On-Line Wild Horse Adoptions
The Bureau of Land Management's Eastern States office is holding the first adoption of Wild Horses and Burros over the Internet. Applications will be accepted electronically and an interactive auction will be held online. For more
information and application procedures, please visit the BLM's internet adoption site at http://www.adoptahorse.blm.gov, starting May 1, 1998.
Here's how it's going to work:
The site will have a section where you can review adoption requirements and you can view current photos of the animals which are available. If you comply with the requirements for care and feeding of a wild horse or burro, you can complete the online adoption application which will will be reviewed by a Wild Horse and Burro Specialist. Once you are approved, you will be emailed a UserID and password.
You will be able to bid on any of the animals offered for adoption through the Internet. Bids will be taken only during the period of open bidding. The first on-line adoption will run from noon, May 15, 1998 until until noon, May 29, 1998, central daylight time. Applications must be received in advance; May 8 through May 22.
The high bid amount and UserID will be displayed, in real time, on the Internet. The adoption limit of four untitled animals per adopter still applies. You may bid on as many animals as you like, but you will only be able to adopt your four top choices. If you are high bidder on more than four horses, the horses which you "pass" will move on to the next highest bidder. (So, in reverse it is possible that you may be offered an animal which you were not the high bidder that someone else passed on.)
Animals obtained in the Internet adoption must be picked up at the BLM's Adoption Center in Cross Plains, Tennessee. (Pick up times for the May adoption are June 12 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. and June 13 and 14 by appointment.) When you arrive at the facility you will need to complete your adoptor's agreement and pay with cash, money order or MasterCard/Visa credit cards.
If for any reason the successful bidders are not satisfied with their selected animals when they arrive to pick them up, they are not obligated to take them home.
This is not a BLM operated or BLM sponsored site. It is run by private wild horse and burro enthusiasts. We are thankful to the BLM for providing much of the information which is presented here.
