Number of Horses Exported in 2022
for Slaughter and human consumption
This Is Why We Rescue Horses & Donkeys
A staggering number of horses are abused, abandoned, neglected, or sold to slaughter. We are one of the few organizations that provide the critical rescue services needed to give horses in need a second chance at life. Horses exported from the US to Mexico and Canada are slaughtered in horrific and inhumane ways for human consumption in several other countries around the world. We are at the front lines of horse and donkey rescue giving as many animals as we can a chance to find their forever home here in the US.
Freedom & Whiskey Equine Rescue rescues, rehabilitates, rehomes, and when necessary, provides sanctuary for horses and donkeys. We rescue from slaughter auctions, owner surrenders, and law enforcement seizures.
Meet the Herd
Texas Duo Yearlings
Our most recent rescues are the “Texas Duo”. These two yearlings were in a lot of over 100 yearlings dumped at a slaughter auction in Bowie, Texas. We know very little about their past or even exactly where they’re from or why they were sent to a slaughter auction.
The “Texas Duo” include one filly (female) and one colt (male). Both are feral and unhandled and will require time, love, patience, and money to gentle and train so they can find their forever homes. These two yearlings have their entire lives ahead of them because we rescued them from slaughter.
One Eye Willy
One Eye Willy is one of our sanctuary members that we rescued from a slaughter auction at the last moment. Willy was approximately twenty years old and had a visibly damaged eye. We knew his chances of being saved from slaughter were non-existent so we negotiated directly with the slaughter buyer to save him.
Willy’s eye was badly damaged so we engaged an equine ophthalmologist for a prognosis. Ultimately, his eye was beyond repair and we made the decision to have it removed. Willy has fully recovered and is no longer in pain.
Kiah
Kiah, a Friesian, was seized by Animal Control in conjunction with the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) after being abandoned. Kiah’s owner passed away and the person that inherited her, abandoned her and several others in their pasture with no food or water. Sadly, some of her friends died as a result of the neglect.
We were contacted with a request to provide Kiah a home. Thankfully we were able to help and Kiah has spent the past year learning to trust humans and receiving the much-needed training that will help her find a forever home.
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What We’ve Accomplished
Our Achievements
Latest Blog Posts
Scrolling through TikTok the other day I stumbled across a video from the user, @farmersmechanic, where he shares his “unpopular opinion” about nonprofit horse rescues. I watched the video a few times and I will admit that I took his opinion personally and it bothered me.
There are now thirteen people, including the only two people who were paid to be there, the veterinarian and her tech, in the pasture trying to help Spice get up on her feet. In this moment, realizing how our community had come together to help a neighbor and a horse in need, we were brimming with pride.
When we picked her up from the SPCA, it took almost 7 hours to load her in the trailer over the course of 2 days. Kiah had never been in a trailer before. She was scared.
We are officially launching our 2023 hay drive and asking for your help and any donation you can make to help us stock the hay loft with hay for this winter.
We are excited to announce that you can now passively support Freedom & Whiskey Equine Rescue every time you shop at Amazon.
Now it’s time to tell Ellie’s rescue story. Ellie was Lady’s best friend and pasture mate. When we decided to euthanize Lady humanely, Ellie grieved her loss.