On February 4th, 2025, the Ontario Provincial Police alerted Animal Welfare Services (AWS) about the dire conditions of Stephanie Redlick’s horses.

Reports described a heartbreaking scene—water troughs left empty, buckets filled only with ice, horses without shelter, and emaciated animals forced to pick through their own piled-up manure in search of food.

Despite the urgency of the situation, AWS did not visit the property for the first time until February 12th.  

Yes, really — it took 8 days for officers to check on the horses for the first time.

Even more alarming, the horses were not removed until February 20th—16 days after the initial report—raising serious concerns about AWS’s effectiveness and accountability.

Advocates are now calling for a protest to demand urgent reforms and ensure that no animal endures such unnecessary suffering in the future.

(Scroll down for protest details and how to help advocate for change, no matter where in the world you live.)

Congratulations and heartfelt thanks to everyone who called and wrote to advocate for the horses suffering under Stephanie Redlick’s neglect in Ontario, Canada.

Your efforts made a difference—Animal Welfare Services (AWS) officers returned to the property ahead of schedule.

Yesterday, February 19, 2025, not only did AWS return, but this time veterinarians were brought in for a more thorough inspection.

Today, it has been announced that all 16 remaining horses have been seized by Animal Welfare Services.

This follows Redlick’s earlier surrender of four severely malnourished horses — one of whom was in such dire condition that humane euthanasia was the only option.

We also want to extend our deepest gratitude to Crystal and Jason Mitchell, Summer (Mitchell) Secord, Celia Carletti, Jim Horne, and Darah Lee for their hands-on care of the four emaciated horses Redlick relinquished.

A special thank you to Mr. Corey Warren, who took on the responsibility of caring for the 16 horses that Redlick effectively abandoned after being barred from the property for failing to pay rent.

A special thank you to Monika Rekola for her work in reporting on this situation, and helping to bring awareness and understanding to the broader community.

We are deeply grateful to the board of the Horse Rescue Fund for helping cover some of the costs associated with the care of the four relinquished horses, as well as to everyone who generously donated to support their well-being.

But this fight is far from over.

We will not forget what happened here, and we will not allow Animal Welfare Services to escape accountability.

It took far too long for them to respond, despite clear signs of suffering.

The conditions were appalling—no water, no salt, no feed, and no shelter for the majority of the emaciated horses.

These animals should have been seized long before now.

That’s why we are taking action and asking others to join us in calling and emailing those who can bring about change.  Please see the call to action below.  We need your voices now more than ever.

The team at https://horserescuefund.org has begun raising funds to support the Mitchell family in caring for the 4 emaciated horses they convinced Stephanie Redlick to relinquish.

[UPDATE Feb. 17, 2025: Despite a carefully planned and meticulously followed treatment protocol one of the four -- Seattle Sunrise --  was euthanized on the advice of a veterinarian.]

Providing these horses with veterinary care, prescriptions, specialized nutrition and farrier services has already been costly.

Horse Rescue Fund | 2467863 Alberta Society
is a registered foundation at the federal level with the
Canada Revenue Agency and as such,  can issue receipts for donations.
  You can confirm HRF's official status here.

Business/Registration number: 798022307 RR 0001

Contact members of the press, especially those who have a history of writing about animal welfare-related cases.  Share this link - https://banhorseslaughter.com/stephanie-redlick  -- it's been set up specifically to not only raise funds but also awareness with the public and the press.

Share our posts and website on your social media accounts and forward emails.  What's that?  You're not on our email list?  Scroll down.

Pictures and videos on this page are courtesy of Summer Secord, Crystal Mitchell and Celia Carletti.

Press contact: marie@banhorseslaughter.com or phone: 250 801 8231

We have been informed that Stephanie Redlick operates under numerous aliases on Facebook and under “King Farms” on Kijiji.

Despite surrendering four severely emaciated horses and receiving written orders from Ontario’s Animal Welfare Services (AWS) to complete specific tasks by February 20, 2025, at 9:00 a.m., Redlick is still actively listing horses for sale.

It remains unclear whether she has the necessary resources to comply with these orders, including providing essential veterinary care for horses in need.

Following our initial reports, Redlick relocated 16 horses under her so-called care to a property in Port Perry, Ontario. However, she was quickly banned from the premises by the property owners due to non-payment of rent.

Stephanie Redlick hides behind numerous aliases, operating over 30 Facebook accounts and multiple Kijiji profiles under fake names.

People have stayed silent out of fear—because anyone who speaks out about her behaviour becomes a target. Her default tactic is to aggressively smear and discredit anyone who dares to expose the truth.

Precision Stables

King Horse Transport & Hire

King Livestock Transportation

King Farms

Circle R Livestock

Sammy Srz/Sammy Szn (her father)

Mathew Crowe

Anna Koch

Jason Latchford

Silverbrook Farms

Stephanie Redlick has more than a few phone numbers including:

(647) 220-3691 | (437) 600-7158 | (647) 695-3057 | (705) 998-7705 | (613) 263-0641 | (647) 797-0289 | (705) 315-0588 

The team at https://horserescuefund.org has begun raising funds to support the Mitchell family in caring for the 4 emaciated horses they convinced Stephanie Redlick to relinquish.

[UPDATE Feb. 17, 2025: Despite a carefully planned and meticulously followed treatment protocol one of the four -- Seattle Sunrise --  was euthanized on the advice of a veterinarian.]

Providing these horses with veterinary care, prescriptions, specialized nutrition and farrier services has already been costly.

Horse Rescue Fund | 2467863 Alberta Society
is a registered foundation at the federal level with the
Canada Revenue Agency and as such,  can issue receipts for donations.
  You can confirm HRF's official status here.

Business/Registration number: 798022307 RR 0001

Contact members of the press, especially those who have a history of writing about animal welfare-related cases.  Share this link - https://banhorseslaughter.com/stephanie-redlick  -- it's been set up specifically to not only raise funds but also awareness with the public and the press.

Share our posts and website on your social media accounts and forward emails.  What's that?  You're not on our email list?  Scroll down.

Pictures and videos on this page are courtesy of Summer Secord, Crystal Mitchell and Celia Carletti.

Press contact: marie@banhorseslaughter.com or phone: 250 801 8231