Updated: October 7th, 2008
*Please read the following information thoroughly, as answers to many potential questions may be found there!*
This page contains info and photos of horses currently on local slaughter feedlots that will be headed to slaughter soon, unless homes can be found for them. These horses are destined for shipment to slaughter houses located in Mexico and/or Canada, where they will be butchered and the meat shipped overseas for human consumption (mainly in European and Asian countries).
For more information on the horse slaughter industry:
http://www.vetsforequinewelfare.org/white_paper.php
Shiloh Acres rescues as many of these slaughter-bound horses as possible when we can, but we only have so much room or available resources, and most times we are full to capacity. These are horses that we are unable to take into our rescue at this time due to a lack of space and resources, so they are posted here in an attempt to find adopters for them before it is too late.
These horses generally have a very limited amount of time before they are shipped to slaughter: it may be as long as a week or two, or as little as a few days, depending on when shipments are scheduled.
The prices listed with them are what it costs to buy them from the killer buyer and keep them from slaughter. Please understand that Shiloh Acres has NO control over their prices, and the money does not go to Shiloh Acres, but rather to the killer buyer owner to buy their life.
Prices will vary from horse to horse, and are dependent on (1) what the kill buyer has already paid to purchase them (2) how much money the kill buyer has invested in them (i.e. trucking and fuel costs, as most of the horses have been bought at out-of-state locations and must be hauled to the feedlot) and (3) how much the individual horse may be worth at the slaughter plant.
Some important information to know:
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1.) We ask that all persons wanting to adopt a horse off the slaughter feedlots either fill out an Adoption Application or go through a verbal interview process to help ensure the horse is a good match for the adopters. Upon adopting a horse off the feedlot, adopters must sign an Adoption Contract and agree to notify Shiloh Acres immediately if the horse is not working out or if they wish to relinquish ownership for any other reason at ANY time in the future. The horse may then be either turned over to Shiloh Acres (with the possibility of trading for another horse that may be a better match) or placed into a new, suitable home with Shiloh Acres' assistance and approval. We do not want any of these horses ending up back at auction or on slaughter feedlots!
2.) Prices for the horses are unfortunately not negotiable. The price listed is what the killer buyer requires in order to NOT ship them to slaughter.
3.) The horses on the feedlot have been exposed to any number of illnesses through auction and while at the feedlot. In our experience, 99% of the horses pulled off the slaughter feedlots will have contracted some form of a respiratory illness (possibly a mild strain of the strangles bacteria) that is usually easily treated with a course of antibiotics. Some horses (especially young ones) may contract full blown strangles or other illnesses (which they usually have no problem recovering from), so they should be QUARANTINED away from healthy horses until they are determined to be in good health.
4.) Please note also that in most instances, the following horses need homes to go to IMMEDIATELY from the feedlot...These are horses that our rescue does not have the funding and/or room to save at this current date.
5.) There is no guarantee on any of the horses below, as little, (if anything!) is known about them. The horses are evaluated and described as accurately as possible, but there is no way to be 100% certain of the horses' soundness, health, or temperament due to the limited amount of time available to work with and observe them.
Again, should a horse end up not being a good match for the adopter, Shiloh Acres must be notified immediately!
Shiloh Acres Horse Rescue/Amber: 970-218-6351
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