SRF seeking to save last few of 26; donations will be matched

Cream Ridge, NJ -6/28/2023- Several of the twenty-six Standardbreds still need donations in different amounts, nearly all need homes. As donations are received the Standardbred Retirement Foundation, (SRF) applies varied amounts to different horses.

A very kind and generous match offer has been received. If $8,500 is donated, it will be matched, and every horse will be safe. SRF is asking for donations to meet this match to save the remaining trotters and pacers.

When horses do not have homes and SRF must take them in, the 34-year-old organization needs help with the release funds from the pen, immediate care, veterinary and dental care, transport to safety, quarantine, rehabilitation, retraining, homing, and follow-up when adopted. Four thousand dollars for each is the anticipated cost.

There is a deadline of Friday, June 30 to get them to safety.

Sadly one horse was injured and needed to be put at peace in the pen. This happens often when the pen is crowded, he was 20 years old, Warawee Hawk. Yesterday, SRF had many transported from the pen to a safe facility. A few photos are below. Some lost much weight since SRF was made aware of them. This also occurs in situations when they are not being fed, or when the pen is full. They may have to fight to get to it, or they can’t find a few inches to maneuver to reach the water or hay. Obviously, Mel Tivo is one who faced that challenge.

Every donation is tax-deductible.

Ways You Can Help One, Them:

• Purchase one directly from this terrible situation in Shippensburg, PA.

• Offer a home, or a foster opportunity for at least several months.

• Donate so SRF can take a horse into its care. Each horse needs donations of $4,000. This affords the fee to get off the slaughter line; transport to quarantine; quarantine; the farrier; dentist; some medical care; and a few months of rehabilitation, training, and homing. SRF also takes on the expense of follow-up for life.

• Sponsoring is also very helpful. Any amount for a period of time makes a difference.

• Help from other organizations with similar practices that can take in a horse.

For information email SRFadoption@gmail.com. SRF is already helping a few from this group that needed immediate care for their dire health situation and also needs donations to provide for them. Most other horses are in adequate condition, not by SRF’s standards, but by the standard used by law enforcement.

SRF must be certain it can take on the expense of helping these horses as it has so many under its care and expense already. It also shares its frustration over the racing industry still not addressing this issue, and why SRF must keep sounding the alarm for these hard-working animals in need.

From the Standardbred Retirement Foundation