WKRN, Nashville, Tennessee News, Weather, and Sports |Several rescued horses healthy enough for transport
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – More than a dozen horses rescued from a farm in Cannon County late last month and brought to the Tennessee State Fairgrounds are being transferred for care in east Tennessee.
Veterinarians at the fairgrounds evaluated the more than 80 rescued horses and picked out 15 of the strongest and healthiest animals able to make the trip to Knoxville.
Once there, the horses will be cared for by volunteers with equine rescue group Horse Haven.
"Today is an amazing day," said Scotlund Haisley, Senior Director of Emergency Services for the Humane Society. "Just two weeks ago we brought these animals out of Hell. Most these animals scored a body score of one, or two, or a few threes. Two weeks later we have the first healthy 15 for transport."
Horse Haven, Tennessee's oldest and largest equine rescue and rehab center, will board the animals at their facilities and continue to nurse them back to health.
"We are going to take on 15 of these animals and get them back into shape and hopefully find good adoptive homes," Nina Margetson, executive director for Horse Haven, told News 2.
Veterinarians expect it to be months before many of the animals fully recovery and are able to be placed up for adoption.
Margetson said when ready, adoption information for those interested will be posted at HorseHaven.net.
"These horses will have a new life where hopefully they'll never have to worry about nothing to eat again," she added.
The Humane Society of the United States said they expect additional horses to be healthy enough for transport to Volunteer Equine Advocates in Gallatin on Thursday.
"We have another group coming [Thursday], which is Volunteer Equine Advocates and by the end of the day [Thursday], half our horses will be gone, starting the process of permanent placement," Haisley said.
He said he hopes that in two weeks, the remaining horses will be able to go similar facilities.
"My hope is within two weeks, which will be a month out here, we will clear out the final horse," said Haisley.
If you'd like to the animals or for more information, email tnhorserescue@hsus.org.
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