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.
YOUR HELP IS NEEDED NOW
4 YOUNG HORSES IN A KILL PEN NEED HELP NOW!Sometimes we have opportunities to buy horses on death's doorstep. YOUNG, healthy horses who are about to be slaughtered for human consumption. This is one of those times. 4 young horses are sitting in a Canadian kill pen...
BOUVRY HORSE SLAUGHTER PLANT
GRAPHIC VIDEOS FROM BOUVRY FEEDLOTYes, both of the following videos are hard to watch, but if nothing else please consider playing the longer one and listening to the voice-over without watching the video.With very special thanks to Animal Welfare Foundation |...
MP SPONSORED FIREWORKS PETITION
NOT ALL PETITIONS ARE CREATED EQUALIf you are an animal lover you know how hard fireworks are on dogs and cats, horses and other pets - even people are triggered by the loud noises created by fireworks - and what about farm animals and wild animals and birds? The...
HUMANITY FOR HORSES
YOU CAN HELP TURN $1,000 INTO $2,000Humanity for Horses a rescue/sanctuary in British Columbia has an anonymous donor who will kick in $1,000 if the rescue raises $1,000 before Friday! Yes, we know, that's tomorrow. Every dollar helps reach the goal of $1,000 which...
MINISTER OF AG RESPONDS
MAUREEN HARPER VETERINARIAN (RETIRED) FORMERLY WITH CFIA COMMENTS ON RESPONSE Remember the petition that we shamelessly flogged and promised had clout because it was sponsored by a Member of Parliament? Well it closed, and thanks to you, it's been presented in...
WILD VS FERAL HORSES
SO, IN CANADA -- ARE THEY WILD OR FERAL?You may have noticed since the shooting earlier this month of 17 wild horses in British Columbia, Canada that there's been an increase in the chatter about whether horses in British Columbia and other parts of Canada who run...
WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
30 HOURS NO FOOD | NO WATER | NO VET CARETHANK YOU to all who worked together to create this story in the Winnipeg Free Press. It's well-written, tugs at the heartstrings, and provides facts and figures. Canadian and want to know what you can do to help ban the...
TATTOO SAVES HORSE
A SOFT LANDING | HAPPY ENDINGAlong with all our initiatives here at Ban Horse Slaughter - all the ways we are working to put an end to the slaughter of horses in Canada - including horses imported from the USA - slaughter for any purpose -- we LOVE sharing happy...
17 HORSES SHOT
RCMP INVESTIGATE SHOOTING OF 17 WILD HORSES ON CROWN LANDMarch 14, 2023March 15, 2023The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP ) in British Columbia, Canada say that 17 horses are dead after being shot on Crown land west of Kamloops. The Tk’emlups Rural RCMP say...