Safe Landings is a new online platform featuring organizations that are looking for program horses to provide opportunities for horse owners, rescues and transition centers to find homes for their equines in need of a next chapter.
Two older horses enjoying grazing in a lush pasture
Safe Landings offers resources for horse owners unable to retain ownership of their horses with viable options other than sending horses to auction where they may be purchased and sent to slaughter.
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"For horses to remain an important part of American life and have a viable future, it is imperative that we increase opportunities for horses to naturally transition from one career to the next without risk of abuse, neglect and the threat of slaughter, and provide the means to retrain horses in transition to prepare them for these opportunities," said Lynn Coakley, EQUUS Foundation President.
Safe Landings offers resources for horse owners who are unable to retain ownership of their horses with viable options other than sending horses to auction where they are likely to be purchased by "meat brokers" and sent to slaughter across our borders. Safe Landings was featured in the summer issue of Equestrian Magazine, the official publication of the United States Equestrian Federation, here.
Learn more about Safe Landings here
ABOUT EQUUS FOUNDATION:
The EQUUS Foundation, a 501(c)(3) public charity established in 2002, is the only national animal welfare charity in the United States 100% dedicated to protecting America's horses and strengthening the bond between people and horses. Donations are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law. Contact the EQUUS Foundation, Inc., at 168 Long Lots Road, Westport, CT 06880, Tele: (203) 259-1550, E-Mail: mail@equusfoundation.org, Website: www.equusfoundation.org.
Press release by Lynn Coakley