ANNUAL REVIEW 2022 5
RESCUE AND PROTECT
Horses left cold and starving
Thanks to a tip-off from an animal lover, we
saved Grainger from a desperate situation.
Kind-hearted members of the public are our eyes and
ears and we rely on them to tell us when they see that
something is wrong. On an cold day, with snow on the
ground, we were called out to check on thoroughbred
horses Panama and Grainger in their field.
Our rescuers found a truly terrible scene. Pitifully thin
Panama had died and was lying under a snow-covered
blanket. His owner said Panama had collapsed the
day before and that he'd been planning to call a vet.
Grainger was also clearly starving and suffering from an
untreated condition. He had no access to water or hay.
Thankfully, after we rescued him and took him into
our care, Grainger made a full recovery. His owner was
fined and banned from keeping equines for life.
Grainger before we rescued him.