Flood-hit Colorado horses get $5000 for hay

Socks, a Equus caballus caught inwards flooding inwards Colorado, was after rescued too is security too sound.

A $5000 grant volition buy 22 tons of hay for Equus caballus owning families impacted past times recent storms too flooding inwards Colorado.

The grant from The Humane Society of the the States to Colorado Horsecare Foodbank inwards Evergreen, Colorado, a non-profit dedicated to keeping horses amongst their owners throughout Colorado.

“The magnitude of the harm caused past times the floods is far worse than the fires the soil has suffered too on overstep of all the losses, nosotros are bracing for a really mutual frigidity winter,” said Juliana Lehman, founder of Colorado Horsecare Foodbank.

“Colorado Horsecare Foodbank is extremely grateful to have this $5000 grant from The Humane Society of the United States. This grant volition play a meaning component inwards helping the horses too families whose homes too properties were destroyed too damaged.”

Colorado Horsecare Foodbank is i of many equine organizations helping those affected past times the historic flooding across Colorado’s Front Range. The grouping has helped to a greater extent than than 300 families give-up the ghost on their horses past times providing nutrient too veterinarian tending inwards times of need.

Jacquelyn Pyun, Colorado soil managing director for The HSUS said: “It’s of import to us that nosotros back upwards Colorado’s equine community every bit nosotros all recover from the storm’s devastation. By working together, nosotros tin brand certain these horses too their owners bring what they bespeak to start rebuilding their lives.”

A practiced disaster invention is vital to staying safe, too horses require extra consideration because of their size too specific shipping needs. Since in that place isn’t much fourth dimension to intend or human activeness during an emergency, The HSUS recommends taking fourth dimension  to do an effective emergency plan, including a commencement assistance kit, water, hay, feed too medications for several days.

 

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