Blubonnet Equine Humane Society Collecting Donations for
Wildfire Evacuees Housed at
Texas
Lost Pines Riding Club
(September
7, 2011;
Elgin
,
Texas
) As wildfires ravage much of
Texas
, they leave many people and their animals homeless. Texas Lost Pines Riding
Club (TLPRC) in
Elgin
,
Texas
answered the call to help fellow horse owners in the area and turned their
riding facility into an emergency evacuation zone. They opened their stalls and
pens to horses, donkeys and mules whose owners were fleeing wildfires as well as
those animals who were found wandering without an owner.
Most
horses showed up at TLPRC with nothing – some even lacked a halter. So the
facility quickly found itself in need of hay and grain to feed the horses as
well as other supplies. That’s when they joined forces with Bluebonnet Equine
Humane Society (BEHS), a 501c3 nonprofit horse rescue that helps horses across
the state of
Texas
. BEHS is accepting monetary donations through its website (www.bluebonnetequine.org)
and is accepting donations of hay, grain, halters, leads and other supplies at
the LPRC facility at 186B Hwy 95S in
Elgin
.
Volunteers
at TLPRC estimate that there are still hundreds of horses and other livestock
animals trapped in the fire zone, but rescuers cannot get into the area to
search for them until the fire is contained. Volunteers believe their services
will be needed for weeks, possibly months, into the future.
“These
fires across
Texas
are just overwhelming,” commented Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society’s
president Dr. Jennifer Williams. “I’m glad we are able to partner with Texas
Lost Pines Riding Club to help these horses. They’re busy handling the
immediate needs of the horses, and we’re able to provide administrative
support as well as fundraising and donations.”
For
more information about Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society or to make a monetary
donation, visit the website at http://www.bluebonnetequine.org
or call (888) 542 5163. For more information about Texas Lost Pines Riding Club,
visit their website at http://www.tlprc.org/,
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