ASPCA helps drought-hit US states with $250K hay grant
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) has stepped upwards to aid inwards nineteen states, giving $US250,000 for hay for at-risk horses.
Its equine “Bale-Out” is inwards answer to a severe hay shortage fueled past times a drought, which has seen prices soar.
The ASPCA says it volition give the coin to 53 equine welfare organizations too brute command agencies across the worst-hit states.
The ASPCA said soaring temperatures, widespread drought, wildfires, too export to Asian markets had depleted the provide of hay, creating a desperate ask amidst equine caretakers.
The cost of hay has been driven upward at an alarming rate, equally the provide too character of hay dwindles, amongst bales of hay costing upwards to $25 inwards to a greater extent than or less regions.
“The ASPCA knows of the devastating hardships that the equine community is facing this twelvemonth due to the immense shortages too skyrocketing costs of hay,” said Jacques Schultz, senior manager of the ASPCA Equine Fund.
“Our Hay Bale-Out programme provides the dedicated equine caretakers amongst the funds needed to properly tending for their animals, too nosotros are thankful that nosotros are able to assist those who are struggling to feed their horses too donkeys.”
Diane Zook, president of Montana’s Beartooth Humane Alliance, 1 of the groups receiving a grant, said: “This past times flavor has seen hay production only a 3rd of normal production due to persevering drought conditions.
“We predict the depression inventory too high costs of hay volition brand this an exceptionally challenging wintertime for families already struggling to feed their horses.
“This gift volition allow us to proactively aid qualifying families feed their horses earlier starvation or abandonment occurs.”
In 2011, the ASPCA Equine Fund awarded most $US1.5 1 G 1000 inwards grant funding to 165 non-profit equine welfare organizations inwards 38 states whose focus too expertise is concentrated on reducing the suffering of equines who stimulate got lost their homes or been cruelly treated.
The ASPCA Equine Fund grants programme seeks to accolade equine organizations who strive to accomplish best practices, including audio Equus caballus care, maintenance of updated websites too robust fundraising practices.
The recipients of funds from the ASPCA’s recent Hay Bale-Out include the following:
- All About Equine Animal Rescue, California
- Alliance Equine Rescue too Youth Educational Development Foundation, California
- Amerequine Beauty, California
- Angel Acres Horse Haven Rescue, Pennsylvania
- Angels Havens Horse Rescue, Ohio
- Animal Angels, Texas
- Arizona Equine Rescue Organization, Arizona
- Beartooth Humane Alliance, Montana
- Beauty’s Haven Farm & Equine Rescue, Florida
- Blue Rose Ranch Inc., Colorado
- Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society, Texas
- Charlotte & Arthur Romero Wildlife Foundation, Colorado
- Dreamchasers PMU Rescue too Rehabilitation, Arizona
- Equine Outreach, Oregon
- Equine Rescue Center & Sanctuary, California
- Give Me a Chance Equine Rescue, Arkansas
- Healing Hearts With Horses, Iowa
- Heaven Can Wait, California
- Home At Last Sanctuary, California
- Horse Harbor Foundation, Washington
- Horse Play, Rhode Island
- HorseNet, Maryland
- Horses Of Tir Na Nog, California
- Humane Society of Huron Valley, Michigan
- Humane Society of Missouri, Missouri
- Humanity For Horses, California
- Journeys End Ranch Animal Sanctuary, Arizona
- Lifesavers, California
- Linn County Animal Rescue, Oregon
- Longhopes Donkey Shelter, Colorado
- Meadow Haven Horse Rescue, Texas
- Mitchell Farm Equine Retirement, Connecticut
- Monero Mustangs, New Mexico
- Neigh Savers Foundation, California
- Paco’s Pantry, California
- Reigning Grace Ranch, Arizona
- Reilly’s Ranch-Horse Rescue too Rehab, Texas
- Ruby Ranch Horse Rescue, Colorado
- Sammie’s Friends, California
- Saving Horses, California
- Second Chance Ranch, Washington
- Serenity Acres, New Mexico
- Spirit Acres, Texas
- Spirit of the Hills Wildlife Sanctuary, South Dakota
- Spring Creek Horse Rescue, Colorado
- The Brighter Days Horse Refuge, Texas
- The Florida Research Institute for Equine Nurturing Devel & Saf, Florida
- The Golden Carrot, California
- The Whispering Hope Ranch Foundation, Arizona
- True Blue Animal Rescue, Texas
- United Pegasus Foundation, California
- Wild for Life Foundation, California
- Wyandot County Equine Rescue, Ohio
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