UPDATE III - 07/12/2024 - 11:17 a.m. - The 9 BLM burros are headed to Burro Base Camp! They will be picked up today and make their way here through quarantine in Kansas. Thank you to the team that came together to support this crew (board members, donors, professionals, transport)! We cannot wait to meet them!! * (NOTE: Any additional funds raised will help to support these 9 as they come into Burro Base Camp and are vetted and cared for)

***UPDATE - 07/11/2024*** - we have received a very generous matching offer in the amount of $3500! Keep bringing in the donations to get us there! Let's bring these 9 home to Burro Base Camp!! Thank you for all of the support!!

~~***July 7, 2024 - We are currently fundraising for 12 burros in two locations***~~

***REVISED 07/08/2024 - 4:10 p.m. MST ***

***CURRENTLY FUNDING FOR 9 in Stroud OK. 3 in Texas will be pulled by another rescue. Numbers have been revised to accommodate this adjustment*****

Purchase price ($575*7)+($475*2)+~~($350*3)=. $6025.00~~ $4975.00

Health Certs ~~($45*12)=$540~~ ($45*9)=$405

Transportation ~~$3000~~ $1500

Feed/Water to Transport - ~~(12*$11)*3=$396~~ (9*11)x3=297

TOTAL to get the burros to Burro Base Camp (does not include care upon arrival) ~~$9,961.00~~ 7,177.00

**NOTE: Any funds raised not used for these 9 burros will be held in a reserve fund for future burros in need of our support. Burro Base Camp cannot pull burros if the project is not fully funded.

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There are many BLM and domestic burros who find themselves in sale and sale barn situations through no fault of their own. In bringing these burros to Burro Base Camp, the following costs are incurred in providing the care and rehab needed to prepare them to move to the homes and lives they deserve.

Purchase fee $350-$750/burro

Health Certificates if traveling from outside of Colorado $45/burro

Feed/Water on Sale Lot until transport is available $11/burro/day

Transportation $1200-$3750/load

The need for funds continues upon their arrival at Burro Base Camp

Hay/Feed - $2/day/donkey

Vaccinations - $100/donkey

Microchips - $35/donkey (if needed)

Farrier care - $60/donkey

All daily care, training, and socialization is provided 100% by volunteers.

Burro Base Camp is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit. EIN#92-1630904 . Generous donations, grants, and adoption fees fund us.

2024 - JULY - Burro Rescue Fund

By Burro Base Camp Inc

2024 - JULY - Burro Rescue Fund

Burro Base Camp Burro Rescue Fund