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Feather and Lauren: A Case Study
May 30th, 2012
Why Choose a Rescue Horse? Feather’s Story… In the summer of 2007, 4 pasture mates were found in an area of the beautiful and peaceful landscape of the Texas Hill Country. But what was going on there was not ...
State & National Rescue Links
April 1st, 2012
Most states have one or two nonprofit equine rescues with the ability to work with the legal system in helping abused or neglected horses. If you follow these links, you should be able to find one in your area. ...
Note To Law Enforcement
April 1st, 2012
Law enforcement agencies are invited to contact us for help in any area of animal abuse enforcement. We will provide forms, advice, transportation, documentation, whatever you need to help you enforce the laws. Through our network we can provide ...
Anti-Cruelty Laws
April 1st, 2012
Each state has its own laws governing “abuse and neglect.” Some are very strict, others just give a minimal definition and leave it up to the law enforcement officer to make a judgement. Not too many years ago it ...
Rehabilitation
April 1st, 2012
Medical Rehabilitation We have a veterinarian on our Board of Directors, Dr. Dennis Jenkins, who does an assessment on each horse and recommends certain actions, such as worming, hoof work, teeth and special feed. The vet does the work ...
The Henneke Body Condition Scoring System
April 1st, 2012
Don Henneke, PhD, developed the Henneke Body Condition Scoring System during his graduate study at Texas A & M University . It is based on both visual appraisal and palpable fat cover of the six major points of the ...
Seized Horses
April 1st, 2012
The Henneke Body Condition Scoring System is used by most rescue operations rates horses from 1 to 9 based on the amount of fat and muscle visible in several places on their body, with 1 being horrible shape, the ...
Report Cruelty
April 1st, 2012
“The horse just doesn’t want to eat. I think he’s just old.” That’s not a valid excuse, nor is, “I just ran out of money,” “I think the horse is sick,” “I don’t own the horse. It belongs to ...
How Seizures Work
April 1st, 2012
It might be a call from a police officer or a concerned neighbor, “I just saw a horse that looks like a bag of bones. Can you help?” Nonprofit animal welfare agencies in Texas don’t have the power to ...
The Problem
April 1st, 2012
Why Do People Abuse Horses? Studies are now showing a close relationship between animal abuse and future acts of violence both at home and in the community. In fact, animal abuse is a strong predictor of future violent acts ...
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