As many of you know there are plans for a horse slaughter house in New Mexico. A man by the name of Tim Sappington is the first paid employee for Valley Meat Co, which is the company trying to slaughter horses near Roswell. Mr Sappington has a message for you, which is quite shocking, he […]
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This POA year and a half old pony colt is very cute.
As you know we rescued 8 horses and 1 mule from 2 different livestock auctions this last weekend. We did not have an opportunity to do a normal fundraiser before the auction, and we need your help. We are almost to our normal monthly goal of $5,000 for the rescue and care of auction horses, we only […]
We got a great update from Strayberry’s adoptive family
We got a great update from Strayberry’s adoptive family. “This is Strawberry we adopted in 2009 and she is still my daughters Best Friend! Kory is now 11 yrs old and Strawberry is around 20 and still going strong. They are on there 2nd year of 4-h. Walk-trot, and showing English and western AND some […]
We must be the voice for the horse!
We received an email from the Roswell, New Mexico Mayor’s office. They thanked us for all the emails and phone calls, however, the Mayor can’t help because the horse slaughter house is not in the city limits. They gave us the USDA Roswell Sub Office phone number so we all can contact them and have […]
Call to Action: In Roswell, NM horse slaughterhouse plans are underway.
Call to Action: In Roswell, NM horse slaughterhouse plans are underway. One of our followers made a petition, and we are asking people to sign it. More importantly, call the Mayor, Del Jurney, at 575-637-6202 or email at Roswellmayor@Roswell-NM.Gov and let him know 40 jobs, no doubt all minimum wage jobs, are not worth the senseless torture […]
Tuesday morning Tobak the goat was surrendered
Tuesday morning Tobak the goat was surrendered. Brittany picked him up and carried him to the waiting trailer. Back at the shelter he got his hooves trimmed and all fixed up so he would be ready for adoption. Tobak is quite the cute little guy, he is only 10 months old and would make a […]
We would like you to visit Diamond’s page
Macho Man had a visitor coming. We were all anxious for her arrival. It was the daughter of Macho Man’s original owners who had passed away. Macho Man was her mother’s favorite mini and the whole family absolutely loved him. After she passed away Macho Man was given to another person who was supposed to […]
Two vets came out to see the animals at the shelter
Friday the news truck that is doing the story about Thoroughbreds not being retired happily after racing was at the shelter once again to do some more filming. Tawnee was interviewed about Officer Bavetta and Uncommon Sense. They won their owner over $40,000, but when both received injuries, they were sent to the auction. Out […]
Thank you all for your support!
Thursday Tuck was surrendered at our shelter. He is a cute 7 year old pony. He was led to his waiting stall. He was wide eyed looking around at all the new horses and other sights. He has some lameness issues that prevent him from being ridden, but he will make an excellent […]
A big truck and trailer were pulling into the shelter recently. What could be inside?
A big truck and trailer were pulling into the shelter recently. What could be inside? It backed into the big barn as far as it could. The doors opened and beautiful soft fluffy stuff was pouring out. We ordered a semi truck load of bedding for the critters. Buying little bags is just very costly. […]