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.

› Continue reading

Tags: Animal rights, Animal welfare, Equine Protection, Horse Care, IDA, In Defense of Animals, Project Hope