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ClarkFarm
11-21-2006, 08:09 PM
I was asked to post this...

Winter has come early in Alberta—and that’s bad news for the mares and foals living on PMU ranches there. No longer needed for the production of hormone replacement therapy drugs, these equines need a place to go, and fast.

Because there is not enough grass to leave the animals on pasture, several of the PMU ranchers have decided to wean their foals at the end of the month. Any foals who have not been adopted by November 30, 2006, will be sent to auction—and an uncertain fate.

The California-based Animali Farm is working hard to find good adoptive homes for the more than 100 foals and mares facing the November 30 deadline. If you can give one of these equines a second chance, or if you would like additional information, please visit Animali Farm online or email animali@aol.com. You can also call them directly at (805) 938-0174.

If you cannot adopt a horse, please forward this email to all of your horse friends. The only way to get these babies adopted is to get the word out to enough people, and we need your help to do it.

Thank you so much for caring.

Forward this email to a friend.

Rottweilerlvr
11-21-2006, 10:34 PM
Do they have a website?

ClarkFarm
11-22-2006, 12:44 AM
http://www.theanimalifarm.com

Puddles
11-22-2006, 03:48 AM
Sheesh, hitting the lottery would be great right about now. I'll pass this along as well.

Clark: Did you see on ch. 11 news the other day about the mother/daughter with the land and all those rescue horses she may lose by next June/July because of rising land/feed costs? Ugh, I am going to try and help them out too.

ClarkFarm
11-23-2006, 03:30 AM
Puddles,
I missed that news. I will look on their website and see if I can find anything. I'd like to know who they are/where their rescue is.
And I have noticed a definite rise in feed costs in the last couple months alone. Our hay bill has steadily increased in price due to inflation (rising gas prices as well as the twine and netting used to bale the hay) and we must use hay year round because our property is old strip mining land, very rocky and hard to get that nice green grass to grow.
I know that for us so far corn prices this winter are doubled per bushel than what they were last year.