Flash eNews 8/15/07

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Flash eNews From Animal Protection Coalition, Inc.

August 15, 2007

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Animal Protection Coalition, Inc. is a 501 (c)3 non profit organization dedicated to animal welfare in Indiana.

Indiana Horse Rescue is the Equine Division of Animal Protection Coalition, Inc.

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96 Equines taken in from Law enforcement removals from 1/1/07 thru 8/8/07

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Totals to date including law enforcement removals for 2007

Horses in

Horses out

161

94

Can you help?

We need...

Grass Hay
Grain
Oats
Bleach
Deworming Products for internal parasites
Vet Wrap
Antibiotic Ointments
Shavings / Sawdust
Fly spray
Fly Sheets
Gate Panels
Three Sided shelters & horse ports

Indiana Horse Rescue is to date, Indiana's largest equine rescue operation. IHR has six full time rescue facilities that operate 24/7 to help horses in need. We pride ourselves in providing quality care for horses that have been abused, neglected, abandoned, are at risk of going to slaughter, and/or are just in need of a permanent home! Please click through our website to view all the amazing things we have achieved! We are continuing to grow and continue to help improve equine welfare in Indiana.

Record Numbers for 2006

We lost much of our data due to a computer crash and still do not have all the animals typed into the new software. However, we are amazed at the record number of horses that have come through Indiana Horse Rescue in one year. In this data we have not shown the breakdown as to why they came in, but many of the reasons are: due to law enforcement removal (neglect), owner can no longer keep: moving, divorce, change in jobs, etc.

Total number of horses in 2006	189
Number of horses adopted 2006	168

We continue to need your support. These rescues have been a huge undertaking for Indiana Horse Rescue, and donations have been outstanding, however it is not over! We are still housing many horses that are ready for adoption and new homes and other horses ready to come in. We would like to thank everyone for their help, but also to ask you to please continue to donate so that we may continue helping the horses and finding the right homes for them!

BEWARE

Chad Olsson tried to con the rescue (IHR Southwest Facility) for over $1400.00. Indiana Horse Rescue Southwest ordered square bales of hay from a man who quoted us $2.50 per bale. That sounds very cheap this year, so the price was double checked - he even told us he liked to take care of rescues, the hay was ordered. After unloading the hay, we were asked for a check and the price was $7.00 per bale PLUS $2.50 per bale delivery - that was Outrageous - $9.50 per bale!! We ended up paying the man $200.00 for his fuel cost and labor to take the hay back vs. buying it. I understand there are a lot of gullible people in the world, and many that can afford to pay $9.50 per square bale of hay. The rescue does not pay exorbitant prices, we are very frugal in how all monies are spent. Every nickel & dime that comes into the rescue is spent in the best way possible for the horses. The rescue has since ordered hay from a reputable supplier which will be delivered at a much more reasonable price. Indiana Horse Rescue can purchase good quality hay at a much cheaper cost than the hay this con man was trying to sell to the rescue.

Donations needed!
The economic value of horses placed in homes in Indiana

With the number of horses at each of our facilities we are in need of donations. As you can tell by the numbers we are able to "squeeze a nickel out of a turnip" We currently have over 160 horses under our care, whether in our facilities or at foster homes.

IHR did a presentation and using the current numbers we have (still estimated low), the figures below are figures of how many dollars that the rescue has put back into the Indiana economy. When a horse is adopted out, we have created a new patient for a veterinarian, a customer for a feed store (farmers grow the grain) and a consumer to purchase horse equipment, horse trailers, new trucks and repairs on those items - and the list goes on.

How much money does IHR horses put back into the economy?

Let’s say that each horse is put on a basic care regimen

	Amount/ day	Amount/ Month	How you buy Item	Converted/How you buy Item	Cost	Cost Per Month	Cost Per Year
Grass Hay	4 flakes	120 flakes	10 flakes per bale	12 bales per month	$3.50 per bale	$42.00	$504.00
Grain	5 pounds	150 pound	50 lbs. per bag	3 bags per month	$5.00 per bag	$15.00	$180.00
De-wormer			1 tube	1 tube every other month	$10.00 per tube	$5.00	$60.00
Vet Care/ Check Up			1 visit	1 Vet visit per 6 months	$150.00 per visit	$25.00	$300.00
Farrier Care			1 visit	1 Farrier visit per 90 days	$30.00 per visit	$10.00	$120.00
						Total for 1 Month $97.00	Total for 1 year $1,164.00

If each of the approximately 1,500 horses adopted out from Indiana Horse Rescue puts $1,164.00 back into the Equine Industry per year…

¡That is $1,746,000.00 per year put back into the Equine Industry, just by Adopted Horses!

If each horse lives an average of 10 years after adoption that is $17,460,000.00 that is added to the Equine Industry, just by providing basic care to the horses adopted out! And more horses are adopted out each year.

‘All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing’ -Edmund Burke-

Do something, help save America’s Horses!
Support our organization!

Your support is needed

Again, We can not do this without your help. With your help, we will continue to work with special needs kids of all ages, teaching them work skills for when they graduate at the age of 21. We will continue to teach volunteers about horses and may go on to school for Animal Sciences, Vet Technician, Veterinarian, trainers, etc. Our high school kids that volunteer learn about caring for animals, having responsibilities, feeding, watering and overall how to teach a horse to trust. So many things that kids today don't always learn.

Indiana Horse Rescue
916 S. Prairie Ave.
Frankfort, Indiana 46041

or you can click on the donation button on our website to make a secure donation through PayPal: www.indianahorserescue.com

Thanks!

We would like to thank all of our volunteers for their amazing support through all the neglect cases. We would like to thank the volunteers at all our divisions, the Sheriff Departments, Indiana State Police, Prosecutors, Veterinarians and all those who have donated. We are still in dire need of donations as the number of horses we are caring is at an all time high - and unfortunately hay is very hard to find and very costly.

God bless you all!

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