In some areas horse lovers can obtain free, already-trained horses from summer camps in exchange for feeding and giving them a home for the nine months of the year when they aren't being used by the camp. Many horse owners don't have time to ride them or care for them and will "share" them with someone who does. By keeping a lookout in the local papers, or even placing your own ad and asking neighborhood horse owners "to put the word out," there is a good chance that similar opportunities will present themselves.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
This division of the federal government sponsors an "Adopt-A-Horse or Burro Program." The BLM is the agency responsible for managing the nation's herds of wild horses and burros. When the herds become too large for the range to support, some of the animals are rounded up and offered for adoption. More than 100,000 of them have been taken in by people.

Bureau of Land Management
Attn: Karen Malloy
7450 Boston Blvd.
Springfield, VA 22153
Phone: 800-370-3936
E-mail: Karen_Malloy@es.blm.gov

The House Rabbit Society
Arranges adoptions of house rabbits and distributes information on the care, feeding and health of rabbits. Provides needy rabbits with food, housing, veterinary care and, eventually finds them permanent homes. House Rabbit Society rabbits are spayed or neutered, litterbox trained and socialized. Their address is:

HRS
1524 Benton Street
Alameda, CA 94501

West Valley Wuzzels
Rescue program and shelter for ferrets.

Interested in adopting a farm animal? There are also rescue groups that place sheep, goats, hens and so on with good homes. House Rabbit Society Chapters maintains links to a number of these organization. Two examples are:

Pasado's Safe Haven
P.O. Box 171
Sultan, WA 98294
Phone: (360)-793-9393
Email: SusMichael@aol.com

Farm Sanctuary
P.O. Box 1065
Orland, CA 95963
Phone: 530-865-4617
Email: shelter@farmsanctuary.org
Referral and placement service for abused and abandoned farm animals. Uses direct activism, legal action, public education and lobbying to protect wildlife and fight cruelty to animals.

How about adopting a monkey?

Simian Society of America
E-mail: info@simiansociety.org
An adoption and relocation service for unwanted monkeys.