| ABUSE AND NEGLECT |
| If you are interested in adopting, sponsoring or supporting any of these horses care. Please contact: Heart of the Redwoods Horse Rescue PO Box 226 Cutten, CA 95534 (707) 476-0362. Redwoodrescue@aol.com |
| Heart of the Redwoods Horse Rescue (HRHR) is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit corporation that with our mission of "promotes responsible horse ownership through education, community outreach and assistance." |
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Here is a list of our local, county and state officials. These individuals need to know the chronic
and continued abuse/ neglect that many horses in Humboldt County endure.
Heart of the Redwoods Horse Rescue is now campaigning to
“Raise the Bar” in Humboldt County!
We want you to make a difference in a horse’s life!
Email the officials below and let them know that we need their help in Humboldt County!
Let them know about the chronic abuse/ neglect that many horses suffer. (Report an incident or a
suspected case) The horses cannot talk – but we can speak for them!
jrsmith@co.humboldt.ca.us
roger.rodoni@co.humboldt.ca.us
jwoolley@co.humboldt.ca.us
bonnie.neely@co.humboldt.ca.us
jill.geist@co.humboldt.ca.us
sknight@co.humboldt.ca.us
gphilp@co.humboldt.ca.us
pgallegos@co.humboldt.ca.us
http://www.govmail.ca.gov
roger.rodoni@co.humboldt.ca.us
jwoolley@co.humboldt.ca.us
bonnie.neely@co.humboldt.ca.us
jill.geist@co.humboldt.ca.us
sknight@co.humboldt.ca.us
gphilp@co.humboldt.ca.us
pgallegos@co.humboldt.ca.us
http://www.govmail.ca.gov
"Feather" on arrival to HRHR Vet
She was roaming Hoopa eating
the bark off trees to survive.
She was roaming Hoopa eating
the bark off trees to survive.
Haley - at HRHR intake Vet Visit.
Suffering from founder, liver
failure and pregnant!
Suffering from founder, liver
failure and pregnant!
"Dancer" - Chronic and
severe starvation for over 2
years!
Finally - receiving care at
HRHR.
Sweet Pea - brought to HRHR with 3 other
starved herdmates. She was too weak to
stand - she was lifted by a winch 5 times
in the first month!
starved herdmates. She was too weak to
stand - she was lifted by a winch 5 times
in the first month!
Max - one year old Arabian that
was brought to HRHR with 3
herdmates
was brought to HRHR with 3
herdmates
Theses are just a sampling of the horses that HRHR has helped in the last 4 years. There are countless others that are still out there. There are laws that protect these horses - but Humboldt County does not enforce these laws. But, you can make a difference. Make your voices heard! Raise the Bar! |
How to report suspected abuse/neglect in Humboldt County
1. Determine if the horse is truly abused or neglected. HRHR received numerous calls a day with varied
levels of concern. A horse that is in a pasture, well fed, standing in the rain (they have a shelter) with
redwood needles in their mane and tail may be very happy and cared for.
2. Try to contact the owner. Many times the owner is unaware of the horses condition. Other times, the
owner may not have the resources to care for the horses any longer. And many times it only takes a
compassionate inquiry for the condition to change. Most owners need to hear it personally - don't tell 20
other people - tell the owner.
3. Contact Livestock Control Division of the Humboldt County Sheriff's Department. (707) 445-7251. They
will not contact you with their findings. And you do not have to give your name. Give the address, location,
situation, owner's name, markings and breed of horse(s). Explain the abuse/ neglect. Also, inform them if
you have talked with the owner.
4. Do not trespass! This is illegal and dangerous.
5. Do not feed the horse! Best intentions can kill a horse. If the horse is starving - a well meaning bucket of
grain can put the horse into metabolic imbalance with resultant death. We have seen this again and again. If
you fear the horse will not survive the next 24 hours - call Livestock Control.
6. Call Heart of the Redwoods. (707) 476-0362. HRHR is not law enforcement. We are a nonprofit that
strives to help the condition of horses in Humboldt County. We have volunteers that are willing to educate
owners in horse care. We interface with Livestock Control and contact them when all other avenues have
been exhausted. Many times, the owners are not able to care for the horse and we help them find the horse
an appropriate home.
Excerpt from the Code of California regarding the care of horses:
§597 excerpt: ...every person who overdrives, overloads, drives when overloaded, overworks, tortures,
torments, deprives of necessary sustenance, drink, or shelter, cruelly beats, mutilates, or cruelly kills any
animal, or causes or procures any animal to be so overdriven, overloaded, driven when overloaded,
overworked ,tortured, tormented, deprived of necessary sustenance, drink, shelter, or to be cruelly beaten,
mutilated, or cruelly killed; and whoever, having the charge or custody of any animal, either as owner or
otherwise, subjects any animal to needless suffering, or inflicts unnecessary cruelty upon the animal, or in
any manner abuses any animal, or fails to provide the animal with proper food, drink, or shelter or protection
from the weather, or who drives, rides, or otherwise uses the animal when unfit for labor, is, for every such
offense, guilty of a crime punishable as a misdemeanor or as a felony or alternatively punishable as a
misdemeanor or a felony..
1. Determine if the horse is truly abused or neglected. HRHR received numerous calls a day with varied
levels of concern. A horse that is in a pasture, well fed, standing in the rain (they have a shelter) with
redwood needles in their mane and tail may be very happy and cared for.
2. Try to contact the owner. Many times the owner is unaware of the horses condition. Other times, the
owner may not have the resources to care for the horses any longer. And many times it only takes a
compassionate inquiry for the condition to change. Most owners need to hear it personally - don't tell 20
other people - tell the owner.
3. Contact Livestock Control Division of the Humboldt County Sheriff's Department. (707) 445-7251. They
will not contact you with their findings. And you do not have to give your name. Give the address, location,
situation, owner's name, markings and breed of horse(s). Explain the abuse/ neglect. Also, inform them if
you have talked with the owner.
4. Do not trespass! This is illegal and dangerous.
5. Do not feed the horse! Best intentions can kill a horse. If the horse is starving - a well meaning bucket of
grain can put the horse into metabolic imbalance with resultant death. We have seen this again and again. If
you fear the horse will not survive the next 24 hours - call Livestock Control.
6. Call Heart of the Redwoods. (707) 476-0362. HRHR is not law enforcement. We are a nonprofit that
strives to help the condition of horses in Humboldt County. We have volunteers that are willing to educate
owners in horse care. We interface with Livestock Control and contact them when all other avenues have
been exhausted. Many times, the owners are not able to care for the horse and we help them find the horse
an appropriate home.
Excerpt from the Code of California regarding the care of horses:
§597 excerpt: ...every person who overdrives, overloads, drives when overloaded, overworks, tortures,
torments, deprives of necessary sustenance, drink, or shelter, cruelly beats, mutilates, or cruelly kills any
animal, or causes or procures any animal to be so overdriven, overloaded, driven when overloaded,
overworked ,tortured, tormented, deprived of necessary sustenance, drink, shelter, or to be cruelly beaten,
mutilated, or cruelly killed; and whoever, having the charge or custody of any animal, either as owner or
otherwise, subjects any animal to needless suffering, or inflicts unnecessary cruelty upon the animal, or in
any manner abuses any animal, or fails to provide the animal with proper food, drink, or shelter or protection
from the weather, or who drives, rides, or otherwise uses the animal when unfit for labor, is, for every such
offense, guilty of a crime punishable as a misdemeanor or as a felony or alternatively punishable as a
misdemeanor or a felony..