An Epidemic of Abandoned Horses
This is terribly sad. Not only do we have a problem of abandoned pets due to home foreclosures, now there is an epidemic of horses being abandoned. Sadly, the rising cost of fuel and food has caused many to abandon their horses.
Here is just a snippet of the article which can be read here. Truly sad news indeed.
The global food and fuel crisis is resulting in more than just people going hungry. Rising grain and gas prices, as well as the closure of American slaughterhouses, have contributed to a virtual stampede of horses being abandoned — some starving — and turned loose into the deserts and plains of the West to die cruel and lonesome deaths.
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