As you know, we have been looking at a new facility which includes a 46
stall barn, a 100x200 indoor riding arena, and much more.We have
been discussing purchasing options with financial advisers, realtors,
and asking advice of just about everyone. We have determined that the
best option would be to lease the property for 1 year with option to
buy. If our offer is accepted, we will be doing a large fundraiser
to cover the lease for the year before NorCal would move. That
way, once at the property, we would not have to focus our attention on
raising the monthly lease, but instead can continue our focus on
rescuing, rehabilitating and placing horses into loving forever homes.
The property is in a great location for NorCal, and we believe that just
by being there, we
will gather a lot of support through volunteers, donors and visitors.
Leasing the property for a year will give us a good feel for how NorCal
would operate there, and we should discover
any surprises to the property that would be undiscoverable in a short
period of time. We will need all of you to step
in and help how you can for
the new Equine Adoption Center if it becomes a reality.
We
have been informed by our realtor that the property owner is open to a
lease with option to buy, so now
the negotiations are beginning.
We turned in a
verbal offer, and are awaiting the response. We are hoping that
this facility can become the home of NorCal Equine Rescue
forever.
As many of you know, we
recently purchased a lot of new panels and a new Mare Motel for the
rescue. All of the improvements that have been made at our current
location are portable and would be moved to the new facility.
Rescue Story!
One of the primary reasons
this E-news has been so delayed is on April 21st we got called out to
Nebraska to lend a helping hand in rescuing over 200 Mustangs that were in horrible condition at the 3 Strikes Ranch.
We assisted The Humane Society of the United States, Habitat for Horses
and Lifesavers horse rescue in this giant rescue effort. NER
staff Tawnee and Jason went out, along with long time volunteer Deb.
Click here to read our blog entry about the trip.
Current Needs
It takes
a lot of financial support to keep the rescue running.
Just in hay sometimes it runs up to $200 a day. There are
a lot of hungry mouths to feed here at the rescue, but we know
we can count on you to do what you can to make a difference in
the lives of horses we serve.
Click here to donate to NorCal
Equine Rescue's general operating fund. Below are three of
our current, most urgent needs. Read below to learn more!
- Our third
annual May Hay Days
fundraiser is on. It's that time of year again, the hay is being
cut
and
fresh hay
is for sale. As you can imagine we use a lot of hay and this time of
year we have the opportunity to get hay delivered for a very
good price.
We
are counting on you to do your part of
helping to save horses by donating the money to help pay for the hay.
Goal $15,000.00 - Raised $1,155.00
Clinic-
These
clinics provide owners of horses that need to be allowed to pass
on gently, with love and compassion, the opportunity to give
their beloved equine pet the ultimate last gift of kindness: a
peaceful death. Each horse that is brought to the clinic is
evaluated by our staff and veterinarian for its quality of life
and
adoptability. If the equine has a good quality of life and is adoptable,
we bring it into our adoption program.Goal $2,500.00 - Raised
$880.00 May Auction
Rescue Fund
-
We unexpectedly lost the lease on
the adjoining 20 acres, due to the owners placing the property
on the market for sale, and so our room for rescued horses has
diminished until we can get more individual pens set up or we
move to the new facility. We unfortunately only have
the space to rescue 7-10 horses this month. Please help us
save those lucky 7-10 horses from an unknown fate at the
livestock auction! Goal $2,500.00 - Raised $1,195.00
It A Boy!
As many of you know,
Honey,
the pregnant mare at the rescue, was just getting bigger and bigger.
Every sign showed that she was getting near to giving birth. The last
few days the signs were getting really obvious.
Tawnee
had been making countless treks to the stall day and night, but as
usual, the mommy learns your schedule and times it just right to have
her baby in privacy. Early one morning we were greeted by this cute
little guy. We found his cute little guy concerning though. This
foal was the smallest horse foal we had ever seen from a standard horse.
He was 30 days
premature! To see a great TV interview with Prince,
click here
and
click here for his web page.
Adoptions
There were 14 adoptions since our last E-news. We would like to
thank each adopter for opening their hearts and homes to rescued horses
that need a home. Perhaps you will be next? The 14 horses
that were adopted in order from left to right are: Prelude, Darby,
William and Angelito, Beau, Quantal, Penny, Jack, JT, Angel, Lippy
Conner, Adrian, Rambo, and last of all Suzie.
So far this year we have saved 119 equines!
Help us
save more horses from abuse, slaughter and starvation.
