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Any donation amount is always acknowledged & greatly appreciated. However, a donation of $100.00 or more is considered a "Hero Sponsorship." Hero Sponsors get an assorted 5-pack of beautiful notecards, each featuring DoubleHP Hero in a different "pose."
Your Sponsorship Donation will be used to help horses who are rescued from emergency starvation/neglect type situations. Some of them recover and are adopted into excellent new homes. Others cannot be saved, and our only humane option is Vet-administered euthanasia. And though we do not "save" them all, we certainly DO help every single horse that we rescue.
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In Jan. 2008, the Minnehaha County resident who was found guilty of inhumane treatment to this horse, Saint Nick, was to serve 5 days in jail, pay a small fine, and pay restitution which is to include $500 to DoubleHP to reimburse for our Vet expenses. The State recommended to the Judge that this person not be allowed to own horses anymore. But nothing was done about that. Nothing was even mentioned about the continued reproduction of these unwanted and neglected horses.
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We were astonished, no, disgusted, to learn that this person still owns 20 horses including stallions. We have accomplished a great deal during our 6 or so years of existence as a small group of Volunteers, but we need to continue to spread the truth about our unwanted-horse population: that it is a result of irresponsible breeding with no thought given to training or marketing programs. If you have friends or relatives who are Judges, Law Enforcement Officers, Humane Officers, Attorneys, Legislators, or anyone with authority to act, speak or influence in these situations, please try to explain to them that along with the fines and jail time, an order to stop the irresponsible breeding and reproduction of these unwanted, neglected horses must be included in the sentencing of these people.
This year DoubleHP will be Promoting The Promise:
"I promise to keep my horse current on age-appropriate training, nutrition, dental, health, and hoof care, so that if I ever want to or need to find my horse an excellent new home, that will be an easy thing for me to do."
That is the key to a gradual, humane, effective reduction in our unwanted-horse population. For all horse owners, breeders, trainers, everyone, to make AND KEEP THE PROMISE. For every single horse we own or care for! Regardless of age, regardless of color, regardless of breed.
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