Jillian Pikora of the Franklin Daily Voice reports that a former harness racing horse that belongs to a nonprofit organization in New Jersey was found shot to death in Pennsylvania, according to a release by the Pennsylvania State Police on Monday, May 1, 2023.

Canadian Banker, the Chesnut Standardbred horse found shot dead in Shippensburg. — **Canadian Banker, the Chesnut Standardbred horse found shot dead in Shippensburg (Standardbred Retirement Foundation Photo)**

The horse belonged to Standardbred Retirement Foundation located in Cream Ridge, NJ. It was being housed on McClays Mill Road in Southampton Township near Shippensburg, according to state police.

The shooting happened sometime between said 2 p.m. Thursday, April 27, and 12:30 a.m. Friday, April 28, PSP said.

Standardbred Retirement Foundation provides “humane care and services for horses in need of lifetime homes, and in crisis, through rehabilitation, training, adoption, lifelong follow-up, or lifetime sanctuary,” as stated on the organization’s website. SRF also offers equine therapy for adults and children across the US.

Daily Voice reached out to SRF for more details about the situation.

We were told the horse shot was a 23-year-old Chestnut Standardbred named Canadian Banker (Evangelism). He was penned in Bruce Rotz’s lot among other horses tagged to be shipped to Canada for slaughter when SRF purchased him last October.

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by Jillian Pikora, reprinted with permission from the DailyVoice.com

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