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Fire Season is here. Are you ready? If evacuating your horse becomes necessary, you'll be relieved to have everything organized and ready. Here's the short list of what to have prepared ahead of time. Have your paperwork with you or in a safe place away from your home, including: Registration papers, Brand Inspection, and insurance policy number if horse is insured. Pictures of both sides of your horse are good to have in that packet also. Remember, your Brand Inspection card is your proof of ownership, do not leave it at home. * Be sure your horses are halter-broke, leads and ties. * Train your horses to load onto a trailer on command. * Always have a backup plan in case a trailer is not able to travel your road; hiking out or leading from your vehicle works. Call Animal Control and Animal Rescue Units will be dispatched to you. Animal Control 303-271-0211 * Do not turn your horse loose thinking he'll be able to outrun the smoke or fire. He can't. If you can get out, take him with you. If you don't have a trailer, call for help--numbers are listed below. At time of evacuation, have your horses haltered with identification attached that gives their name and age, your name, your vet's name and both phone numbers. A piece of paper inside a baggie and taped to the halter works, as does duct tape marked with a Sharpie pen or, you may even write directly on the halter. An evacuation team, such as Front Range Animal Evacuation Team (FRAET) or Horse Evacuation Assistance Team (HEAT), may need to enter the fire zone and pick up your animals in the event of the fire being too close and too dangerous for you to get home. It is important that the Animal Control office in your county knows to send the teams to your home, so call them and give them your address, your phone number, the number and kind of animals you have to be rescued. The horses will be taken to Jefferson county Fairgrounds in most instances and if that is not the case, you will be informed when you contact your local Animal Control Office. • Jefferson County Animal Control 303- 271-5070 • On weekends, the Sheriff number for Animal Control 303-271-0211 (Call this number if you need help evacuating your livestock. FRAET, HEAT, and other Animal Rescue units will be dispatched through Animal Control.) We can pick up any livestock. Call only if you want help evacuating. • Clear Creek County Animal Control 303- 569-3251 ext 398 • Park County Animal Control 303-816-0732 Here's to wishing all a safe and happy summer! ~Tanya
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Turns out that New Mexico has applied for the first US Horse Meat Slaughterhouse. New Mexico firm applies for first horse meat slaughterhouse
Oh joy. Now, we can kill them and eat them, and hey, if you're into a new business plan, you can make money on the whole process too! Here is what I propose: Add dogs and cats to the measure, and let's start eating them too, shall we? After all, people are starving, and the carcasses of our once-beloved animals are FOOD! Makes me sick. At least the state's attorney general has half a brain. From the article above, < "...though the state’s attorney general said he opposes the application from a company in Roswell, calling it “a terrible idea.” “Such a practice, while not illegal, is certainly abhorrent to public sentiment, and I strongly suggest it be abandoned,” said Attorney General Gary King. “I come from a ranching family, but processing horses for food was never part of the plan for raising livestock. Horses are different and should be treated differently.”> Humans have a way to justify anything they want to. As long as it is okay to kill animals, engage in war, release people who abuse any other being... As long as we as a species continue to take what we want when we want, slaughtering horses will happen. For the meat eaters, what is the difference of eating a horse or a dog? Many nations do that, it is accepted. In my opinion, no difference in killing any animal. Killing is killing. Eat the carcass, or not. I personally can not stand the thought of any of these barbaric actions. Alternative? Govern how many animals are bred and which ones. Allow only a certain number to be bred, and choose the best animal, not the best color or best head. Be conscientious and thoughtful in the decision to breed. Monitor the number and go by the rules of Supply and Demand. Europe already does this. They buy their 'Edible Horses", their Pony Medallions" --from us, here in the US. Really? My horse, my beloved friend, my partner, (Tchaiko, Luke, or Gazahna) is no longer ride-able, so I send him to a slaughter house so that somebody can savor the taste of their flesh on a plate??? No. As our horses age or suffer injuries that no longer allow them to be ridden, take care of them, and if needed, by offering euthanasia. Castrate wild stallions to keep the population down or implant them with hormones so they can not reproduce. Supply and demand, people. There are far more cats and dogs being neglected, tossed to the side of the road, starved and dropped off in shelters. Let's start eating them! We already kill them, why not. There is my opinion. I am totally and unequivocally against slaughter and against EATING them for God's sake, it flat out sick to me, but like I said in the beginning, that is my opinion. ~Tanya Welcome! As astounding as this is, I have little to write about except to invite anyone interested to a Trailer Loading Demonstration. Hopefully, folks can learn a few different methods of loading their own horse and we can all be ready for any emergency. This year, the fire season has begun early and with a viciousness unequal to past years. Be ready!
FREE Trailer Loading Demonstration How to load Horses and Donkeys What: A demonstration of various methods to train your horse or donkey to load into a trailer. A special thank you to Pat and Laura at Bridlewood for the use of their facility!This is not a clinic. I will show you at least 5 different ways to load a horse and methods to train your horse. Ross Keller, director of Longhopes Donkey Shelter has agreed to come demo how to load donkeys, how donkeys best respond to loading and whatever else we need to know about the longears, Thank you, Ross! When: APRIL 21, 2012 1PM Demo should last approximately 2 hours. No rain date as we will be in the indoor arena. Where: Bridlewood Stables, Hwy 73 across from the woodcarver, next to Flying J Open Space. Who:Tanya Buck, presenting Trailer Loading Horses www.TanyaBuck.com , Ross Keller presenting Trailer Loading Donkeys RSVP: By the 20th, please. PM here or email me at [email protected] or call 303 579 5401 Cost:Nothing, nada, zip, zero, no charge. Donations to the Colorado Horse Food Bank, Zuma Horse Rescue or Longhopes Donkey Shelter (or choose your own) will be accepted if you feel you must pay. DO NOT BRING any Horses or Donkeys No Dogs please. Hope to see you there! ~Tanya
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