Posted
on April 26, 2016
I
wasn't sure what the deal is with Help a Horse Day, but it turns out
that there are people running equine rescue and sanctuaries – and
of course, it costs a lot to feed and provide care for horses. There
is an ASPCA Equine Fund that helps those people who are helping
horses providing resources, providing experts in laws that protect
horses, and collecting donations to help defray horse care costs.
Help
a Horse Day is celebrated with special events by local organizations
and rescue centers. The day is supposed to increase awareness of the
plight of horses and the good work that is already being done on the
behalf of horses, plus of course to let community members know how
they can help.
So...what
is the plight of horses?
Apparently
the wild horses of America often face brutal treatment by the
government agencies one would hope would be protecting them; public
outcry has caused some reforms, but more changes are needed. |
| Use Google to find a local equine rescue organization. |
And
of course some horse owners neglect or mistreat their horses. Whether
a horse is being overworked, or underfed, or beat, or denied needed
medical attention, the Humane Society, the American Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and local rescue organizations must sometimes seize at-risk
horses from their environments.
There
are many unwanted horses: horses that are too old or injured to do
what their owner wants, horses that are hard to manage, and horses
whose owners moved, lost their jobs, or lost their interest in horse
ownership!
I
tried to find out how many unwanted horses there are – and I
discovered that in the U.S. alone around 138,000 horses were sent to
slaughter in 2011, and a research-based estimate of unwanted horses
was 170,000 in 2007. So...we're talking about a lot of horses!
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