Burros are amazing, hardy animals who manage to survive under the harshest conditions. Sadly, just like their wild horse cousins, they cling to a tenuous existence in a shrinking habitat on our public lands and struggle under a management program that rounds them up and removes them from their homes on the range in the American West.

During the month of May, we celebrate burros, the lesser-known of the two species managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Just like wild horses, wild free-roaming burros face many hardships, including ever-shrinking habitat and a federal "management" program that rounds them up in large numbers and removes them from the range to keep burro populations artificially low.

AWHC started Burro Awareness Month in 2013 to promote awareness and appreciation for these amazing and unique residents of the American Southwest. Now, it's time to make it official! 

Please add your name to our petition, calling for the National Day Calendar to officially designate May as Burro Awareness Month.

PETITION

We the undersigned respectfully request the National Day Calendar to officially recognize the month of May as Burro Awareness Month in honor of wild burros and their cultural and historic significance to the American West.

Signed,