Early Monday morning Shawnee had a surprise waiting in her stall: an adorable little filly. We asked our Facebook fans to help name her, and thanks to our Naming Game she is named Knickers. Justice was a very common name suggestion, but due to the randomness of the selection process, Knickers the name drawn out […]
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Years later Parcy is so happy and is quite the big guy!
We think that all of our readers can agree that Parcy is truly happy and enjoying his life. We rescued Parcy as a day old calf at a livestock auction, saving him from a veal factory. His life only cost $5. Years later Parcy is so happy and is quite the big guy. He is […]
Thanks to your generosity the auction thermometer is currently at $1,796!
Thanks to your generosity the auction thermometer is currently at $1,796. In addition to that we a received $3,395 for the auction rescue, so this fundraiser is wrapped up. We cannot thank each and every one of you that donated what they could to save lives. Thank you all so much! Thursday Shania was surrendered. […]
The auction is coming right up and we need your help to save lives!
The auction is coming right up and we need your help to save lives! We have been able to raise $650 towards our goal of $5,000 for the rescue and care of the auction horses this month. Just this year, with your support, we have rescued almost 30 horses from the horror of the […]
She is becoming a much healthier pig!
Petuna the pig is delighted after the last rain storm she discovered that she could turn up the dirt easily by rooting around with her snout. She seems to quite enjoy herself and we are happy to see her being more active. When she first came to us she was horribly obese and had a […]
Our first ever Horse Plus Camp!
We have an exciting announcement, something we have been wanting to do for a very long time: our first ever Horse Plus Camp. We want to invite you to start the summer off right. Bring your horses to a beautiful campground and spend some quality time with your horse, family, friends and new friends. There […]
April 2nd was World Autism Awareness Day
April 2nd was World Autism Awareness Day. We wanted to do something special to help brighten a special girl’s day. Her and her family came out to the shelter and dyed Dottie’s mane and tail blue, the color for autism awareness. Dottie was a very good girl and enjoyed all of the attention. She […]
Thank you all for your support both financial and emotional.
Over the weekend we had some rain, thankfully, but it did mean everyone had to work hard getting all the animals settled before the rain hit. When it was storming it was so nice the animals could all be dry. We had a lot of rain fall. By Monday the weather was much better, but […]
Lots happened so it’s time to catch you up.
Our blog writers were in Large Animal Evacuation training this week with UC Davis, so they were unable to keep the blog updated. The shelter was open and lots happened so it’s time to catch you up. We put out a plead for more lead ropes for the shelter, and we cannot thank everyone who ordered and donated lead […]
Horse Shooting Update
In our last blog we shared with you the horrible situation in New Mexico. A worker for a future New Mexico horse slaughter house, Tim Sappington, was mad at animal activists and shot a horse to make a hateful point. The story has quickly spread, and has gone international. The story of Justice, which is […]