06/18/2026
I keep trying to write about last night and even I can’t articulate the deep feelings of loss and hope and redemption felt by everyone.
Despite our best efforts, a load of horses shipped. 27 lost to the Canadian slaughter plant in Quebec.
This photo is my wife Ally saying goodbye to them. She told every single one that they deserved better, that they were loved, and that they mattered.
Then they pulled away.
And she collapsed into their gravel driveway and cried so hard she threw up.
I swear I have never felt like a bigger failure than when I watch my wife realize I couldn’t save those horses for her.
And while I know she doesn’t blame me, I do.
I have got to be more persuasive— better at my job, reach more people, and save more horses.
Because watching her grief and despair kills me.
Our donors held an impossible line.
You were all so courageous.
Whittling the number down to prevent a second load from leaving.
You stood in the gap and said you won’t take these horses too.
So that’s why I absolutely dread coming here and saying, “there’s still more.”
More bloodwork back today. There’s way more horses than we ever thought inside of her. 45? 49? Left.
This isn’t a fake pen.
This is real.
If we don’t raise the funds, they DO ship.
We don’t always win.
Sometimes we lose and that means 27 innocent lives are lost.
Please help us make sure not one more is added to that tally.
Donate today.
Share.
In honor of the 27, we are offering a $27 challenge.
Don’t let them have died in vain.
Not a single horse leaves from here for anywhere else other than quarantine.
Join the fight.
We need you.
We can’t do it alone.
I’m a proud person and I can’t do this alone.
I need your help.
Please.
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