Faces of Agriculture

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Click here for a list of
websites that frequently
link to articles related to the
issue of the unwanted horse

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Groups actively involved in horse-related work

We have developed this list for informational purposes only. We do not accept responsibility for accuracy of information presented at these web sites, nor do we state agreement or disagreement with their position statements.

www.afac.ab.ca
Alberta Farm Animal Care, horse welfare report

http://www.aaep.org/images/files/2008%20MemDirEandPGuideFINAL.pdf
Position statements related to ethical guidelines

http://www.aaep.org/index.php
American Association of Equine Practitioners

www.horsecouncil.org
American Horse Council

www.animals-angels.com
Animals’ Angels USA – monitoring transportation & auction house conditions for livestock

http://www.avma.org/issues/animal_welfare/unwanted_horses_faq.asp
Frequently asked questions about the unwanted horse issue

http://www.avma.org/issues/policy/animal_welfare/transport_horses.asp
Issues related to transport

http://www.avma.org/issues/animal_welfare/unwanted_horses_news_articles.asp
Links to articles related to both sides and neutral positions as well
AVMA (American Veterinary Medical Association)

http://www.animalwelfarecouncil.com/
Animal Welfare Council

http://www.awionline.org/
Animal Welfare Institute

www.canterusa.org
CANTER – providing new careers to Thoroughbreds retiring from racing

http://www.donatemyhorse.com/index.htm
“The #1 place to donate a horse or adopt a horse online”

http://www.equinestudies.umd.edu/
Equine studies at the University of Maryland

http://www.fingerlakestap.org/
Finger Lakes Thoroughbred Adoption Program

http://www.homesforhorses.org/
Homes for Horses Coalition

http://www.extension.org/horses
Horse Quest – information portal for credible, reliable equine information

www.hsus.org
Humane Society of the United States

www.equitationscience.com The mission of ISES is to promote the application of objective research and advanced practice which will ultimately improve horse welfare.

www.kentuckyhorse.org
Kentucky Horse Council

www.wildhorserescue.org/unwanted.htm
Lifesavers Wild Horse Rescue

www.myhorseuniversity.com
My Horse University – online equine learning opportunities

WWW.OHIOHORSEMANSCOUNCIL.COM
Ohio Horseman’s Council

www.rerun.org
Rerun – Thoroughbred adoption program

http://www.thoroughbredcharities.org/
Thoroughbred Charities of America

http://www.unwantedhorsecoalition.org/
Unwanted Horse Coalition

http://www.unwantedhorsecoalition.org/?id=7&s=4
Unwanted Horse Coalition – Rescue/retirement facilities by state

http://www.vetsforequinewelfare.org/white_paper.php
Veterinarians for Equine Welfare

From a boarding
stable owner

"As a boarding stable owner, we have more slow and or "no pays" then ever before. We also have owners who have "disappeared" and basically abandoned their horses. With hay, shavings, fuel and feed prices skyrocketing as well as a massive increase in the minimum wage it has placed a huge financial burden on the barn owners. The horses still have to be cared for at someone's expense. When owners don't pay it the boarding stable is forced to cover the extra costs. In the past, there was some possibility of recovering some or all of the past due bill by a legally forced sale of the horse. With prices of horses very low and no real way to dispose of older, unsound or useless horses this is no longer an option.

I also read somewhere that horse auctions were in real trouble due to extremely low prices (some as low as $5 per horse) and many horses were being abandoned at some of the auction houses.

I am not a 'pro slaughter' person but even so ... I think it IS a necessary evil. I would rather see horses humanely slaughtered than what many of them are going through now that it has been banned. My concerns would be that they be hauled in an appropriate trailer/truck and that there is someone at the slaughter houses making sure that there is no more stress placed on the horses then necessary. Ten years ago I don't think any of us saw this coming as a major issue in the horse industry."