this is being posted on another horse list. has anyone (in kansas)
heard anything about this? i thought since it involved hackneys
someone might know who it is.
>Subject: Rescue horses
>
>6 weeks ago, 240 horses were found starving in a dry lot about 1 hr west
> of here, in Miami County, KS...The Humane Soc and Horse Aide and Univ of
> KS Vet school all went and "triaged" and sorted and treated and tested
> for EIA and had to put 21 of them down...(nothing contagious, malnourished
> beyond the point of saving).....I had signed up as an adopter ONLY for
> the ones they got down to that no one would want....All available for
>adoption were young and healthy, as all others had been put down that were
not
>salvageable.......The head of the Humane Soc called me today, and they have
>200 left, winter is coming, many, many mares are ready to foal soon, many
>babies in the group, their donated hay is running out, they have NO
>shelter, not even
> a dry place to lay down.....They have all been vac, wormed, feet trimmed,
> treated for whatever minor ailments/injuries they had, coggins tested,
> health certificates for each one with a medical history/age/etc from 6
> weeks ago, they are ready to go....they have not been handled a lot, only
> when being treated and examined....they are all bay colored being Hackney
> horses/ponies, range in size from 13 to 14.2 hands.......the group is asking
> 100 dollars adoption fee to cover all the vac and meds and papers and that
> also includes Horse Aide registration and freeze brand......these horses
> need homes now, they only have a lot with piles of manure and mud, the
> mares have no place to foal.....If you or anyone
> you know can help these poor animals, this is one of if not the largest
> group of abused horses in history, and the rescue groups are running out
> of resources.....The number is:
>
>1-913-397-9770, if after hours, this number rings into the HS director'shome,
>Jodie Kleiner, she has 2 lines and call waiting.....This is a feel good
thing,
>any home will be a better one than they have......Please passalong if you
>will, thanks much.....
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