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This page began because of the growing number of horses being
abandonded and starving in the Southeastern U.S. this winter and we
expect it to continue well into 2008 and perhaps beyond. The severe
drought in 2007 has left the entire region stuggling to find hay and
the recent downturn in the economy makes what little hay there is very
expensive. Many people are trying to do the right thing, but simply
cannot afford to feed their horses any longer and equine rescues are
being flooded with pleas to take in horses. Also, unfortunately, many
people simply do not care and are just abandoning their horses in
barren fields - leaving them to starve. If you know of or have horses that need placement in new homes, send an email with photo attachment (please limit to one and make sure its no bigger than 300kb) to Tribe Equus If you might be able to take in a horse or know someone who
can, please look at the various listings and contact the individuals
listed as contacts. Many rescues can be helped by fostering out horses until things improve. Usually they will foster the healthier horses and those ready for adoption to make room for the sicker horses that have more urgent needs. If you have space to take in a starving animal and want to be listed as someone others can contact, send an email with your offer to Tribe Equus If you cannot take a horse youself, you can help by
making a donation to the horse rescues, all of which are struggling to
make ends meet. Go to the link for the rescue for information on how to
donate. If you are affiliated with a rescue
organization send an email with whatever information you would like posted to Tribe Equus Rescues should consider communicating with each other to network on resouces and contacts. Please don't include a rescue that is already doing well, be mindful that listing them will pull potential resources from those that are struggling. Tribe Equus will list all livestock suffering from the drought and economy...we won't limit to just horses.
IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ!
We are offering this listing as free
service, however, it is up to you to connect with each other and make
mutually agreeable arrangements. We do not personally know those seeking
assistance or offering assistance and make no endorsement or guarantees
about the information provided (unless otherwise indicated in their listing). It is up to the current horse custodian
and facility provider to use due diligence in determining the
legitimacy of the requests and offers for assistance.Please keep in mind before deciding to post a horse in need or before offering your help as a foster home that this webpage is not a resource for "free" horses; rather it was created because of the great demands due to the drought and already overpopulated rescues. Horses posted here may have suffered from severe neglect and may require medical attention once they are relocated. Foster homes should be experienced in horse care and have the resources to provide veterinary care if needed. Many neglected horses can be shy, nervous or difficult to handle and the care of these animals takes skill. While the experience of rehabilitating a neglected animal is a much needed service and can be very rewarding, please consider carefully the difficulty that these animals have likely already experienced and be certain in your commitment before assuming this potentially longterm responsibility. |
| Whisper Ranch Equine Rescue
From the Director: "This
economy and drought are kicking our butts! We get calls almost daily
from people begging us to take their horses. Fundraising continues to
be difficult and we have no funding on the horizon for a much needed barn. Right
now, we're just trying to come up with the money to get hay and feed and at the least get the barn
pad covered in gravel to get our worst starvation case out of the mud!
Any help would be greatly appreciated!"
(this organization is known to and endorsed by everyone at Tribe Equus)
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| Sunkissed Acres Retirement and Recue My name is Liz Ireland, and I'm an assistant at Sunkissed Acres Rescue & Retirement in Summerville, GA owned and run by Lori Yonts. Like all rescues, we are pretty much full, and have 14 more horses coming in the next two weeks. But the word "full" always has quotation marks around it at Sunkissed Acres. Even if we cannot take in a horse, we have a wide variety of contacts in North Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama who may be able to help out. If you're another rescue agency or just a person who needs help placing/rescuing horses, please do not hesitate to call on us! Our web site can be found at www.sunkissedacres.com . We are a 501(c)(3) horse rescue and all donations are tax deductible. Additionally, we run a thrift shop, Hoof'n'Woof, which helps provide funding for our own rescue efforts and those of Pick A Pet, a small animal adoption facility here in Summerville. We love donations of ANY kind, including horse stuff. Think of us as a huge thrift shop that happens to have a horse department! Drought Intensity - D4
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Interested in fostering a gentle older gelding.........skinny
or in need of a little "TLC" no problem. Only thing is we have a farm
& I also have an 11 year old who helps me groom & feed. I have
the experience but I don't think my daughter would be OK around a more
dangerous horse. We have much experience w/older horses
especially...........Thanks! (I have a web site if you need to see who
we are.......www.silvercreekfarms.net)
Dale Ross Ph.706-783-3564 |
| SPACE FOR ONE HORSE! I am located in NW GA (near Rome,GA). I have 3 horses but have room for 1 additional. My 3 are all geldings so to "keep the peace" among them, I prefer to only take another gelding. I will need health records, of course. Mary Hannah mlhannah@bellsouth.net |
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Horse Haven of Tennessee, which is a 501c3
organization, cares for horses from abuse and neglect cases in the
state of Tennessee. We offer this service at no cost to the counties so they
will take equine cases seriously. We maintain these animals as evidence during
the legal process, which can take many months to sometimes years. Since the
drought our hay budget has increased five fold. We currently are caring for
22 that are tied up in legal cases. Along with these 22 we have 7
animals available for adoption that have been surrendered
to officials by their owners. Today we are receiving a one eyed
gelding from a local county that someone just turned loose.
To learn more about HHT, and how you can help,
please go to www.horsehaven.net
Thank you for any help you may be able to
offer.
Nina L. Margetson
Executive Director Horse Haven of Tennessee, Inc. (865) 609-4030 www.horsehaven.net Drought Intensity - D3
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Bluebonnet Equine Humane
Society
(888) 542
5163
Bluebonnet is a 501c3
rescue organization helping horses throughout Arkansas and Texas. We're
seeing more and more neglect cases - and we need foster homes to help
rehabilitate the horses and house them until adopters are found. If you
haven't rehabbed a skinny horse, we'll set you up with a mentor who can help you
out. We also need volunteers to help investigate neglect reports, check
out potential adopters and fosters and check up on our adopted and fostered
horses.
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