The Facts
The Ultimate Betrayal
A Recycling Bin For Horses
California Says No!
America Says No!
The Statistics
Bogus Studies - Inadequate Regs
Meet Paula
Inside a slaughterhouse
What You Can Do
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Promoting The Humane And Responsible Treatment of Horses
Promoting The Humane And Responsible Treatment of Horses
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Rescued from slaughter by Equine Advocates, she is now mascot and "poster child" for its national campaign against horse slaughter. THE STORY OF "PAULA" In May of 1999, Equine Advocates received a call from a "Good Samaritan" in a remote Pennsylvania town regarding a horse sale scheduled to take place in that area. This was going to be a "slaughter auction" - "killer buyers" would be there. Equine Advocates quickly raised the needed money, and called other groups and individuals to attend the sale and help outbid the killer buyers. There were 23 horses for sale, but one pathetically crippled and emaciated standardbred mare was highly sought after by the four killer buyers present. She was large, but would come cheap due to her poor condition. Susan Wagner, Equine Advocates' president, was alone in bidding for her against the killers. "She was a gentle creature who had been relentlessly driven as a 'buggy horse' until profoundly lame - then no longer useful, discarded by her handlers for a 'final' profit and an unspeakable death," explained Wagner. "She seemed resigned to her fate - there was no way I was going to let the killers have this mare or any of the other horses." (When the bidding ended, Equine Advocates had purchased 13 horses, including the crippled mare. Another group had obtained 4, and the remaining 6 went to private homes.) "The killers were completely shut out - mission accomplished." Wagner named the mare, "Paula" . Paula has since undergone a risky surgical procedure to remove a bone chip from her foot. Although she is still not walking normally, her prognosis is good and she is receiving the best of care. She has regained her health and her weight is now normal. Paula is currently living with that same "Good Samaritan" who is providing the loving home that she never had, but so well deserved. "Horses like this are the reason we do what we do", Wagner added. "No horse deserves slaughter - and surely not one like Paula, who had labored tirelessly serving humans."
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