Where old horses used to go – Healall Sanctuary NF
Now defunct, this sanctuary in NF was once a safe haven for old, sick or unwanted horses. Bob Martin, pictured in 2008, was the driving force behind the horse sanctuary in Hopeall until illness forced...
View ArticlePhilosophy
The sanctuary began as a result of numerous people having approached me to take in a horse that someone had given up on. Some had been found abandoned and then some had come enroute to the auction. All...
View ArticleOnly 850 wild horses left in Alberta – Stop the slaughter
***IMPORTANT – STOP THE SLAUGHTER – CLICK LINK BELOW*** Even with only about ***IMPORTANT – STOP THE SLAUGHTER – CLICK LINK BELOW*** Even with only about 850 wild horses left, the Alberta Government is...
View ArticleMindy Lovell pleads for help to feed 43 TBs
Now restored to health, Press Exclusive is welcomed to the Equine Advocates sanctuary for permanent retirement Mindy Lovell, the Ontario woman who rescued top-earning racehorse and broodmare Press...
View ArticleHorse industry needs a rejuvenation process fund
There is a landslide of displaced horses that can be bought for next to nothing or even free, including race horses, eventing horses, and a large population of horses that have no specific purpose...
View ArticleEquine rescues can’t keep up
Whose horse was this? There was a study published in the Journal of Animal Science in 2010 that estimated 100,000 unwanted horses are born per year, and approximately 21 percent of those horses are...
View ArticleIll fates even for winning horses
Horses at the slaughterpen The 20 horses competing in today’s Kentucky Derby have spent the week being primped and pampered in their Churchill Downs stable digs, cameras fixed on every move, handlers...
View ArticleSPCA – Second group of horses seized in a week
BCCTV reports an another seizure of horses, the second in the past week. This one happens in Grand Forks. Watch the full report here
View ArticleDo horses with broken legs have to be shot?
Back in the Wild West, a horse with a broken leg might have spent its final seconds staring down the barrel of a cowboy’s gun. In the old days and today, horses are commonly euthanized after breaking...
View ArticleCan you fix a horses’s broken leg?
Though horses are still frequently euthanized after breaking a leg, today’s procedure is usually accomplished in a more humane manner, like with an intravenous injection of barbiturates, performed by a...
View ArticleBLM horses unloading at Mexican slaughter houses
Investigators followed a truck with slaughter horses from the Presidio export pens to the horse slaughter plant in Aguascalientes, Mexico. Several BLM branded horses were among the ones unloaded. The...
View ArticleThe Truth Behind Horse Slaughter
A documentary describing what goes on during horse slaughter and how to stop it from proceeding in our country! Take a stand against this horrible activity that is hidden in between the lines of...
View ArticleBeef or your horse?
Is it really beef or was this someone’s horse? As the numbers of horses continues to grow at the slaughter houses, and rescues are overflowing with the few they can save, have horse owners already...
View ArticleHow many Congressmen does it take to screw a horse
November 18, 2013 President Obama was forced to sign a bill reversing a 5 year ban on horse slaughter despite a 2008 campaign promise. It was 10 days before media got hold of the news. Read the full...
View ArticleAtlas rescued from transport to slaughterhouse in Canada
Atlas trots gracefully around the barn, switching direction upon command. She lunges, gallops and, with utmost affection, nuzzles her human handlers. She’s a far cry from the skittish, emaciated horse...
View ArticleFire – 50 rescues turned down aging stallion
On a weekend in April, Rebecca Schafer, a Pennsylvania Humane Law Enforcement Officer, went out to investigate a horse cruelty call. She saw Faust feeding Fire when she arrived. Realizing this was not...
View ArticleDuke the draft immortalized
Duke is a humble heavy horse who pulls a dray in a park in Glasgow for a day job. Few who see him will realise he is also the inspiration for the largest equine sculpture in the world. Duke was one of...
View ArticleSafeHaven Horses rescued from floods – W. VA
The National Weather Service said the high-pressure system that spans from North Carolina north to New England is being fed by disturbances from the southwest and moist air off the Atlantic. And while...
View ArticleYou can lead a horse to slaughter or can you
An federal appellate court in Denver late November 11, issued an emergency injunction on behalf of the Humane Society of the United States and other groups opposed to the practice of killing horses...
View ArticleHorse Rescued from frigid ice
HELENA — A horse was pulled from water by rescuers on Tuesday after walking out onto the ice that had formed over a spring where it normally drinks. Lewis and Clark County Sheriff Leo Dutton said the...
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