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5:45 a.m. July 2, 2015
Horse Haven of Tennessee wins 2015 ASPCA Help a Horse Day contest
KNOXVILLE — According to The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals® (ASPCA®), Horse Haven of Tennessee is one of seven winners in the 2015 ASPCA Help a Horse Day contest, a nationwide grant competition for equine rescues and sanctuaries to raise awareness about the year-round work they do to save and care for at-risk horses.
Horse Haven of Tennessee has been awarded $5000 to support our ongoing efforts to protect horses. Horse Haven of Tennessee’s 2015 Dancing for the Horses was noted as one of this year’s winning events for its paring of local celebrities with professional dancers to compete in honor of a rescued horse.
“It is such an honor to be recognized for our efforts by a national organization like the ASPCA” said Nina Margetson, founder and executive director of Horse Haven of Tennessee. “For 16 years, Horse Haven of Tennessee has been focused on our mission of providing shelter, care, and advocacy to abused and neglected equine. To have the ASPCA support our mission by awarding us this grant is a privilege.”
More than 100 equine rescue groups held events across 33 states during the weekend of April 24-26, and the winners were selected based on the creativity of their events, as well as their success engaging their local communities.
ASPCA Help a Horse Day is celebrated annually on April 26 – a date chosen for its significance to the ASPCA’s long history of horse protection. In 1866, ASPCA founder Henry Bergh stopped a cart driver from beating his horse, resulting in the first successful arrest for horse mistreatment on April 26 of that year. The protection of horses has been a core part of the ASPCA mission ever since, which includes supporting equine welfare legislation, public advocacy, professional development, horse rescue, and targeted grants.
Horse Haven of Tennessee, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, was founded in 1999 to address the need of rescuing and rehabilitating equine confiscated by law enforcement due to abuse or neglect. Horse Haven is the oldest and largest equine rescue group in Tennessee. Horse Haven provides shelter, care, and advocacy to neglected and abused equine. They work with law enforcement to rescue equine from cruel or dangerous situations and provide shelter, care, rehabilitation and adoption at no charge to the counties of Tennessee. As of June 2015, they have cared for more than 867 horses. For more information, visit www.horsehaventn.org or call 865-300-5825.
Published July 2, 2015
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