ASPCA Grants More Than $1 Million to Assist At-Risk Horses

in 2015 the ASPCA awarded more than $1 million in grants to support 124 organizations across the country.
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The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) has announced that in 2015 it awarded more than $1 million in equine-related grants to support 124 organizations across the country in their efforts to rescue and rehabilitate horses.

The grant money supported several areas of equine welfare including large-scale rehabilitation, emergency relief grants, safety net programs, the nationwide ASPCA Help a Horse Day grants contest, and the Rescuing Racers Initiative (which aids in the rescue and rehabilitation of retired racehorses).

“Equine rescues and sanctuaries step in to care for abused and neglected horses, providing a vital service that promotes equine welfare, and the ASPCA is proud to assist these groups in their important work,” said Jacque Schultz, senior director of the ASPCA Equine Fund. “Horses have been a central part of the ASPCA’s mission for nearly 150 years, and we are grateful to our special supporters for their generosity that enables us to continue our work to protect horses.”

In 2015, more than 100 equine rescue groups held events across 33 states to raise awareness about equine protection for ASPCA Help a Horse Day, celebrated annually on April 26—a date chosen for its significance to the ASPCA’s long history of horse protection. In 1866, ASPCA founder Henry Bergh stopped a cart driver from beating his horse, resulting in the first successful arrest for horse mistreatment on April 26 of that year

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