EMERGENCY RESCUE/ Mustang - S Cal. Starvation Case


EMERGENCY RESCUE/ Mustang - S Cal.: Urgent help is needed to save Koda (O’Dakota), a 7 year old Mustang and his devoted 4 year old friend Chaska’; both are geldings that were sadly starving under the neglect of their owner. They are emaciated. Their lives are both at risk – they only have a few days - time is of the essence.

Your support will help in their rescue. Please act now. You can help by sharing this post, or by donating to help with their transport, feed and care.  Help make this story of broken hearts and shattered lives whole again. To support this emergency effort please give on line or donate by mail today. http://www.lifetimeequinerefuge.org/donate.html



If you have room for a horse in need, or know someone else that does, please contact WFLF's Lifetime Equine Refuge. Experienced equine care providers interested in helping to foster horses in need are invited to join WFLF's Safe Haven Network. http://www.lifetimeequinerefuge.org/safehaven.html

With your help, more horses like Koda and Chaska can receive a second chance at life.

Donate directly to WFLF's Lifetime Equine Refuge to support this rescue mission. 100% of your donation will go directly toward Koda and Chaska's needs. http://www.lifetimeequinerefuge.org/donate.htm

RESCUE MISSION UNDERWAY - Nov. 21, 2013 (NHRRM)



Navajo Horses Rescue & Recovery Mission (NHRRM) rescue team members are working to save 8
Navajo wild horses ages 2-5 yrs old, right now. These 8 at risk/ slaughter bound Navajo wild horses were captured “as strays” during the recent roundups, just outside the reservation. Despite their obvious healthy appearance, they were claimed to be “starving due to a lack of forage on the reservation”. Funds are urgently needed to transport these horses to safety. Please share to help.

Donate: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=RA6MJEWVD5M64

Learn more: http://www.wildforlifefoundation.org/navajorescueandrecoverymission.html


The Navajo Horse Rescue and Recovery Mission (NHRRM) is an ongoing effort to rescue and re-home wild horses, burros and orphan foals that are at risk of slaughter or that have been victimized by the Navajo roundups. The Wild for Life Foundation assures their forever safe harbor so that they will never be subject to roundup or slaughter again.

More than 2,000 horses and burros have been recently swept away from their Native homes as a result of US government funded roundups that the vast majority of Navajo people oppose. Navajo President Shelly promised to suspend the roundups and oppose slaughter through a MOU which reportedly will become effective once signed. But in the meantime, Navajo's wild horses remain at risk and many are going to slaughter.

Save a life - Support this effort: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=RA6MJEWVD5M64

Partnering Rescue/ Sanctuary Information: http://www.wildforlifefoundation.org/rescuenadrescovery.html

Foster/ Adoption information: http://www.lifetimeequinerefuge.org/adoption.htm

EMERGENCY RESCUE MISSION: S Cal. - 2 starving young horses



Dear friends
Help is needed to save O’Dakota, a 7 year old Mustang and his devoted 2 year old friend Chaska’; both are geldings that were sadly starving under the neglect of their owner.  Their lives are both at risk – they just days for us to save them.  Your support is needed to get them to safety right away.   They are emaciated, but otherwise healthy and have been vaccinated and de-wormed.
Time is of the essence, please act now.  You can help by sharing this email, or by donating to their feed and care.

Together we can make this story of broken hearts and shattered lives whole again.  To help support this emergency effort please give on line or donate by mail today. 

Experienced equine care providers interested in helping to foster or adopt a horse in need are invited to join WFLF's Safe Haven Network. With your help, more horses like
O'Dokota and Chaska' can receive a second chance at life.

If you have room for a horse in need, or know someone else that does, please contact WFLF's Lifetime Equine Refuge directly. info@lifetimeequinerefuge.org


Wild for Life Foundation 's Lifetime Equine Refuge provides medical care, food, shelter and a 2nd chance at life for at risk wild and domestic equines in need. Wild for Life Foundation (WFLF) is a 501c3 all volunteer nonprofit charity dedicated to saving, protecting and preserving wild and domestic equines through rescue, sanctuary and education. Donations to WFLF are tax deductible to the full extent permitted by law. Federal ID No. 26-3052458.

Announcing the arrival of 4 orphaned Navajo foals to Equine Voices, Arizona

Green Valley, AZ, November 12, 2013 – Wild for Life Foundation (WFLF) is thrilled to announce the arrival of Catori, Dakotah, Shikoba and Nitika to Equine Voices. These four orphan Navajo foals were  rescued by the Wild for Life Foundation (WFLF).

"Equine Voices is honored to be part of Navajo Horses Rescue and Recovery Mission’s nationwide effort under the Wild for Life Foundation Safe Haven Rescue Partnership program,” says Karen Pomroy, founder and executive director of Equine Voices.  By helping to save these precious orphaned, voiceless, babies’ lives, we will also be helping to build the awareness for the need to protect America’s wild horses from roundups and slaughter.” 

 "We are proud to welcome Equine Voices as an official WFLF Safe Haven Rescue Partner,” says Katia Louise, filmmaker, founder and president of the Wild For Life Foundation (WFLF). “We look forward to a long lasting partnership for the benefit of these and other at risk wild and domestic horses."  The four orphan Navajo foals were left stranded during the ongoing Navajo roundups, but were saved by WFLF’s Navajo Rescue and Recovery Mission (NHRRM) through the aid of a Good Samaritan working together with WFLF.

"We are delighted for these orphan Navajo foals who will have an opportunity to grow and thrive under the Wild for Life Foundation and Equine Voices,” says Katia Louise. The Partnership was established for the purpose of providing forever safe harbor for orphan Navajo foals.  This is just the beginning for these innocent little babies," adds Ms Louise. "It's going to take months for some of these little ones to heal, build their strength up and overcome the trauma of the roundups." The foals/ weanlings, roughly ages 4-9 months had been orphaned as a result of the U.S. government funded Navajo roundups which the vast majority of Navajo people oppose.

The Wild for Life Foundation is honored to have been entrusted with the Sacred guardianship of these Di’ yin’ Nohooka’ Dine’, Holy Earth Surface People’s Horses. WFLF is working together with the Nahooka' Dine' to create an environment that promotes the humane treatment of all animals.

WFLF organized the Navajo Horses Rescue and Recovery Mission as a collaborative effort to save the lives of these and other majestic and sacred wild horses and burros who have been victimized by the highly contested Navajo roundups. Volunteer rescue members from the WFLF’s Navajo Rescue and Recovery Mission have put their lives on hold to rescue, recover, evacuate and provide care for these survivors; to assure they will never be subject to roundup or slaughter again.

Sadly, more than 1600 wild equines have lost their lives during these US government funded Navajo roundups.

"The horse is our medicine, and has helped us survive many hardships. They must be given respect and honored for their Sacred place within the creation, as they possess the same fundamental right to life as we five fingered ones do," says Leland Grass, Traditionalist, Nohooka' Dine'. "We must create a working solution today so our children won't be fighting amongst themselves tomorrow."

“Working together with the Navajo Elders and Medicine People within the community will be the foundation for right action," adds Katia Louise. "These sacred and majestic horses heal our hearts and they can heal the lands. These four Sacred foals are Ambassadors for the horse nation. Through WFLF they will be helping to educate and show the world that the re-introduction of horses to rangelands, in truth can rejuvenate the environment.”

Craig Downer, BOD Wild for Life Foundation, wildlife ecologist, and author of “The Wild Horse Conspiracy” points out that wild horses are a big benefit to the ecosystem. They help to create that very important soil substance known as Humus...which makes the soils more nutrient-rich, adhesive and more retentive to water. This aids greatly in increasing the moisture of soils and elevating the water tables. The manure of wild horses builds the soils and disperses the intact seeds of many species to a much greater degree than cattle and sheep. Wild free-roaming horses also greatly reduce the possibility of catastrophic fires which can sterilize the soils and destroy its seed banks.
 
About The Wild For Life Foundation: Wild for Life Foundation (WFLF) is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit charity dedicated to saving, protecting and preserving equines through rescue, sanctuary and education. WFLF and its wild horse preservation initiative serves as an educational platform for the protection of wildlife through the provision of long term sanctuary of wild horses and burros removed from America's rangelands. WFLF and its Saving America’s Horses Initiative is an international consortium of scientists, equine welfare experts, researchers, and horse advocates collaborating efforts to promote wild horse conservation and preservation initiatives with a focus on the prevention of equine cruelty. To find out more about Wild for Life Foundation, please visit us on Facebook or our websites at www.wildforlifefoundation.org , www.LifetimeEquineRefuge.org, www.SavingAmericasHorses.org Federal ID No. 26-3052458

About Equine Voices Rescue and Sanctuary: Equine Voices Rescue and Sanctuary is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to saving Premarin (PMU) mares and foals from neglect, abuse and slaughter.  Equine Voices is a voice for all horses and other equines who cannot speak for themselves, and works to end their senseless abuse, suffering and slaughter. Through education and building community awareness, we are confident we can enlighten the public about the horrors of the Premarin and horse slaughter industries, and be a catalyst for change so these noble creatures are able to live their lives free of abuse, pain and suffering. On the web- http://www.equinevoices.org/horses/

Learn more: http://www.wildforlifefoundation.org/navajorescueandrecoverymission.html


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In Honor of Our Beloved Kola


UPDATE ON KOLA, Nov. 2, 2013: It is with heavy hearts that we share the sad news of our beloved Kola’s passing just last night. Kola was a fighter and a survivor, but she could not withstand the injuries she sustained as a result of the brutal roundups. After losing her Mother at just 10 weeks old - it was all just too much for her delicate little body to make it through.
 
Kola had the hands of angels upon her and was bathed in love from the time she was rescued. Kola was surrounded in sacred beauty through to her final moments by the entire team of kind and compassionate veterinarians and loving volunteers who never once gave up on her.
 
Kola touched the world with love and brought us hope and joy. This brave little warrior taught by example of
how to forgive and trust in the face of betrayal… and how to be strong against all odds. She lived her short life with honor and courage. Kola’s sweet gentle spirit will live on forever.
 
Kola will be brought home today and will be laid to rest in our Indian way at the Prayer Tie Sacred Tree on Firelight South Ranch, Sunday, Nov 3rd, 11AM CST. The Tree holds a sacred meaning as it is where our beloved four legged relatives go to run free; it is a place of honor and respect, a place of peace and tranquility.
 
Wild for Life Foundation’s Sacred Hearts – Firelight South welcomes you to take part in this sacred ceremony in honor of for our dear sweet Kola. If you are out of the area you may join us in spirit through the Saving America’s Horses Facebook page beginning at noon, Sunday, November 3rd.
 
Kola will be now forever be free; free to run as she had always dreamed, running with her Mother, and her family, and finally pain free. The Prayer Tie Sacred Tree on Firelight South Ranch is a special place for all of those who journey on. We pray they continue to guide us and shine upon us.
If you would like to send a prayer tie or offering for the Prayer Tie Sacred Tree, such as a special trinket, or feather, you may do so at the below address. Aho!
Sacred Hearts – Firelight South, 46731 State Hwy 118, Alpine, Texas 79830
www.wildforlifefoundation.org/kola.html
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Saving-Americas-Horses/91817751967
 
 
Previous update of Nov 1, 2013, Our sweet little Kola, the orphan Navajo foal Paint has taken a turn for the worse. The best of the best expert equine veterinarians have been working around the clock to keep her going, but it's been up and down for the last several days. She was admitted into the veterinary hospital last night and is in ICU fighting for her life. If Kola has touched your life please reach out now with your heart and help us save her. Donate now at: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=RA6MJEWVD5M64 PLEASE SHARE, LIGHT A CANDLE FOR KOLA AND JOIN US IN PRAYER. thank you

17orphaned Navajo foals were recently rescued by Wild for Life Foundation’s Navajo Horses Rescue and Recovery Mission. The foals had been discovered in a life threatening situation after being rounded up from their Native homeland on the Navajo reservation in New Mexico. The foals ranging in ages from 2 - 4 months were orphaned during the roundups after losing their mothers to slaughter. Wild horses and burros are being taken from their Native homes in the highly contested US government funded roundups which the vast majority of Navajo people oppose.