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Billboard against Horse Slaughter… a Community to Be Proud Of

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Recently a billboard was put up in Palm Beach County regarding the issue of horse slaughter and specifically against horse slaughter. Pure Thoughts Inc. Horse Rescue stands against horse slaughter and always will; it is a horrific end for a horse’s life; our goal and mission has always been and always will be the welfare of the horses.

Pure Thoughts did not have any prior notice of this billboard (we found out through the newspaper), nor did we contribute financially. Every penny we raise goes directly to the care of the horses at the rescue and we struggle daily to keep the rescue operating. Although a billboard for the rescue could help raise funds, increase adoptions and encourage volunteers, it is just not a luxury we can afford.

As a result of this billboard being put up in Palm Beach County there have been derogative and disparaging remarks posted on various pages in the Facebook community regarding the Wellington Equestrian Community, the Equestrian Show Community and even the Polo Community, as well as the Palm Beach community, stating everything from ignorance of horse slaughter to ambivalence of horse welfare. Pure Thoughts does not appreciate, condone or stand by any of these comments made. They are clearly from people who do not know this community and its dedication to the horses and their welfare. Although we have done our best to retort to all comments made we do not have the time to go in search of every uneducated post so we want to make it clear that not only do we stand by our community and all it entails during show season and all year long, we are PROUD to be a part of it.

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One Piggy Bank, One Little Girl, One Huge Heart

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Ingredients for a new life for a deserving horse

Sassy and Jenna

Sassy, a black no color paint mare, spent the majority of life as a broodmare and subsequently, through no fault of her own, this sweet mare ended up at an auction with no one bidding on her. The next place for Sassy would have been the killbuyer. At the auction in northern Florida on a Saturday in November, amongst the people was another group outside of random killbuyers, waiting for the horses that the crowd did not seem to want, Pure Thoughts Inc. Horse Rescue. Horses like Sassy were just who they came looking for to help. That day Pure Thoughts and many of their volunteers, new ones and veterans, saved 8 horses.

Jennifer Swanson commented on Sassy, “When we take in a horse like Sassy although the purchase price is low we know that we still face expenses that will grossly exceed any adoption price we can ask. Sassy needed weight, rehabilitation and then training and we knew it would be at least 6 months before she would be ready for placement, but that is why it is called rescue.”

About 7 months after Sassy’s arrival a young girl named Jenna and her mother Kelly came to Pure Thoughts; they had bought a horse property and now Jenna was looking for her horse. She had saved her money and ready to find her forever horse.  Jenna had seen Sassy online when she came out she tried many of the horses. Brad brought out Sassy and Jenna’s eyes lit up. Jenna rode Sassy and loved her immediately. Jenna’s mom Kelly said that they would go home and discuss it but Jenna said, “Nope! This is the horse for me. You told me I would know when I rode her, and I know she is the one for me. I love her already. I love her wrinkly belly.”

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