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Our mission: To make a difference in the lives of forgotten and at-risk equines through direct intervention, education, and community outreach; to stress the importance of owner responsibility; and to operate at the highest level of integrity, honesty, professionalism, and compassion.

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About Save a Forgotten Equine

Save a Forgotten Equine (SAFE) is a group dedicated to rescuing horses at risk of being sent to slaughter or in danger of neglect or abuse. We are deeply committed to the horses that we save, and the donations we receive are spent to care for these horses while we work to find homes for them. We provide all of our horses with needed veterinary care, farrier services, blankets, supplements, and nutrition. We evaluate our horses to discover their strengths and suitabilities, and we provide many of these horses with additional training to help ensure them a safe and productive future.

Once these horses are ready to go to their permanent homes, SAFE undertakes a rigorous screening process to find ideal placements for them. We carefully review applications, check references, and conduct site visits. Our horses are adopted out under contracts, and we remain devoted to each horse's well-being throughout its lifetime.

100% of the money raised through donations goes to the care of our horses. Your donations to SAFE are completely tax-deductible, and we appreciate each and every one of them. We are completely staffed by volunteers, all of whom are fellow horse lovers who feel the need to shelter and care for these magnificent animals.

Thank you for visiting our horses and our website!

What we do

• Rescue and rehome forgotten horses.
• Provide a listing service for at-risk horses.
• Offer community outreach services for horses and horse owners in need.
• Monitor auctions and sales to keep horses out the hands of kill buyers.
• Provide educational services and resources for responsible horse ownership.
• Facilitate racehorse rehoming by working with trainers and owners at racetracks in Seattle and Portland.
• Join our fellow rescuers in putting an end to the inhumane practice of horse slaughter in America

How you can help

• Give a horse a forever home by adopting.
• Offer a foster home to a horse awaiting adoption.
• Educate yourself about horse owner responsibility.
• Get involved with SAFE as a volunteer.
• Donate to SAFE (SAFE is a 501(3)(c) exempt organization so your donations are tax deductable. 100% of the donations received go towards helping the horses.)

History of SAFE

The founding members of SAFE met online on the Chronicle of the Horse (COTH) bulletin board in the spring of 2005. What began as a few people pooling money to purchase a single horse off a feedlot turned into quite a large group of people banding together in support of a Washington feedlot rescue group. Money raised on COTH was used to purchase and sponsor a large number of slaughter-bound animals, and the group expanded to overseeing the adoption of these horses into permanent homes.

At the end of 2005, the group broke away from the feedlot rescue to form a rescue of their own. The new rescue was christened Save a Forgotten Equine, or SAFE. SAFE created a new website, a bulletin board, and a Board of Directors, who worked together to establish formal adoption policies and guidelines, adoption contracts, and foster home criteria.

SAFE became a non-profit corporation in Washington State in October 2006, and received its 501(c)(3) status in June of 2007.

To date, SAFE has rescued and rehomed nearly 40 horses and our message board has contributed to finding homes for many other horses in need. We are a small group and rely solely on donations from our supporters. 100% of our donations goes to rescuing and caring for our horses, and we are a 100% volunteer-operated rescue.

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