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Queensland - Australia
Name of Organisation - But a Memory Horse Rescue
State - Queensland
Website - www.freewebs.com/butamemory
Email contact - kate.butamemory@gmail.com
Phone contact - Kate 0412 977 927
State - Queensland
Website - www.freewebs.com/butamemory
Email contact - kate.butamemory@gmail.com
Phone contact - Kate 0412 977 927
But a Memory rescues/lists horses currently housed at dogger and dealer yards in South East Queensland. We are currently in the process of registering as a charity, so at present all funds come directly from our back pockets. We are currently looking for foster carers who would be able to care for a rescue horse while we look for an appropriate, loving forever home. If you have room for an equine rescue at your place, please email us for more information.
Name of Organisation - SEQ Brumby Association Inc
State - Queensland
Website - www.seqbrumby.com
Email contact - info@seqbrumby.com
Phone contact - Anne Warmbrunn 5485 3369
The SEQ Brumby Association held its first meeting on 1 August 2009 and became incorporated on 25 September 2009. The purpose of the association is to advocate for the promotion, protection and humane management of Brumbies including the establishment of a rehoming program in SEQ. The rehoming program is being undertaken in partnership with Forestry Plantation Queensland who are removing Brumbies to reduce the risk of horse-vehicle collisions in the Tin Can Bay area. Brumbies are quietly trapped and taken to a property where SEQBA members care for them until they are sold to suitable homes. To support the costs of caring for the Brumbies up until the time of their rehoming SEQBA relies entirely on funds obtained from membership fees, sponsorship and donations. If you can help with these costs or are interested in purchasing a Brumby please have a look at their website where brumbies available for rehoming are listed and membership application forms can be downloaded.
New South Wales - Australia
Name of Organisation - Horse Rescue Australia
State - New South Wales
Website - www.horserescue.com.au
State - New South Wales
Website - www.horserescue.com.au
Horse Rescue Australia Inc. is a non-profit organisation and registered charity, devoted to the care and rehabilitation of horses that have been abused, abandoned or neglected. The group was founded in 1986 and is based in NSW. They are self-funded through memberships, sponsorships, donations and benefit events. HRA receives no government funding at all.
Name of Organisation - Donkey Society of NSW Inc.
State - New South Wales
Website - www.donkeysocietynsw.org.au
Email contact - tumblegum@westnet.com.au
Phone contact - 4573 6377
We are an active, friendly group of donkey enthusiasts committed to upgrading the status, improving the care and encouraging the use of DONKEYS in New South Wales and throughout Australia. Benefits of membership include Donkey Digest, our national quarterly magazine; Big Ears & Donkey Tales, our NSW newsletter published every second month with news, articles and letters from around the state; national stud register, "donkey" shop with books and donkey novelty items for sale, support service for donkey owners and much more.
Name of Organisation- Horses in Drought Inc
Website - www.geocities.com/horsesindrought
Website - www.geocities.com/horsesindrought
A NSW-based assistance program with an aim is to provide farmers with an alternative to euthanising or selling horses, by giving them the opportunity to move horses to homes with good pasture, who have kindly agreed to offer temporary agistment in good faith.
Victoria - Australia
Project Hope Horse Welfare Victoria Inc is a non-profit organisation founded in 1973 and committed to providing hope for Victorian equines through education, rehabilitation and advocacy. Possibly Australia’s oldest continuing horse welfare and protection group, not counting Australia’s RSPCA that originally started as a horse welfare group.
Name of Organisation - Triple R Equine Welfare Inc. (T.R.E.W.)
State - Victoria-based but active Australia-wide
Website - www.triplerequinewelfare.org.au
Email Contact - secretary@triplerequinewelfare.org.au
T.R.E.W. is committed to improving the lives, prospects and well-being of all Equines. T.R.E.W offers education to the community on essential equine care and welfare, creates awareness of equine suffering, and fosters proactive attitudes towards its prevention.
T.R.E.W acts as a conduit between struggling horse owners and community resources to ensure the best outcome for equines in need. T.R.E.W also provides resources and support to assist individuals in the reporting of cases of neglect and maltreatment, and encourages the public to take action and responsibility for the well-being of equines in their wider community. T.R.E.W carries out the hands-on recovery, rehabilitation, and re-homing of equines in need, and provides a safe haven for equines currently in dire circumstances, where their well being will remain at risk. T.R.E.W strives to stay abreast of equine welfare developments and legislation, with the aim of having a constructive role in contributing towards the modification and/or creation of laws and policies which further equine protection in Australia.
Name of Organisation - Epona's Pastures
State - Victoria
Website- www.eponaspastures.com
Email contact - admin@eponaspastures.com
Epona's Pastures is a small horse rescue organisation that aims to give horses a second opportunity at life. Horses come to us for a variety of reasons, many have been unsuccessful on the track, while others are surrendered to us when their owners are no longer in a position to care for them. Every horse is given a full veterinarian check and put through a training regime to suit their needs. They are then taken through an assessment process to determine the type of home they will be best suited for. As with most Non Profit Organisations, we rely heavily on the generosity of horse lovers for donations to continue the work that we do. If this is a cause you would like to support, please visit our website to make a donation. We are fully registered and all donations over $2.00 are 100% tax deductable.
T.R.E.W acts as a conduit between struggling horse owners and community resources to ensure the best outcome for equines in need. T.R.E.W also provides resources and support to assist individuals in the reporting of cases of neglect and maltreatment, and encourages the public to take action and responsibility for the well-being of equines in their wider community. T.R.E.W carries out the hands-on recovery, rehabilitation, and re-homing of equines in need, and provides a safe haven for equines currently in dire circumstances, where their well being will remain at risk. T.R.E.W strives to stay abreast of equine welfare developments and legislation, with the aim of having a constructive role in contributing towards the modification and/or creation of laws and policies which further equine protection in Australia.
Name of Organisation - Epona's Pastures
State - Victoria
Website- www.eponaspastures.com
Email contact - admin@eponaspastures.com
Epona's Pastures is a small horse rescue organisation that aims to give horses a second opportunity at life. Horses come to us for a variety of reasons, many have been unsuccessful on the track, while others are surrendered to us when their owners are no longer in a position to care for them. Every horse is given a full veterinarian check and put through a training regime to suit their needs. They are then taken through an assessment process to determine the type of home they will be best suited for. As with most Non Profit Organisations, we rely heavily on the generosity of horse lovers for donations to continue the work that we do. If this is a cause you would like to support, please visit our website to make a donation. We are fully registered and all donations over $2.00 are 100% tax deductable.
Name of Organisation - Quest ~ Equine Welfare
State - Victoria
Website - equinewelfare.net
Forum - equinewelfare.net/forum
Facebook - www.facebook.com/pages/Quest-Equine-Welfare/209921719119
Email - equinewelfare@optusnet.com.au
State - Victoria
Website - equinewelfare.net
Forum - equinewelfare.net/forum
Facebook - www.facebook.com/pages/Quest-Equine-Welfare/209921719119
Email - equinewelfare@optusnet.com.au
Striving to make a meaningful difference in the lives of as many Equines as we can reach, whether that be directly, through hands-on care and rehabilitation, or through the skills, services, resources, experience, and time offered by members of our Australia wide Equine Welfare Affiliate Network.
Respect ~ Advocacy ~ Justice ~ Compassion
Tasmania - Australia
Name of Organisation - THRRO North (Tasmanian Horse Rescue and Rehabilitation Organisation - North)
State - Northern Tasmania
Website - www.thrronorth.webs.com
Email Contact - ibanaussie@yahoo.com or monjeslodge@bigpond.com
Phone Contact - Amanda at 03 64923146 or Ruth at 03 64912210
THRRO also has a southern region that is located in the southern part of Tasmania. This is the parent organisation. Website www.thrro.webs.com
State - Northern Tasmania
Website - www.thrronorth.webs.com
Email Contact - ibanaussie@yahoo.com or monjeslodge@bigpond.com
Phone Contact - Amanda at 03 64923146 or Ruth at 03 64912210
THRRO also has a southern region that is located in the southern part of Tasmania. This is the parent organisation. Website www.thrro.webs.com
THRRO North is a non-profit organisation devoted to the care and rehabilitation of horses that have been abused, abandoned or neglected or horses whose current owners no longer have a requirement for them due to personal or financial circumstances. It is our mission to rescue and protect neglected, abused or abandoned equines and provide them with the veterinary care, shelter, sustenance and training necessary for complete rehabilitation and eventually find them loving, permanent homes.
We believe that, by offering education to the public, we will contribute to a long-term solution for improving the welfare and well being of all equines, thereby reducing the occurrence of neglect. It is our goal to offer guidance, assistance and education to horse owners, re-home horses we have rehabilitated, raise awareness of equine neglect and abuse, conduct fundraisers to raise the money needed to rehabilitate horses that may come into our program., offer educational literature, workshops and on-site hands-on assistance when needed and offer advice on equine nutrition and care.
We believe that, by offering education to the public, we will contribute to a long-term solution for improving the welfare and well being of all equines, thereby reducing the occurrence of neglect. It is our goal to offer guidance, assistance and education to horse owners, re-home horses we have rehabilitated, raise awareness of equine neglect and abuse, conduct fundraisers to raise the money needed to rehabilitate horses that may come into our program., offer educational literature, workshops and on-site hands-on assistance when needed and offer advice on equine nutrition and care.
There's no excuse for equine abuse.
Name of Organisation - Australian Equine Welfare Association
Website - www.aewa.org.au
Aims to promote the welfare and wellbeing of horses in Australia. To do this by lobbying for changes in the law to promote equine welfare; by educating and informing prospective and existing horse owners; and to re-educate and re-home neglected and abused horses. Based in Tasmania and founded in 2005.
Western Australia
Name of Organisation - Second Chance Horse Rescue Inc
State - Western Australia
Website - www.schrar.org
Second Chance Horse Rescue Inc. is a small Incorporated, non profit organisation dedicated to the welfare of all equines in Western Australia.
State - Western Australia
Website - www.schrar.org
Second Chance Horse Rescue Inc. is a small Incorporated, non profit organisation dedicated to the welfare of all equines in Western Australia.
National (Australia)
Name of Organisation - Standardbred Pleasure and Performance Horse Associations
Website - www.standardbred.org.au
This is the NSW group’s website but there are links to the six other similar organisations in other states and territories. These organisations promote the Standardbred as a successful and versatile horse that can excel in many disciplines outside their traditional role of harness racing. Through an adoption program they endeavour to locate suitable pleasure and performance homes for Standardbred horses retired from or otherwise unsuitable for harness racing. They encourage Standardbred owners to develop their horsemanship skills and the potential of their horses by guiding them to appropriate resources. They recognise the achievements of Standardbreds in all equestrian disciplines outside of harness racing.