We hear quite a lot about shelter pets in need—in fact, June is Adopt a Shelter Cat Month. And we’ve all been drilled about how important it is to have your pets spayed and neutered, to adopt your dog or cat from an animal shelter rather than purchasing it, and how to care for our furry friends properly. But cats and dogs aren’t the only shelter animals in need of some TLC these days.
We don’t often think about horses in shelters. When you think of a horse, you think of a massive, gorgeous creature galloping freely through a field, likely loved and cherished by his or her owner. Unfortunately, that’s not always the case.
With the economic downturn combined with a rise in the price of hay, grain, medical care and boarding, caring for a horse simply isn’t within people’s budgets as much as it once was. Read more
