Two discount gelding programs press on

A patient at the Ramona, California, gelding clinic.

A low-cost gelding computer program inwards California is expanding into other states.

The intelligence comes every bit the Unwanted Horse Coalition, which runs its ain gelding program, announced it had secured funding to choke along its work.

The California programe is run past times the National Equine Resource Network (NERN) too has already gelded to a greater extent than than 150 horses inwards the Earth this year. It announced its expansion to other states this fall.

“Our destination has ever been to prepare a model that volition operate anywhere,” NERN executive manager Shirley Puga said.

“We believe that amongst the success of our airplane pilot computer program inwards California we’ve done but that. Now it’s fourth dimension to take away keep it on the road.”

NERN’s depression damage gelding clinics take away keep allowed Equus caballus owners, struggling inwards the miserable economy, to geld their horses through  leading equine vets for $US75 per brute – a nominal fee compared to the average damage for this physical care for of $US150 to $US300 or more.

Since March of 2011 a total of 242 horses take away keep been gelded inwards heavily equine populated communities throughout California. In a globe where at that topographic point aren’t plenty proficient homes for existing horses, this represents nearly 1200 hereafter foals that won’t hold out sired.

The out-of-state clinics volition engage non-profit equine rescues too equine veterinarians every bit partners. The commencement such hospital volition hold out held this September inwards Washington State.

The Washington clinic, scheduled for September 8 too 9, volition hold out co-hosted past times iii Equus caballus rescue affiliates – Horse Harbor Foundation inwards Kitsap County, Sunrise Equine Rescue inwards Mason County, too Center Valley Animal Rescue inwards Jefferson County.

In add-on to autumn clinics inwards California too Washington, NERN is organizing a two-day hospital inwards Nevada, too likewise exploring opportunities inwards other western states.

Meanwhile, the Unwanted Horse Coalition (UHC) says it volition hold out able to choke along its Operation Gelding computer program thank yous to a  donation from the American Association of Equine Practitioners Foundation (AAEP).

The Operation Gelding computer program provides funds too materials to help organizations, associations too events that wishing to sponsor clinics to which Equus caballus owners tin convey their stallions to hold out castrated.

Since the computer program began inwards September 2010, it has assisted inwards gelding 489 stallions too has provided $US24,450 inwards grant coin to organizations that take away keep hosted Operation Gelding castration clinics.

The AAEP Foundation volition donate $US15,000 to the program.

The coalition volition furnish information too forms necessary to bear a clinic, along amongst seed coin to defray the costs.

Funds of $US50 per Equus caballus gelded amongst a $US1000 maximum volition hold out awarded to groups in ane trial a year.

Assistance volition hold out awarded on a commencement come, commencement served basis, dependent area to available resources.

Organizations tin apply past times filling out the Operation Gelding Funding Form provided past times the coaltion. Funds volition hold out awarded in ane trial the hospital is consummate too a veterinary controversy is provided. Any organization, association or number tin participate inwards the program.

In add-on to Operation Gelding, the coalition is offering the resourceful guidebook, “How to Start too Run a Rescue”, written past times Dr Jennifer Williams of Lone Star Equine Rescue too Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society, for $US20, including transportation too handling. All of the proceeds from sales of the majority volition larn straight to the Operation Gelding program.

Upcoming Operation Gelding clinics volition hold out held inwards the autumn inwards New Mexico, Michigan, Washington, Oklahoma, too Maryland.

 

For to a greater extent than information on Operation Gelding or how to buy How to Start too Run a Rescue delight contact Ericka Caslin, UHC director, at ecaslin@horsecouncil.org or 202-296-4031. Visit the UHC website at: www.unwantedhorsecoalition.org.

Visit NERN’s website at www.nationalequine.org for a electrical flow schedule of clinics or contact the grouping at nationalequine@gmail.com to require nearly participation. To date, the NERN Gelding Program has received fiscal back upwardly from One Horse At Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Time, BiSaddular, Tigertail Foods, Honest Kitchen too GreaterGood.Org. Further back upwardly is needed to help NERN inwards expanding the program. Tax deductible donations tin hold out made straight though its website.

 

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