Angel Acres - Why Us?! - Jo D. (angelacreshorsehaven) Journal on ZooToo

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Angel Acres - Why Us?!

Posted by Jo D. (angelacreshorsehaven) in Shelter Makeover

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Apr '09

11:58pm

We have had several, actually quite few of the cat shelter supporters, email and ask why they should vote for us.

One reason: we rescue slaughter bound horses.

Anothe reason: Angel Acres is about helping all horses, we will use this opportunity to raise awareness for ALL horse groups around the country.

We also rescue a ton of cats! They are dropped off at our place or they show up and have babies that we take care of, and nurse back to health. One cat showed up and had to be taken to er vet and was there for two days, but he survived and we are now working on a home for him.

Its late and I will post more tomorrow. Why not check out our video and see what we do? Also, Fox News was out today (I am going home tomorrow from NV) and did a story with our volunteers...will post a link to that soon.

Be sure to consider us for some of your votes!

Have a great Sunday!

Jo :o)
Angel Acres Horse Haven Rescue

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Posted by bakespace
7 months ago

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Jo I'm with you.. you see first hand weekly how breeders would rather sell a horse for $200 than to relocate it to a good home. It's sad that animals trust us so. How can we earn you more points during makeover contest? Is it just the vote that counts or other stuff on the site?

Posted by lulu66
7 months ago

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There was a need in the past to rescue "slaughter bound" horses such as those at the New Holland PA auctions. But thanks to changes in federal law and the demise of all US horsemeat slaughter houses, there is no longer such an urgent need. It is one thing to say you rescue abandoned horses but to play upon the heartstrings and thoughts of "horsemeat" for supper is not only wrong but disingenuous and misleading to readers of zootoo.

Posted by Jo D. (angelacreshorsehaven)
7 months ago

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You have NO idea what you are talking about. 106,000 horses were exported last year (AWI has complete info) for slaughter for human consumption. They were sent to a horrible death in Mexico where they are stabbed repeatedly or Canada where they are shot and then slaughtered.

Seems you were sent her to trash me specifically...so who are you really? Where's your picture?

Posted by Caron W. (ArtsofEden)
7 months ago

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Oh my! Do you honestly think slaughter ended because those plants were shut down? What it actually did was send them all on a more excrusiating journey being hauled in trailers way to small, cramped way to full and without food and water among other things. It is far from over for the horse...