(This Rescue Story is from back in 2006) Sweety and Ranger’s Rescue Story In January of 2006 we were contacted by a supporter that there was serious horse abuse happening near Ukiah, CA. The horses were a 24 year old gelding, named Ranger with a body score of 1-, and a 10 year old Paint […]
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Gopher’s Rescue Story – 2004
(This rescue story is from back in 2004, when we were still NorCal Equine Rescue) Gopher’s Rescue Story – 2004 What!?! A pig featured on today’s blog? Yes, and keep reading for the story of how NorCal Equine Rescue managed to rescue a pig. This is quite an nontraditional story, and we hope that you […]
Lucky’s Rescue Story – 2004
(This Rescue Story is from back in 2004) Lucky’s Rescue Story The weekend rescue story is about Lucky. She was an orphaned foal we rescued in 2004. Lucky was rescued from a livestock auction at the age of 2 months. Lucky’s mother was no where to be found, and no one wanted a poor little […]
Bud’s Rescue Story – 2008
(This Rescue Story is from back in 2008) Bud’s Rescue Story Bud was rescued from a livestock auction in June of 2008. It was scary for him as he is blind in one eye and he was very weak. He definitely needed to gain some weight. A young girl who was volunteering at the rescue fell madly […]
Phoenix’s Rescue Story – 2009
(This Rescue Story is from back in 2009) Phoenix’s Rescue Story Phoenix was rescued May 5th, 2009. It all started when a woman named Diane was driving down a road in central California. A horse caught her eye. It was standing in a field, all alone. He was very skinny and didn’t look healthy in […]
Angelito and William’s Rescue Story – 2009
(This Rescue Story is from back in 2009) Angelito and William’s Rescue Story In February of 2009 at a livestock auction we rescued 3 donkeys. An emaciated donkey, who was the mother of the black donkey (Angelito) shown below, and the other was……William. The two little donkeys were thin, and all three of the donkeys were […]
Thank you all so much for your support in 2012!
We have the year end stats for you! We rescued and sheltered 546 animals in 2012, which is the most animals we have ever rescued in a year. 353 of those were equines, 106 fowl, 54 goats/sheep, and others. Our euthanasia rate dropped to 27% in 2012, this includes animals that were owner surrendered for euthanasia and animals […]
Thank you all for your support in 2012 and for your continued support through the new year!
We are working on getting the last years statistics up for you, they will be in the next blog. The last rescued horse of 2012 was surrendered at the shelter. Maddie is a 7 year old QH mare who has had 90 days of training when she was younger, but is extremely fearful of human […]
We are almost halfway there!
Thanks to 32 very generous people the auction fund is currently at $2,110. We are almost halfway there! We only need $2,890 left to go to reach our goal of $5,000. Please help us save lives, click here. Monday morning Patches was loading up in the trailer. It was going to be a very busy day […]
Our goal this month is to raise $5,000 for the rescue and care of as many horses as we can from the auction
The livestock auction is this coming weekend and we need your help to save horses from the slaughter pipeline. Our goal this month is to raise $5,000 for the rescue and care of as many horses as we can from the auction. So far we have raised $525, please help! Click here. Tiz was adopted, […]