HORSE RESCUES
We are providing a very small list of equine rescues and sanctuaries.
If the organization is listed on this page (or not) we strongly suggest that you carefully vet any rescue or sanctuary before dontating, or surrendering an equine, or adopting a horse or other equine.
Each of the rescues/organizations has, as far as we can tell, charitable status in Canada or the United States BUT again, please do your own research.
This is by no means a complete list, NOR does this list mean that we endorse these organizations.
If you have others you’d suggest we list, please feel free to contact us.
Most rescues and sanctuaries are constantly on the look out for volunteers.
Even if you don’t have hands on experience with equines you may have other skill sets that can be advantageous to an organization.
Don’t be shy, reach out, ask what they need help with.
CANADA
UNITED STATES
Very special thanks to Lindsay Morris for helping with this page.
USA TODAY: Horses go from Racetracks to Slaughterhouses
Re-post worthy article and VIDEO from USA TODAY.FORNEY, Texas — Mike McBarron stepped out of the 96-degree heat and into a shed on his feedlot after loading 37 horses onto a truck. They were headed to Mexico, where they would be slaughtered and shipped around the...
Draft Horses Butchered for Sushi
Very special thanks to Maggie Hinton of Canadians Against Horse Abuse who writes: Many Canadians and Americans do not realize that even though horse slaughter is currently not allowed in the United States, horses from both countries are slaughtered in Canada for...
Deadline to Help Horses Looming
The Member of Parliament Petition (E-2410) put forward in 2020 by Shelley Grainger has closed. It closed with a very respectable 4,632 signatures, and it was presented to Members of Parliament in the House of Commons. HOWEVER as of March 2021 another Member of...
31 Ponies Saved BUT Funding Still Needed
Photo courtesy of Rebecca Sanesh of Humanity for Horses Rescue and Rehab.Special thanks to Sarah Stewart and Patti Lippert for making us aware of this story. Equestrian Canada warns that due to income losses associated with Covid-19 many horses in Canada could be in...
Please Vote for Animal Law Lawyer Rebeka Breder
As you follow along with Canadian Horse Defence Coalition and their mission to ban horse slaughter for human consumption, you will notice that Rebeka Breder is the lawyer who is handling a lawsuit appeal on behalf of CHDC against the Canadian Government. (CHDC is...
Thank you Jann Arden
Once again we'd like to thank Jann Arden for all she does to help support the banning of horse slaughter for human consumption. American horses are routinely exported to Mexico and to Canada to be slaughtered. Horses raised in Canada, including pet horses and...
NEW T-shirt Benefits Horse Rescues & Banning Horse Slaughter
VERY special thanks to Patti Lippert for all that she does for so many. Patti is tireless in her efforts to support horse AND donkey rescues. She's also constantly working to help protect wild horses, and is a dedicated advocate for the banning of horse slaughter...
Covid 19 Causing Horse Owners Challenges and Scam Warning
I believe that we can all relate to how some may be facing financial hardships during this global pandemic, including horse owners and those who run, for example riding stables and horse rescues.CBC has featured several articles in the past month including......
Maclean’s: Canada is Go-To of Horse Meat
Photo by: Jen OsborneMaclean’s: Canada is Go-To of Horse Meat "These activists are trying to change that. The Canadian Horse Defence Coalition is waging a court battle to end Canada’s role as an exporter of live horses and frozen horsemeat for human consumption."...
