Horse Adoption
It is the Healing Hearts Equine Rescue (HHER) policy to attempt to place each horse in the home best suited to the individual horse. In addition, horses adopted from HHER cannot be resold, given away or used for breeding. The horse cannot be relocated from the original approved facility without the permission of the HHER.
There are other great ways to help out without making a long term commitment of adoption! Volunteer!!!
Report an Abuse
Most Animal Control and Sheriff's departments though, don't have facilities suitable for housing horses. That is where equine welfare groups come in; we provide the housing needed after surrender or during prosecution of cruelty cases in local courts.
Law enforcement officers cannot investigate if you don't let them know there is a problem. So the best way that you can help is to report the situation.
Please don't assume that someone else will do it! If everyone else has that same idea, the situation will not get reported, plus the more complaints registered about the situation, the more likely you are to see timely results.
Most counties have an Animal Control department or at least a designated AC Officer or Animal Warden. If you can't find a number for an AC department, check with your county sheriff's office. More often than not, the AC officer falls under his/her management. You can visit the National Association of Counties to find listings of county websites that will assist you in finding the proper contacts.
When you call to report a suspected case of abuse, be ready to provide as many details as possible: where is the horse located, including an address or good directions; what the problem is and long the situation has existed;
a description of the horse; and contact information of other people who have witnessed the problem. You may also want to provide a phone number for a horse rescue facility, if any, or for an equine verterinarian in case the AC officer has little experience with horses.
The bottom line is this: you are the abused horse's first line of communication with someone who can help. Don't let him down!!
More resources can be found on the Resources page.
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