Adoption Day. |
The attractive and easy-to-navigate site provides information on adoption, as well as where adoption events will be held leading
to and on September 26. Current adopters will also have the opportunity to upload their adoption stories and share how the
adoption of a wild horse has impacted their lives.
A fun and interactive element of the site is the youth section where
youth age 18 and under can take part in an essay contest naming the National Wild Horse Adoption Day mascot, as well as an
area for parents and teachers to download illustrations of the mascot for coloring.
Nearly 33,000 mustangs roam federal
lands across the West. In order to manage the herds and maintain both land and herd health, the Bureau of Land Management
oversees the adoption of wild horses and burros through public adoptions held throughout the United States. Since 1973, more
than 220,000 wild horses and burros have been adopted.
Horses between the ages of one and 6 years old are typically
selected from the herds for adoption, but a horse of any age can fit into the right farm or ranch. For many mustang
adopters, having the opportunity to work with a horse or burro with a storied past and an unconventional upbringing brings
a unique and special element to their relationship.
'People will begin to see more information about National Wild
Horse Adoption Day in major horse industry magazines beginning in June," said NWHAD event coordinator Angie Grizzell. "But
the web site is going to be their first point of information and while resources will being added constantly, much of what
is available on the site today will help people gain a perspective of what National Wild Horse Adoption Day is all about."
The
groups supporting National Wild Horse Adoption Day, in addition to the BLM, include Wild Horses 4 Ever, the American Horse
Protection Association, the Mustang Heritage Foundation and The Humane Society of the United States.
State BLM offices,
as well as rescue centers, wild horse groups, and volunteers will be engaged in activities leading up to and on September
26 to promote an understanding of and interest in opening new homing opportunities to these magnificent animals.
Activities
will not only include adoptions, but will also include educational events and wild horse expos. More than 65 events are slated
to take place across the country in support of national wild horse adoption day, and other events may apply to be included
on the calendar through the event web site at nationalwildhorseadoptionday.org.
For more information on events
or how to volunteer, go to nationalwildhorseadoptionday.org or contact coordinating director Angie Grizzell at 817-559-5650.
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National Wild Horse Adoption Day
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