The ASPCA helps save and care for countless horses all over the country through our quarterly Equine Fund grants. In 2006, we awarded $125,000 in grants, and we’re looking to double that amount in 2007.
As in years past, ASPCA Equine Fund grants were issued to organizations focused on saving horses impacted by the PMU industry, wild horses and burros, and those in need of rescue—from abuse, neglect, unfortunate circumstances and the slaughter auctions.
The ASPCA works with grantees to determine the best application of funds, and 2006 saw grants being used for a wide range of initiatives: to improve rescue facilities and expand or renovate physical structures; to promote humane messages through training and education; and to provide life-saving sustenance during periods of drought. Several grants supported population control efforts, including one that utilized immunocontraception for wild horse herd management.
Congratulations once again to all of 2006’s Equine Fund grant recipients. We honor your tireless commitment to America’s forgotten and neglected horses.
We continue to actively support legislative efforts to protect our horses from slaughter and the foreign meat trade. Those who wish to make a direct difference in the lives of horses can make a donation to the ASPCA Equine Fund.
Highlights
United Animal Nations in Sacramento, CA, received funding for PMU programs, including the Adoption Incentive Program, enhancements to the PMURescue.org website, and other educational campaigns designed to inform the public about Premarin and the plight of PMU horses.
Jay F. Kirkpatrick of the Science and Conservation Center in Billings, MT, received funding to support his work utilizing immunocontraception for wild horse herd management.
The United States Equine Rescue League, Inc. of Culpepper, VA, will be using their grant to inaugurate special training to their horse rehabilitation program. The aim of the new training is to make greater numbers of their rescued horses adoptable. The grant to the Emergency Equine Response Unit of DeSoto, KS, provided scholarships for training in emergency equine rescue to animal welfare professionals and first responders.
Grant Recipients by Category
PMU-related grants = $23,000 total
Animali Farm—CA
United Animal Nations—CA
Hope for Horses Rescue, Inc.—TX
General Horse Rescue grants = $40,000 total
New York Horse Rescue Corporation—NY
The Horse Protection League—CO
United States Equine Rescue League—VA
Field of Dreams Rescue—IL
Equine Voices Rescue—AZ
Lost Fantasy Stables and Animal Rescue—VA
Equine Rescue Inc.—NY
Whimsical Equine Rescue—DE
United Pegasus Foundation—CA
Lazy Maple Equine Rescue & Rehabilitation Center—IL
Wild Horse-related grants = $60,000 total
Science & Conservation Center/Jay Kirkpatrick—MT
Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary—CA
International Society for the Protection of Mustangs & Burros—SD
Other = $2,000 total
Emergency Equine Response Unit—KS
Advocacy
PMU Industry
Wild Horses and Burros
Foreign Meat Trade