Matt Would Like to Thank You for Saving His Life

Curly and Matt Heal, Find New Homes

Your support of IDA’s Project Hope Sanctuary made this possible

On April 10, 2009, IDA’s Project Hope Sanctuary in Mississippi received an urgent plea from the Yalobusha County Sheriff’s Department. The department needed immediate shelter for 4 horses they were seizing at that moment.

Three of the horses were severely emaciated. When deputies questioned the horses’ “owner” – he certainly was not a “guardian” by any stretch of the word – the deputies learned that the 4th horse was in better condition only because he was purchased only 2 weeks prior to the seizure. While his three horses were starving, he bought a new horse to ride. He claimed he was caring well for the horses by mowing his property to feed them.

IDA has had a long partnership with this law enforcement agency, dating back to our arrival in Mississippi. We try to aid all law enforcement agencies that are willing to aid animals in distress.

Matt’s leg was severely injured. He’d tried to reach grass across the fence and became entangled in the wire. It has taken months of treatment for the wound to heal.

With your donations (thank you!), Project Hope worked 24/7 to nurse these horses back to health.

Curly and Matt are the lucky ones this week, heading to a beautiful adoptive home near Jackson, Mississippi. Eric and Cache will follow as soon as their Coggins test results return. Moe will require surgery before leaving.

Here’s Matt getting ready to leave Project Hope for his new home! Can you believe this is the same horse pictured above?

In Defense of Animals, located in San Rafael, Calif., is an international animal protection organization with more than 85,000 members and supporters dedicated to ending the abuse and exploitation of animals by protecting their rights and welfare. IDA’s efforts include educational events, cruelty investigations, boycotts, grassroots activism, and hands-on rescue through our sanctuaries in Mississippi, Mumbai, India, and Cameroon, Africa.

In Defense of Animals is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization. We welcome your feedback and appreciate your donations. Please join today! All donations to IDA are tax-deductible.

In Defense of Animals
3010 Kerner, San Rafael, CA 94901
Tel. (415) 448-0048 Fax (415) 454-1031
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Tags: Animal rights, Animal welfare, Equine Protection, Horse Care, IDA, In Defense of Animals, Project Hope

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