dorothy
This is Dorothy. Dorothy, because when we first saw her she was in a kill pen in Kansas - and we needed her to tap her hooves together and wake up at Skydog. Way over the rainbow.
She is a 24 year old tiny little mare originally rounded up from Pine Nut Mountain range in Nevada. This poor old girl was actually part of a number of horses from a starvation case and a lot of them already shipped. But this girl was still there and we wanted to get her out of there. Our wonderful hauler Carla was able to drive there, collect her and they made the 400 mile journey to Carla's place in Colorado. Dorothy rested there and her re-feeding began until she was strong enough to make the rest of the trip to Oregon.
She has become such a popular horse at Skydog Oregon due to her sweet gentle nature and love of scratches. She is currently in the barn but will be added to a herd as soon as she is stronger and has gained some more weight. xxx
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Save America’s Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act of 2023 (H.R. 3475 in the House / S.2307 in the Senate). This bill will shut down the slaughter pipeline that sends some 20,000 American horses and donkeys to savagely monstrous deaths in foreign slaughterhouses every year.
The Wild Horse & Burro Protection Act of 2023 (H. R. 3656) This bill will prohibit the use of helicopters or fixed-wing aircraft in the management of wild mustangs and burros on public lands, and require a report on humane alternatives to current management practices.
Ejiao Act of 2023 (H.R. 6021). To ban the sale or transportation of ejiao, a gelatin made from boiling donkey skins, or products containing ejiao in interstate or foreign commerce, which brutally kills millions of donkeys primarily for beauty products and Chinese medicine.
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