Gabriel, an 8-month-old weanling at our Willow Hope Farm, spent the weekend in critical condition and needs all the positive vibes and happy thoughts he can get. We’d noticed him laying down more than normal and as evening approached, one of our team members saw him rolling, a warning sign of colic – which can be fatal when left […]
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The Kentucky Humane Society Equine C.A.R.E. team needs your help stocking the hay lofts at our Willow Hope Farm. Now that hay is ready to harvest, our goal is to purchase a year’s worth of hay for our horses by July 15 so we can ensure they are happy, healthy and well-fed all year. The average cost for a bale of hay is $10, so
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The Kentucky Humane Society rescued a starving, orphaned foal last month from a remote mountain in Eastern Kentucky. The other horses in the free-roaming herd were striking and biting the weak foal, making it even more unlikely he would survive. We transported him to an equine hospital and named him Little Orphan Andy. Andy was too weak
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The Kentucky Humane Society is excited to announce our 2023 Volunteer of the Year! Nominated by multiple staff members, we are proud to announce Annabelle Pike as the Kentucky Humane Society’s Volunteer of the Year. Annabelle is currently a volunteer at Willow Hope Farm, home to our Equine C.A.R.E. rescue facility. Since February 2020, the
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Little Debbie was a fragile foal who was born on a remote Kentucky mountaintop after her mother Twinkie was abandoned there. The mountain offered Twinkie very little to eat and she struggled to produce enough milk for Little Debbie. To make matters worse, Twinkie was also still nursing last year’s foal Little Miss. The three
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