These two Bureau of Land Management (BLM) burros have lived happily and freely with our friends at Montgomery Creek Ranch (MCR) for over two years now, and we are proud to have been able to support the initial rescue, which brought them there.
In 2021, AWHC’s investigations team came across four burros at a notorious slaughter auction in Oklahoma. The first thing that caught their eye was that all four of these burros were horrifically abused – some were even used as hot branding practice. It was a heartbreaking sight, as they had visible open wounds all over their little bodies. (Content warning)
We quickly paid the funds needed for their bail, initial vet care costs, and their transport to MCR. There, the burros were able to recover both physically and emotionally, and two of them were adopted soon after. The two others, Jesse James and Butch Cassidy, still live there today and are waiting to go to their forever home! Click here to watch an update on these two burro “outlaws” from MCR earlier this year!
