Horse Rescue and Domestic Violence: The Same but Different

The numbers are staggering.

Unwanted horses have traditionally been sent to “the killers.”

With the cessation of legal equine slaughter in the United States in 2007, thousands of these animals have been either transported to Mexico or Canada for slaughter, turned loose to starve to death, or been lucky enough to end up at a horse rescue operation. As the American economy nosedived, the incidence of abandonment increased and equine rescues across the country experienced an explosion of animals that needed care.

Hundreds of these programs exist in the U.S. and Canada (as well as other countries). Some are large operations with hundreds of acres, while most are modest farms and ranches trying desperately to accommodate every equine that arrives. Almost without exception, these programs are non-profit and depend on donations and volunteer support.

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Every year, 3.9 million women (7%) are physically abused by their partners. That works out to an attack every 9 seconds.  42% of female murder victims are killed by their intimate partners. One in 5 women who are victimized reported that it had happened at least 3 times in a consecutive period of 6 months.

Over 1,600 domestic violence shelters exist in the U.S. alone; this data from 2005 only reflects those programs that offer emergency services. Most programs are non-profit.

The prospect of violence, abandonment, neglect, or abuse for either human or beast is a terrifying thing. Please consider giving a portion of your charitable donations to one of these worthy programs. Thank you!

I am pledging a portion of Rescue Me sales to help women and horses in unfortunate and dangerous circumstances.

Rescue Me ~ Now available on Amazon.com, Kindle, and the author's website; available in other e-reader formats on Smashwords .


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