Characteristics of relinquishing and adoptive owners of horses associated with U.S. nonprofit equine rescue organizations.
Holcomb Kathryn E, Stull Carolyn L, Kass Philip H·Journal of applied animal welfare science : JAAWS
Nonprofit equine rescue organizations in the United States provide care for relinquished horses and may offer adoption programs. With an estimated 100,000 "unwanted" horses per year and few municipal shelters providing wholesale euthanasia, there is a need to minimize the number of unwanted horses and maximize their su…