Although it is impossible to know the true number of horses being shipped across our borders to be slaughtered for their meat, the USDA (Mexico) and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada are both showing a significant decrease in figures YTD compared to 2015. A major contributor to this decrease is good, old-fashioned "Supply and Demand", [...]

Before we get into the " real cost" of rescuing from Kill Pens, we should  start by saying we believe every single horse deserves a chance at life. No horse deserves to be in a kill pen or to suffer the horrific journey to slaughter. There is nothing more difficult than scrolling through your timeline [...]

Why the increase in kill pen horse prices? Recently, in a discussion with several other rescues, one rescue mentioned when they went to the kill pen to pick up a horse, there was a horse with a leg injury. The rescue asked how much they wanted for the horse and were told $750. For an [...]