Speak Up For Horses, Inc.
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CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail: info@speakupforhorses.org
MEDIA STORIES
Secret Slaughter - They eat horses, don't they? Cincinnati City Beat 1/10/07
Speak Up for Horses - New horse rescue group starts after carnage on Ind. 1 The Dearborn County Register 12/1/06
Horse slaughter story 'wildly inacccurate' Horsetalk.co.nz 3/21/07 by John Holland
DESCRIPTION OF RESCUE
We Speak Up for Horses bound for slaughter and those neglected, abused, or discarded by rescuing and rehoming these horses. We also educate the public about horse slaughter, horse welfare laws, and what it means to be a responsible horse owner. Our work is driven by the belief that education seeds compassion, a life-long commitment to our horses and a respect for all life.
Speak Up For Horses (founded in 2006) is a 501c3 registered non profit with the primary mission to educate the public on the plight caused by an unknowing public, by inadequate horse welfare laws, and by the woeful enforcement of existing laws at the federal, state, and local levels.
Our name says it all: Speak Up For Horses!
ONGOING PROJECTS
1) Education: Speak Up For Horses has an ongoing interest in developing and offering educational programs about responsible horse ownership, abuse and neglect prevention, and horse slaughter awareness. With your help, we one day want to acquire a farm that will serve as an equine educational facility for a variety of publics.
2) Bundles of Books: To address the dual problem of lack of funding for books in both school and public libraries, as well as the lack of horse oriented books in many libraries, Speak Up For Horses donates horse-oriented books to underfunded libraries in an attempt to encourage a love of horses in children of all ages.
3) Rescue: Speak Up For Horses will act to rescue horses from problematic situations when funding and resources permit.
4) Legislation: Speak Up For Horses is committed to supporting and promoting legislation at the federal, state, and local level for better humane enforcement laws as well as The American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act.
HAPS IRISH PUB
Winning Thoroughbred Found Starving
Former Champion Race Rescued Fox 19 WXIX Cincinnati
Rescued Race Horse Doing Better Fox 19 WXIX Cincinnati
Update on Rescued Race Horse Hap's Irish Pub Fox 19 WXIX Cincinnati
Rescue Horse's Story Illustrates Importance of Estate Planning The Horse 7/5/08
HARRISON COUNTY NEGLECT CASE
Harrison County Kentucky Cruelty Case: History and Updates
Last October, Speak Up For Horses was contacted by a group of concerned citizens about 40 or so shockingly emaciated horses near Cynthiana Kentucky. Unfortunately, the local authorities had been unwilling to do anything about these horses at that time.
The neighbors told us they had been purchasing hay to feed them, but the drought had made hay hard to come by and too expensive. So we purchased some hay and started feeding the horses at the fence. The owners knew we were feeding them and allowed us to do so. Since we were unable to get local animal control to get involved, we went to the Kentucky State Police. While they were not particularly inclined to investigate since our concerns involved horses not people, eventually they did do a thorough investigation. Our photographs and one incredibly passionate officer made our case and in early November the owners were charged with eight counts of animal cruelty.
ADOPTED
Frosty, who gave birth to a beautiful baby in her new home:
