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Posted by Mark
on 10/24/2009, 2:20 am, in reply to "Ticked off for Heaven's Gateway Horse Rescue"
67.135.131.131
Ummmm.... The new website is http://www.heavensgatewayhorserescue.info
Hope it helps the horses!
--Previous Message--
: Hey all....
: My mother runs a horse rescue in central
: Colorado. Over the 8 years it has been open
: her neighbors have harassed her
: (anonymously). Today's events took the
: cake! They called the county police
: department and had them look at the horses.
: I've written a letter, and I want to get
: some feedback if I may. Also, I have heard
: that it is a federal offence to countinuly
: harass a 501c3 rescue that has never had any
: issues, is this true?
:
: The statement I wrote:
: My heart breaks as I listen to people who
: pull down those who try to help animals in
: need. A wonderful horse rescue in central
: Colorado has been harassed by its neighbors
: over the 8 years since it has been open.
: Threats, letters of ignorance (unsigned of
: course, because people don’t want to admit
: their ignorance), police being summoned,
: etc. Needless to say this horse rescue is
: ALWAYS in need of help, monetary and
: physical, as is any rescue, however the
: animals are NEVER neglected, or underfed.
: There are reasons why things are done in a
: certain way, and if people would ASK when
: they had questions, instead of causing
: trouble, this world would be a much better
: place! If a horse is thin, would you give
: it lots of room to run and burn up
: calories??? No, you would feed it extra
: hay, grain and possibly beet pulp, and keep
: them in a smaller area to put weight on
: them. This rescue is a 501 ( c ) 3, and the
: 65 year old woman who runs it, is always
: there to lend a hand to any animal in need,
: many unwanted animals have just “shown up”
: in the middle of the night. People have
: taken advantage of this golden hearted
: woman, because she tries to help the human
: animals also, and that needs to stop. The
: only “thin looking” animals on her property
: are a 36 year old mare, and a 41 year old
: mule….these are extreme ages for any equine!
: In fact, there is a geriatric pasture, for
: horses with no teeth, who have to eat
: watered down (for softness), grains and hay
: pellets, as they would literally choke to
: death on regular baled hays. On that same
: subject, people trespassing on the property
: and giving carrots, apples, and whatever
: other treat they “feel” like giving to the
: horses, some of these horses could literally
: choke to death on a treat, would these
: trespassers know how to save them if they
: started to choke?
: Today feels like the last straw in the
: harassing treatment, as a police officer
: pulls into the horse rescue driveway. The
: officer looks around, speaks with the woman
: running the horse rescue about how she
: manages, how much and when she feeds,
: waters, etc. When he leaves, he says these
: animals look wonderful. She asked, “Can we
: file a false police report? Can I take any
: legal action against the harassment?” He
: says, “No because people are looking out for
: the welfare of the animals.” What a bunch
: of horse manure! Go harass the people who
: are no good animal abusers, and child
: molesters! If you are ignorant, ask, she
: would be more then happy to help you
: understand each and every one of their
: stories! From abuse and neglect, to content
: and fat! If you feel that the animal
: rescues are not doing enough, then donate
: some of your fortunes to them, so they may
: do better! Instead of building a beautiful
: barn to store your “toys” in, donate one to
: a needy horse rescue! But for heaven’s sake
: DO NOT look down your snooty noses at these
: wonderful rescues and complain, because she
: and all the other animal rescuers are doing
: things you are not willing to do. Take care
: of needy animals, that means feed, water,
: medically treat, brush, trim, and last, but
: certainly not least love! Do yourselves a
: favor and donate some of your precious time,
: and/or money, and please do not be ignorant
: any more.
: And btw, if you'd like to see it, it is
: http://heavensgatewayhorserescue.com/ , the
: website is still a work in progress,
: however, it does show you some of our
: precious 4 leggeds!
:
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