Equine Protection Network
www.equineprotectionnetwork.com
July 17, 2003

EPN Store Now Open!
EPN Events
EPN Sanctuary Program Welcomes Silver Inflation

EPN Store

Visit the EPN Store at Cafe Press at:

http://www.cafeshops.com/equineprotet6

Your purchases help the EPN in our efforts to end horse slaughter
and care for the EPN Sanctuary Program horses.

EPN Events

The EPN will be at the Schuylkill County, PA Fair from July 28th to
August 2nd 2003. This is a wonderful opportunity for education
awareness on the horse slaughter issue. Over 40,000 people will
visit the Fair and we hope these visitors will come away supporting
the effort to ban horse slaughter.

Research polls continue to demonstrate that over 70% of Americans
are not even aware that our horses are being slaughtered. When
informed of the slaughter, overwhelmingly, Americans want the
slaughter to stop and if given the chance would ban the slaugter, as
did CA voters in 1998.

At the same time we will be educating visitors on PA's anti cruelty
law, including PA's Horse Transport law that bans double deckers to
transport horses. PA law applies to ALL horses, no matter what their
final destination. We know that some rodeo stock contracters use
double deckers to transport horses. PA & NY state law prohibit that
practice. For any law to be effective, the public has to be aware
that the law exists and be willing to contact law enforcement when
they observe violations.

We will again have the Fit For Sale brochure available along with
the PA Anti Cruelty law, a list of carcass disposal options, and
PA's Dead Animal Act.

EPN Sanctuary Program

The EPN Sanctuary Program welcomes Silver Inflation, AKA Randy, a 20
year old grey Quarter Horse gelding! Randy is in need of a monthly
sponsor to help offset the costs involved in providing Randy with a
lifelong home. Randy was donated to the EPN by his caring and
responsible owner who could no longer provide for Randy due to their
retirement.

This brings to 5 the number of horses in our program. We are in need
of fly masks, ivermectin, strongid and Fastrack. We rely on your
donations to care for these horses. The EPN needs to raise $1500.00
per horse each year to cover the expenses, including farrier, vet,
dentist, medicines, vaccinations, dewormers, hay, feed, and bedding.
All of our caretakers are volunteers, there is no paid staff.

Randy's Story

Randy's owner found Randy a job for a few years in a handicapped
riding program, until his soundness issues made him no longer
usable. Randy was then placed on a waiting list at a sanctuary.
During the time Randy waited for an opening, his owner continued to
provide for all of Randy's needs. Unfortunately time ran out and his
owner was facing the reality of having to put Randy down.

The EPN stepped in to assist because we strongly believe that
responsible caring owners need to be rewarded for their actions.
Oftentimes responsible owners have no choice but to euthanize their
beloved horses due to the fact that welfare organizations will not
accept companion horses due to a lack of space. Yet there always
seems to be space available for the irresponsible owner's horse who
is rarely held accountable financially or legally through
prosecution. We could not stand by and watch this caring responsible
owner euthanize Randy, while neglectful horse owners are rewarded by
the sale of their neglected/abused horses at auctions, or the
surrender of their neglected horses to welfare organizations without
prosecution.

The EPN Sanctuary Program accepts horses on a limited basis and is
subject to review by the EPN Board of Directors.The EPN gives
preference to horses that are the victims of PA horse cruelty cases
in which the defendants have been prosecuted in court for their
crime against the horse. Our belief is simply that bad behavior
needs to be punished, not rewarded with money or relief from the
financial obligation of caring for a horse that they have failed to
provide necessary food, water, shelter or vet care to as required by
PA Crimes Code, Title 18, 5511(c).

Irresponsiblility is the reason horse cruelty exists.

Acknowledging his lifetime of service, Randy's owner and the EPN
have now assured that Randy will have a peaceful retirement,
protected from abuse,neglect and slaughter.

To view our sanctuary horses visit the following webpage:

http://www.equineprotectionnetwork.com/sanctuary/sanctuary.htm



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