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>>> AND USES THEM TO BRING JOY TO CHILDREN AND VETERANS IN
LOCAL HOSPITALS.
LOCAL HOSPITALS. FRANK McBRIDE GOT A FIRSTHAND
LOOK AT WHAT THEY DO.
TAKE A LOOK.
>> I'M MAGAN.
THIS IS PEANUT.
THIS IS A PLACE FOR PEANUT. A
PLACE FOR PEANUT IS EQUINE
RESCUE GROUP AND THERAPY GROUP.
WHAT WE DO IS ALL OF THESE
HORSES THAT YOU SEE HERE TODAY
CAME FROM KILL PENS.
A KILL PEN IS THEIR LAST STOP
BEFORE THEY GO TO
SLAUGHTERHOUSES.
SLAUGHTERHOUSES. WE STEPPED IN AND WE SAVE AS
MANY AS WE CAN.
A LOT OF THEM AREN'T HANDLED SO
WE'LL HAVE VOLUNTEERS THAT WORK
WITH THEM AND HANDLE THE
HORSES.
HORSES.
HORSES. THEY BECOME THERAPY ANIMALS.
THIS IS BETA.
HER MOTHER WAS HUGE.
SHE WAS PREGNANT.
WE TOOK HER IN JANUARY.
BETA WAS BORN THE NEXT MONTH.
WE BROUGHT IN ANOTHER COLT.
HE HAD BEEN TIED BETWEEN TWO
TREES WITH TWO PIT BULLS HIS
ENTIRE LIFE.
ENTIRE LIFE. WE WANTED TO BRING HIM TO SHOW
HIM WHAT REAL LOVE WAS.
HE DIED IN MY ARMS.
THE NEXT DAY SHE WAS BORN.
MOST PEOPLE IN THE UNITED
STATES DON'T REALIZE THAT WE
HAVE SLAUGHTERHOUSE PROBLEMS.
WE HAVE KILL PENS IN THE UNITED
STATES.
STATES.
STATES. SLAUGHTERHOUSES DON'T EXIST
HERE ANYMORE.
HERE ANYMORE. NOW OUR AMERICAN HORSES ARE
SHIPPED OVERSEAS TO MEXICO OR
TO CANADA.
TO CANADA. OUR HORSES AREN'T BRED FOR
MEAT.
MEAT.
MEAT. >>
MEAT. >> I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED HORSES.
I WAS BLESSED ENOUGH IN 2015 TO
BE LAID OFF.
I AM SEMIRETIRED.
I HAD TIME TO DO SOMETHING.
I WANTED TO PUT BOTH TOGETHER.
I FIGURED THIS WOULD BE GREAT.
WE FEED THE ANIMALS AND MAKE
SURE THEY HAVE WATER.
THEN WE CLEAN THE STALLS.
THEY DO EVERYTHING, TOO.
THEY HELP FEED AND WATER AND
CLEAN THE STALLS AND SOCIALIZE
WITH THEM.
WITH THEM. THE MORE WE HAVE VOLUNTEERS THE
MORE WE CAN SOCIALIZE WITH THE
ANIMALS.
ANIMALS.
ANIMALS. >> I HAD SEEN MAGAN'S FACEBOOK.
I CLICKED ON THAT AND CHECKED
IT OUT.
IT OUT.
IT OUT. I
IT OUT. I GOT IN TOUCH WITH HER BECAUSE
I WANTED TO VOLUNTEER.
SHE GOT IN TOUCH WITH ME.
WE MET.
WE MET.
WE MET. I
WE MET. I BROUGHT MY GRANDDAUGHTER'S.
THAT'S HOW I BECAME A PART OF
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. >>
THIS. >> PEANUT WAS REALLY SICK.
HER MOTHER HAD BEEN SHIPPED OFF
TO SLAUGHTER.
TO SLAUGHTER. SHE WAS ALONE IN THE KILL PEN
WITH ALL SIZE OF HORSES.
WE RUN OFF OF DONATIONS AND
VOLUNTEER WORK.
VOLUNTEER WORK. WE HAVE A GOOD NAME IN THE
RESCUE WORLD OUT THERE FOR THE
HORSES.
HORSES.
HORSES. THERE IS A LOT OF OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS THAT WILL ALWAYS
SAY, HEY, MAGAN, DO YOU HAVE
ROOM?
ROOM?
ROOM? CAN
ROOM? CAN YOU TAKE IN THESE MINIS?
OR WHATEVER IT MAY BE.
IF WE HAVE ROOM, WE WILL MAKE
ROOM.
ROOM.
ROOM. THERE IS SO MUCH MONEY
INVOLVED.
INVOLVED.
INVOLVED. THEY'LL RAISE THE MONEY AND
DONATE THE HORSE TO US.
THEY KNOW IT WILL COME TO A
GOOD HOME.
GOOD HOME. THEN IT IS VETTING AND
HANDLING.
HANDLING.
HANDLING. WE GET THEM USED TO HUMANS
WHERE THEY ARE FRIENDLY AND
THEY CAN GO TO THEIR FOREVER
HOME.
HOME.
HOME. >>
HOME. >> THEY NEED VOLUNTEERS, FOOD
AND MEDICINE.
AND MEDICINE. WHEN WE GET THESE HORSES, A LOT
ARE SICK.
ARE SICK.
ARE SICK. THEY NEED TO BE REHABILITATE.
THEY NEED HOMES.
WE ADVERTISE FOR PEOPLE TO
ADOPT THEM.
ADOPT THEM. >> PEANUT STARTED IT ALL.
I'M ON MY KNEES.
THEY ARE TINY HORSES.
THEY ARE NOT PONIES.
THEY ARE MINIATURE HORSES.
IF YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO HAVE A
HORSE AND YOU DON'T HAVE AN
AREA, YOU CAN SPONSOR A
MINIGUY.
MINIGUY.
MINIGUY. YOU CAN COME OUT ANY TIME.
IT IS LIKE HAVING YOUR OWN
HORSE WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE THE
ROOM BECAUSE YOU LIVE IN THE
CITY.
CITY.
CITY. WE
CITY. WE ARE HOST OUR SECOND ANNUAL
GALA TONIGHT.
GALA TONIGHT. WE HOPE YOU'LL ALL COME OUT AND
JOIN US.
JOIN US.
JOIN US. IT IS AT THE KIRBY ICE HOUSE
TONIGHT 7:00 TO 10:00.
IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO DO
THESE EVENTS BECAUSE WE RUN
PURELY ON DONATIONS AND
VOLUNTEERS.
VOLUNTEERS. WE NEED FUNDS.
WE HAVE 30 HORSES TO TAKE CARE
OF.
OF.
OF. OUR
OF. OUR FEED BILL IS QUITE A BIT OF
MONEY EVERY MONTH.
IT COSTS US ABOUT $2,000 A
MONTH TO MAINTAIN WHERE WE ARE.
WE ARE ON A BEAUTIFUL, NEW
PROPERTY.
PROPERTY.
PROPERTY. EVERY HORSE HAS THEIR OWN
STALL.
STALL.
STALL. THE MINIS SHARE BECAUSE THEY
ARE LITTLE.
ARE LITTLE. IT TAKES QUITE A BIT OF MONEY
TO RUN A PLACE LIKE THIS WITH
THE VET BILLS AND GETTING THEM
HEALTHY FOR THEIR NEXT FOREVER
HOME.
HOME.
HOME. >>
HOME. >> THEY COME UP AND THEY'LL
LOVE ON YOU AND LICK YOU.
THEY KNOW SHE IS NOT MEAN.
IT TOOK A COUPLE OF TIMES
BEFORE THEY KNEW WHO WE WERE
AND WHAT WE WERE GOING TO DO AS
FAR AS FEEDING AND BRUSHING
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. WHEN WE PULL UP HERE THEY WOULD
COME TO GET FED AND LOVED ON.
IT IS VERY REWARDING.
>> THE GALA IS TONIGHT 7:00 TO
10:00 P.M.
10:00 P.M. AT KIRBY ICE HOUSE.
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