burro
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“These partnerships reflect our commitment to local, compassionate and community-focused solutions for managing the wild burro population in San Bernardino County,” said Luther Snoke, county chief executive, at a Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2025
I had meant the burro line as a joke, but now I’m thinking it’s not such a bad idea.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2024
Meléndez’s illustrations of a seven-pointed star and a burro piñata are among a select group of 31 stamp issues this year.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2023
They’d been canceled at the last minute, she told me: The beer burro was the live-animal entertainment replacement.
From Slate ● May 30, 2023
“But this is the first time I’ve ridden a burro up the line, Tayo, and”—he paused to rub his ass—“I think it will be the last time.”
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
That 1971 law declared wild horses and burros “living symbols of the historic and pioneer spirit of the West” and made it illegal to harass, capture or kill them on public land.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
And more than 70,000 wild horses and burros now compete with livestock for forage.
From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2025
“They’ve been here for over 70 years and they roam between the canyons and they’re just so sweet,” Cheatham said of the burros.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2025
Donkeys or wild burros are descended from domesticated donkeys left behind by gold miners more than a century ago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2025
Men trot by on burros with tin milk containers strapped to their saddles, starting their morning deliveries.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
