Rescue & Welfare

Brooke USA Announces Welfare Standards for Working Equines

Updated:

June 30, 2016

brooke usa, brooke for animals, donkeys third world, horses third world, equine welfare standards, world organization for animal health horse standards, oie

World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) Approves Standards during Assemble in Paris - Brooke USA, the fundraising arm of the world’s largest international equine welfare charity, the Brooke, has announced a huge milestone for Brooke’s global animal welfare and advocacy work. Brooke has been supporting the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) in developing the standards over the past three years, providing expertise and technical input. 180 countries will commit to undertake the recommendations, which were approved on May 25, 2016 at the World Assembly of OIE Delegates in Paris, during which the OIE for the first time announced the set of welfare standards for working horses, donkey and mules.

Buy a Donkey a Drink

Updated:

June 1, 2016

buy a donkey a drink, brooke usa, mules 3rd world donkeys, third world horses, good charities, charities for animals

Brooke USA launches “Buy a Donkey a Drink” campaign to ease the suffering of 11,500 horses, donkeys and mule - In drought-prone developing countries, survival is difficult enough without the added burden of life-threatening heat stress and exhaustion. That’s true for humans and also for the equine animals who labour alongside them in poverty-ravaged areas to help them earn a livelihood.

Christian McEachern - Healing with Horses

Updated:

May 12, 2016

ptsd, Christian McEachern post-traumatic stress disorder Bear Valley rescue ptsd, Christian McEachern post-traumatic stress disorder Bear Valley rescue, equine backcountry horse, equihealth, horse first aid canada, equine first aid

A Veteran Looks At Life Through His Horse’s Ears - “I joined the PPCLI cadet corps at the age of 12 and soon realized that a career in the army was what I wanted to do,” says McEachern. “At 17 I enlisted in the reserves and did my first tour overseas as a peacekeeper in Croatia (former republic of Yugoslavia) with 1st Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry. After the tour I transferred to the regular force with the same battalion I served with overseas. In 1995 I was sent to Central Africa with the Disaster Assistance Relief team as security for the medics, headquarters, etc.

A Game Changer for Managing Wild Horses in Alberta

Updated:

December 31, 2015

Wild Horses in Alberta, Wild Horses of Alberta Society, WHOAS, Alberta Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Resource Development, ESRD, Sundre Equine Zone, Bob Henderson, horses Kananaskis country, Brazeau Equine Zone

In November 2014, the Wild Horses of Alberta Society (WHOAS) entered into an agreement with the Alberta Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Resource Development (ESRD). The five-year agreement allows WHOAS to work in collaboration with ESRD to humanely manage the wild horse population in the Sundre Equine Zone which contains the greatest concentration of wild horses in the province.

A Sanctuary for Donkeys in the Holy Land

Updated:

December 22, 2015

donkey sanctuary, haven for donkeys, donkeys 3rd world, donkeys in need, animal sanctuary, donate for Christmas

Two thousand years ago in Bethlehem, a tiny donkey carried Mary to that famous Grotto now beneath the Church of the Nativity, and which provided sanctuary for Jesus’ birth. Today, just 76 kilometres away near the coastal town of Netanya in Israel, another sanctuary, Safe Haven for Donkeys in the Holy Land, provides protection and care for donkeys that have been abused, beaten, malnourished or injured.

Adopting a Rescue Horse

Updated:

October 14, 2015

rescue horse, equine welfare, whispering hearts horse rescue, ospca, ontario standardbred adoption, osas, equine guelph, equine science

In the nine years that Whispering Hearts Horse Rescue of Hagersville, Ontario has been in operation, owner Brenda Thompson has taken in over 200 horses, giving them a second chance at a better life. A former OSPCA (Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) agent, Thompson realized that she could do more by opening an equine rescue facility when she left the organization.

Stolen Horse Nightmare

Updated:

August 23, 2015

By Cpl E.A. Turco, RCMP Livestock Investigator - Your worst nightmare has come true. Your horse is missing. Calm down and breathe. First, has he gotten out of his enclosure and maybe just strayed?

Caring for Pilgrimage Equines in Spain

Updated:

June 26, 2015

horses in spain, equines in spain, romeirio del rocio horses, mules spain, the donkey sanctuary, el refugio del burrito

According to a BBC report, since the year 2000 some 230 horses, mules and oxen have died from exhaustion during the weeklong festivities and many more have suffered serious injuries. In 2008, fatalities peaked at 25 animals drawing the ire of animal welfare charities when people stepped up to the plate to raise awareness. In 2014 a dead horse was abandoned on the side of the pilgrims’ route.

The Edible Horse

Updated:

May 21, 2015

Edible Horse, horsemeat, horse welfare, horse slaughter, world horse welfare, princess ann horse speech, rspca, bcspca horse, HWAC/Animal ID Solutions, CFIA Equine Identification

Would a market for horsemeat reduce a welfare crisis? Should restaurants offer lukba on the menu? What about basashi? Or sauerbraten? And what about the celebrated French dish countrefilet? Other dishes they could offer might be kazy, umido, charqui, or sate jaran.

Nutrition for Rehabilitating the Starved Horse

Updated:

January 12, 2015

oat hay, alfalfa for horses, horse alfalfa, horse oat hay, starving horse, nutrition for horse, feeding the starving horse, equine starvation, horse starvation, malnourished horse, unwanted horse, equine refeeding

Malnourished and poorly cared for horses can be found even in countries of relative wealth such as Canada and the United States. In fact, the problem of neglected horses in these countries has worsened in recent years and reflects the growing number of horses that are no longer wanted or needed, or whose owners are no longer capable of providing care for them, physically or financially.