Groups join ASPCA initiative to help ex racehorses

Fourteen rescue groups inwards the States choose joined an first to aid thoroughbred racehorses retired from the track.

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) said the groups were business office of its Million Dollar Rescuing Racers Initiative, directly inwards its tertiary year.

The grants plan aids inwards the rescue together with rehabilitation of retired racehorses to salve them from slaughter, retraining the horses for other equine endeavours together with giving them a novel lease on life for events or pleasance riding.

“Too often, thoroughbreds destination upwardly at livestock auctions — or worse, are sent to slaughterhouses when their racing days are over,” said Jacque Schultz, senior managing director of the ASPCA Equine Fund.

“There has been around emphasis on increasing the industry’s commitment to after-care for retired racers lately, simply the distressing truth is these non-profits are yet constantly struggling to detect the funding to salve to a greater extent than horses.

“We are thrilled to render this chance to aid those organizations working to transition ex-racers out of the racing stable together with into someone’s demo barn or farm paddock.”

The organizations joining the listing of thoroughbred rescues together with sanctuaries every bit business office of the ASPCA Million Dollar Rescuing Racers Initiative for 2012 are:

• The Communication Alliance to Network Thoroughbred Ex-Racehorses (CANTER), amongst affiliates inwards Ariz., Calif., Ky., Mich., Middle Atlantic, New England together with Ohio;
• Equine Encore Foundation inwards Ariz.;
• The Exceller Fund inwards Ky.;
• Finger Lakes Thoroughbred Adoption Program, Inc. inwards N.Y.;
• Harry A. Biszantz Memorial Center for Thoroughbred Retirement DBA Tranquility Farm inwards Calif.;
• Illinois Equine Humane Center;
• Kentucky Equine Humane Center, Inc.;
• MidAtlantic Horse Rescue, Inc. inwards Md.;
• New Vocation Racehorse Adoption Thoroughbred Program inwards Ohio together with other locations;
• New Vocation Racehorse Adoption Standardbred Program inwards Ohio together with other locations;
• Oklahoma Thoroughbred Retirement Program LTD;
• ReRun, Inc. inwards N.J. together with N.Y.;
• Southern California Thoroughbred Rescue; and
• TROTT USA (Training Racehorses off the Track) inwards Calif.

The selected recipients volition each have a grant ranging from $US5000 to $US35,000.

The grant funding helps the groups increase capacity for rescuing to a greater extent than horses, together with primarily focuses on preparation together with rehabilitation costs such every bit dental care, therapeutic shoeing, together with boarding to recover from career-ending injuries.

“While around grants volition aid those horses beingness cared for inwards sanctuaries, nosotros focused on placement programs that tin forcefulness out arrange to a greater extent than retirees inwards the long-run,” said Schultz. “The ASPCA is proud to aid them responsibly construct their capacity to salve to a greater extent than racehorses.”

“The ASPCA’s back upwardly has really helped force our marketing efforts frontwards for our thoroughbreds,” said Bev Strauss of MidAtlantic Horse Rescue, i of 6 organizations selected inwards the kickoff yr of the first to have larger grants over a two-to-three yr span.

“There is a existent groundswell bringing dorsum thoroughbreds inwards the sport together with pleasance Equus caballus world, together with inwards my opinion, the ASPCA’s Million Dollar Rescuing Racers Initiative provided the impetus for this movement.”

Last year, the ASPCA Equine Fund awarded around $US1.5 i thou m inwards grant funding to 165 non-profit equine welfare organizations inwards 38 states whose focus together with expertise is concentrated on reducing the suffering of equines who choose lost their homes or been cruelly treated.

The ASPCA Equine Fund grants plan seeks to abide by equine organizations who strive to hit best practices, including audio Equus caballus care, maintenance of updated websites together with robust fundraising practices.

 

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