More Horses Homeless
A recent story points out that the economy is affecting even horses. The story from the Journal Gazette in Fort Wayne, Ind., states that the economy is part of the reason for an increase in abandoned horses and court-ordered rescues. Horses can be expensive to keep because of the need for space to keep them in, medical care and food.
This is probably putting a strain on rescue operations as well, which often operate on donations and the kindness of others, just like the myriad of other animal rescue operations.
The story also states that a 2006 federal law banning the slaughter of horses for human consumption may also have something to do with the strain on rescue operations. People are now faced with the cost of putting the animals down at the end of their life rather than sending them to slaughter houses.
We’ve had several horses rescued in Oklahoma in the last several years too including some rescued earlier this year and taken to Blaze’s Tribute Equine Rescue.
It seems a shame to have these beautiful animals suffering.
- Staff Writer Dawn Marks
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