This page is to help horses are in desperate need of a new home. If you would like a horse, pony, donkey, mule or any equidae that is in a difficult situation added please send a photo and text about the said equidae to info@defendhorsescanada.org and we’ll post them.
And when someone does find a home, please let us know so that we can share the good news!
A group of horses will ship to LPN on Monday (July 30, 2012) if homes can’t be found. They’re located at:
http://www.ottawalivestockexchange.ca/
but you can read more about them here:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.264995130279905.58073.135667943212625&type=1&fb_source=message
From Bright Star Horse Haven Rescue (
http://www.brightstarhorsehaven.org/content/
):
Bedroom Cure Update:
Bedroom Cure continues to improve. The photo below is from 08-Apr-12. Scroll down the page for her intake photos.
Bedroom Cure 08-Apr-12 Photo via Mindy Lovell
EASTER SPECIAL Young horses, ready to train PRICE REDUCEDPlease check out “rescuing horses” web site to find that new friend for life:
http://savinghorses.weebly.com/index.html
As a Sanctuary, R.A.S.T.A. provides a Lifelong Safe Haven and Permanent Home to the many rescued animals in it’s care and thus does not normally adopt out any of it’s animals. However, due to continued space limitations R.A.S.T.A. will be actively seeking adoptive homes for the first time in nearly twelve years in the spring and summer of 2012 for many of it’s larger farm animals including; goats, llamas, donkeys, horses and cows (pigs & potbellied pigs excluded). Please note that we will only consider pleasure homes where the animals will live strictly as pets not to be used for breeding, working or slaughter purposes. Also, as many of the animals have lived together for several years we will require that they remain with their bonded pairs or groups. If you are interested in adopting a farm animal and providing him or her with a Permanent and Loving Home, please contact us.
http://rastarescue.org/?page_id=630
Jasmine and Saffy
Last Chance – $1 (Langley)
Date: 2012-02-29, 7:30PM PST
Reply to: 4mkhr-2878279860@sale.craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
5 yr old OTTB gelding. Was dumped on me and I have tried desperately to get a rescue organization to take him but they won’t. He is a bad cribber and a hard keeper. I have been trying to find him a home for months now and am finally at my end. He will be put down March 15th if someone doesn’t take him. Email for more info but please don’t waste my time if you don’t have the experience for this guy.
Location: Langley
- it’s NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests
PostingID: 2878279860
http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/rds/grd/2878279860.html
New update on Bedroom Cure.
Here are the intake photos for the beautiful, elegant, grand Bedroom Cure. You can see her sad condition, injuries, rain rot, and overall poor condition. You can also see her intelligence and character. So grateful that she was saved and will now get what she deserves.
Update February 22, 2012. Sadly, we understand that Cole and his compaions probably shipped to slaughter although we do not have definite confirmation.
Cole is in a feedlot in BC
Added: 18-Jan-12
My name is Cole, I am currently in a feed lot where they are going me to send for slaughter. Apparently I don’t have much time. I am halter broke, pick up my feet and I love to follow the two nice ladies around the entire time they come to visit me. I have even tried on may occasions to climb into their pockets and get out of here.
They have spray painted two big hearts on me hoping that it will buy me sometime and the men will load a different horse for slaugter instead of me. If anyone is interested in me PLEASE call these girls.
Sincerly
‘Little Cole’
http://calgary.kijiji.ca/c-pets-livestock-for-sale-Please-HELP-Anyone-want-me-W0QQAdIdZ346829817
Yeah Paul, Not all Canadians are bad ppl, I have been a comitted one person activist against animal cruelty and the slaughter issue. But… If we do stop and re-consider our take on slaughter and totally be against horse slaughter the world would be full of horses.There is a better way for the slaughter plants to go about their dirty business but of course being mostly men with tiny men brains it will take awhile to figure out a better way to do it without all the cruelty it involves. I have single handedly saved hundreds of animals from ..” the other alternative” but I am full to capacity and with everyone out there breeding every horse on the face of the planet then there is where the problem lies. I am proud to be Canadian, but I am ashamed for those who are not.
Don’t you realize that by shutting down the slaughter houses in the States that the number of slaughter horses doubled because the value of horses dived after that. Since they had lost their value they weren’t worth the cost of feed, etc. and MANY more (some say over double) were sent to other countries for slaughter; not to mention the thousands turned loose to fend for themselves. Read the article in the last APHA Journal; they explain it well.
I am a small horse resque in Az. Hay is now 26 a bale.People are turning horse loose to starve. I dont like slaughter either.But in less we get that the problem is breeding every horse that can have a foal. Slaughter is better than starving. We have need anti breeding laws for over 60 years FOR HORSES<DOGS and CATS!!!! Stop over breeding now. Good enought to love dousnt mean good enought to breed. There are not homes for 100,000 of animals born daily!Aded to the problem, in meny state you are called a colleter if you have over so meny aninamals and the so called Human soicity takes them FROM LOVING HOMES AND KILLS THEM!!!
Cole above has been adopted by the girl who posted the ad. She is working as the trustee with another person that bails out horses from a kill buyer and they are located in Calgary.
Being that the girl got back to me and told me that she had adopted Cole, I advised her to not work hand in hand with the kill buyer as he makes profit on each horse just to replace it with two others and for $500 and up that was pretty good money. I also advised her to go to auctions and get the horses from there rather than to wait and buy it from the meat man. They have opened a rescue in Calgary, but I am not sure of the outcome as of if they still buy from the meat man or from auction. I know a few weeks ago they had 17 horses bought from the meat man that were up for adoption. The problem is that those people did not know any better and thought they are doing a great favor to the horses, but after explaining to them, they figured it out and I do hope the next horses they take in are from auction direct…even if that means horses like Cole will be sold for meat.
I realize that they are taking advantage of people’s emotional ties to trying to save a horse. But, if you have the money to save a horse from slaughter, I would beg you to do it if that is what it takes to save the horse. There is always a way to stop a person like that if you pay attention. If they are doing one thing wrong, the probably do many things wrong that can stop their ability to handle horses at all, especially selling them. I hope everyone doesn’t feel that turning your back on horses that belong to the “meat man” is the best way, well it certainly isn’t best for the horses. That is one of the problems, no one is putting horses and their needs first. We have seen the horses right before the slaughter house gets them – and for some miracle they are sold to people who are trying to get them back into condition and adopted or they keep them. The condition of most of the horses that do arrive at slaughter may be they are young and have some weight on them; but the transporting them from the U.S. to Canada always causes damage. At most sales the horses are slated for sale for slaughter and left without food or water for days until they finally arrive at the slaughter facility. Injuries are not attended to and infections could be anywhere in the horse by then. Really, from America to you, I thank you for trying to stop horses slaughter, but I hope that we can stop Canada, Mexico or any other country from buying any horses for slaughter from the U.S. Thank you.
Like it or not people its a necessary evil. What makes a horse more valuable than a cow? pig? or chicken? My problem with slaughter of any animal is that its not always done with respect to the animal or as quick and painless as it should be…
Horses have worked for us for thousands of years! They have let us ride upon their backs into battle, competitions or for pleasure, pulled ploughs and wagons and they have been abused and killed because of us! Horses dont deserve to be killed and eaten that is like killing your best friend and eating them! DISGUSTING! I cant believe people who think its a necassary evil! I am against horse slaughter and hope it is banned sooner than later! So there i have finished my rant!
Well said, Ceire, I agree with everything you said.
And most of that “meat” is shipped to European and asian countries….
Paul Its not that Canada is a sick country, its the C.F.I.A and the Canadian Govt., in particular the minister who heads the Dept of agriculture. The vet. and minister are busy pandering to BIG AGRI. Total CONTEMPT for PUBLIC OPINION that is clearly OPPOSED to this barbaric industry. I THINK THE WORD FOR IT IS DICTATORSHIP, YOU KNOW THE ONE THAT WAS TOSSED IN LIBIA..
canda is a sick country
Dear Paul,
There are thousands and thousands of animal rights people in Canada trying to help horses as well as many other animals. The pending end of the seal hunt is in no small part due to the perseverence of animal rights people in Canada. The majority of Canadians are against horse slaughter. Canada is not a sick country. The current government in Canada is disgusting and that is part of the problem. Please don’t paint every Canadian with the same brush. You lose credibility when you do that. Tackle the problem itself, not the majority of the country that is trying to save horses.
I agree 100% with Karen. Thanks again, I am a proud Canadian, and I do NOT support any type of animal slaughter, and I am one amongst many in Canada that wants to put an end to slaughter.
Sorry but i have to dissagree i am Canadian and own horses n have a friend with a huge rescue and it is overwhelming for her trying to save all these horses on donations alone.I have very many friends with horses and we LOVE them all n ALL HORSES. WE DO NOT AGREE WITH THE HORSE SLAUGHTER ANYWHERE (INCLUDING CANADA) We sign petitions all the time n we just cannot stop it. We have to fight for them because they cannot them selves. Canadians love their horses more then we love some people!
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It won’t matter what color the horse is if its healthy it will be slaughtered .
My Question is Ive been told they dont slaughter gray horses is this true? I dont know who to trust.
It was a kijiji ad.. Email isn’t posted you reply and that is sent to the person who posted the ad.
That ad is down but the posters have another ad up with phone numbers and their names… So might not be a scam.. Most scammers wouldn’t put that up… But having said that buying a horse from the feedlot is IMO putting money in the kill buyers pocket. It’s like a puppy mill, yes you’ve saved that one… But you gave him more money to go out and buy slaughter horses with
This Cole is one of the horses at a local facility who tries to sell the horses before they go to slaughter and as far as I am informed, they are owned by a kill buyer who uses two ladies to sell them between $300 and up. For the colt in the picture, he will most likely not bring more than a $150 by the pound.
I wrote to the ad and ask if he is gelded and that I would take him if he would be $100…no answer. Many kill buyers are out there who try to make a buck on their horses by appealing to people like us, who try to safe as many as possible. If you buy one it will be replaced by another one. At auction you would most likely only pay a $75 per horse and once it is bought by the kb it will be twice to three times as much, often more if it is broke to ride. Just my opinion. yes we should safe as many as we can, but honest….helping the kb to make a quick buck…..if he replaces one with another anyways…..
LMAO You guys need to know what it takes to actually buy a horse! Even from kill buyers you are still spending WAY more then $75.00! You pay PER POUND, just like the auction houses do. Meat prices fluctuate so depending on the day is what a meat buy would pay, as for them selling, they will always turn a small profit which actually makes sense as they are still supplying feed and fuel, vehicle maitanance, fencing etc it all costs. An average horse from auction and or kill buyers is minimum $700-$900 that is normal. And just so you all know Coal is alive and well. He is on my property in Alberta and is coming along nicely. He will be ready for training shortly and it turns out he happens to be papered to the eyeballs so that was a nice surprise. And he WAS purchased through the lady who was allowed to go into the feed lot to buy horses out of and give them a “second” chance.
garbage. $700-$900 at auction of from kill buyers. Last info I got is that a killbuyer is not going to pay more than $150. Horses at auction come as cheap as $75 and no kill buyer will bid on a horse that is not worth the pound and as far pounds go, .30cents per pound. Maybe you want to get your info from somebody who knows about auction and kill buyers.
Really? You have the horse and you laugh at people who are genuinely concerned about the activity at these sale auctions and the people who rip others off when we are trying to save horses? Just the idea that the horse is ok brought a smile to my face – and I am happy for the horse. But you should know that we all try to save horses from a fate worse than anything I have ever seen a horse suffer, horse slaughter. Please understand that people need professional attitudes when dealing with horse rescue. Thank you for saving the horse! That was a terrific wonderful story – the part that he is happy and has a good home. Thank you!
This is a hoax,we emailed and called and nothing.
One friend got an email back with “cole is adopted but if you pick an other one,we transport for small extra fee.
ADOPTER BE AWARE!!!
Hello. Where was the email address? I don’t recall seeing it on the ad when it was originally posted?
IN MY PRAYERS TO BE ADOPTED FOREVER X
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