NETRC Accepts 100th Retired Racehorse
Edited Press Release
May 12, 2012
In 2011, the organization placed 30 Thoroughbreds in approved homes and maintained an average herd size of 24.
In 2011, the organization placed 30 Thoroughbreds in approved homes and maintained an average herd size of 24.
The complaint alleges that for years the TRF took in far more horses than it could afford to support.
Mark Marohn, DVM, was convicted of maltreating six horses, one of which he tried to use to pull an automobile.
The new group is designed to expand options for ex-racehorses and the demand for the breed in horse shows.
The ASPCA provided $1,682,352 in the form of 183 grants to support equine rescue groups in 38 states in 2011.
The USDA recently funded a study to determine who is relinquishing horses to rescues and who is adopting them.
The goal of the aftercare subcommittee is to work toward a national solution to industry-wide issues.
“A Home For Every Horse” seeks to place, foster, and sponsor America’s 170,000 unwanted horses.
The alliance will serve as the accrediting body for aftercare facilities that care for retired Thoroughbreds.
Saylor will match any gift to the “Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation Saylor Challenge,” up to $50,000.
The board of directors of the New York Thoroughbred Breeders (NYTB) voted to donate $10,000 to the TRF.
The deadline for spring vaccines through the Unwanted Horse Veterinary Relief Campaign (UHVRC) is Feb. 1.
An Amish teenager has pleaded guilty to abandoning a 9-year-old Standardbred horse outside a Wal-Mart store.
The 34 allegedly maltreated horses, donkeys, and mules are receiving veterinary and other rehabilitative care.
The $4,000 grant will be used to buy hay for the organization’s rescued horses.
The donation honors the colt Hansen’s win in the 2011 Grey Goose Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Stakes.
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