35+ Starving Animals Need Our Help

[Omaha Steve]

A Place To Heal
Bill & Genea Stoops, Owners
27821 US Hwy 34
Glenwood, IA 51534
712-527-3721 (Rescue/Shelter)
712-355-3721 (Cell)
www.hoovespaws.org
Hooves & Paws Rescue, Inc. Is A Non-Profit 501 (c)(3) Corporation
All Donations Are Tax Deductible As Allowed By Law
We Are A No Kill Rescue & Shelter
For Horses & Large Breed Dogs

Urgent - Please Cross Post

November 16, 2010

Dear Family & Friends,

We have been contacted to help approximently 35+ Quarter Horses that have been neglected & starved. Included in this herd are handful of Stallions, several Mommy mares with new babies on their side. Some as young as (2) months old, yearlings and many bred mares. So when I say 35+ this is because all of the mares that are bred. They are going to count as two. At this time we can't give the location out where the horses are at for their safety. We will be sharing more information very soon. We are desperate for many items to help these horses when they are ready to be moved and we need your help. Please, even if you can't help by fostering or adopting a horse there are many other items we need to save these horses.

We need to hear from everyone ASAP so that we can get everything ready to go and in place so that when we get the word we can remove these horses we do not waste any time getting them to safety.

How You Can Help

**Most Important - We need foster and forever homes. Without these we can't save these horses and they will end up at auction according to the authorities. We do not want this to happen. Our e-mails reach on an average 1,800 or more people but we need this to double. We need you to help us place these horses in either foster homes or forever homes. So please, cross post this e-mail to everyone you know. All adoptions will require an adoption agreement which can be found on our website under forms. These adoption agreements can be e-mailed or mailed. A home check will be required on all adoptions. If you can adopt a horse we will provide education regarding how your new horse friend should be be fed until they gain their weight back. If you want a Mommy mare and her baby is less than (6) months old they must be placed together due to the condition of the little ones.

**We need people to do home checks on any party that is interested in adoption. These home checks will need to be done as soon as we receive the adoption agreement. So if you can do home checks this will really help us.

**Adoption fees will vary depending on the condition of the horse. We will discuss this on a case by case basis with each adoptive party. Our main goal is to find foster or forever homes for these horses. The adoption fees will be waived to any party who has adopted from Hooves & Paws Rescue in the past.

**We need experienced riders that are willing to bring their horses to the property where the horses are when we are ready to move them. We will need you to help us get the horses into holding pens which we hope to have set up and keep them in these pens until they are ready to be loaded into horse trailers. If you belong to a saddle club or know any saddle clubs please send them this e-mail and have them contact us.

**We need horse round pen panels brought to the location and people to help set these up and help us get the horses into these holding pens.

**We need several horse trailers with experienced drivers. There must be two people in your truck if you are pulling a horse trailer. You may be taking a horse as far as (2) to (3) hours to get them to their foster or forever home. Please plan ahead for this. We will need names, addresses, phone numbers and you must show us a driver license if you are willing to transport any horses.

** We need halters, all sizes and lead ropes.

**We need people with horse experience to be on the ground working with the horses.

**We need several people to keep track of the horses being loaded and where they are headed. So if you are great with paperwork we need to hear from you.

**We need horse wormer.

**We need hay, both round and square bales. This is critical. These horses are going into winter and they have been starved. We need to get weight on them.

**We need horse feed, foal feed and supplements.

**We need donations for Vet Care. All of these horses will need their shots and many are in need of extensive Vet care.

**We need donations to get the Stallions gelded. We have a Vet that will geld each Stallion for $150.00 each.

**We need a Vet that will donate or discount all of the Vet care these horses will require.

**We need farrier services. Either donated or discounted.

**If you are not familiar with horse feed we will gladly accept gift cards from Tractor Supply so that we can get what these horses need.

**No children under the age of 18 will be allowed on the property when these horses are being removed. No exceptions. This is for the safety of everyone involved including the horses.

All donations received will be held in an account until these horses are released to us which should be in less than (2) weeks. 100% of the donations will be used to care for only these horses. Please mark your donations Quarter Horses 2010.

Donations for the care of these horses can be mailed to the address listed above or made directly through our website using Pay Pal. All donations large or small will help and are greatly appreciated!!

This is going to be a huge project but we are going to do our best to save as many horses as possible. Even if you are not a horse person please get involved. There is a horse crisis right now in the U.S. Many horses are standing in fields starving and not being cared for. We are picking horses up that are walking down the road that have been dropped out of horse trailers. It is happening all over the U.S. We know we can't save them all. But we are going to save as many as we can for as long as we can. Without your help we can't continue the work we do. So please, help us get these horses to safety. They all deserve a chance. They did not ask to end up this way.

We will be going to see the horses in the next day or so. We will also keep everyone updated via e-mail that contacts us. Calls will be returned within 24 hours. Please be patient with us.

Thank you & God Bless You

Bill & Genea Stoops
Owners
Hooves & Paws Rescue, Inc.
A Place To Heal
In Glenwood, IA
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