Days End Farm Horse Rescue deployed to Florida

For Immediate Release

Monday, August 23, 2004

Contact: Kathleen Schwartz
Days End Farm Horse Rescue, Inc.
301-854-5037 / 410-442-1534 / Fax-301-854-5146

Lisbon: On stand by since before Hurricane Charley hit the Florida Coast, Allan Schwartz, received the call August 17th from Nan Stuart of Code 3 Associates, “Bring your equipment,” she said, “we just received a call from Hillsboro County Humane Society in Tampa, Florida, they need our help rescuing livestock and horses, many are hurt and injured.”

As Allan gathered up the rescue equipment, Kelley Harrington, another animal rescuer from the A.S.P.C.A. in New York met Allan at Days End Farm at midnight on August 17, and they left to join forces with Code 3 Associates in Tampa.

Since Florida was hit by Hurricane Charley, many animals as well as people have been injured and displaced from their homes. The Red Cross is there to help the people but the local shelters are depended on to handle the animals. In many cases they are not set up to handle the massive influx of animals, in addition to the ones currently in their care, as is the case at the Hillsboro Humane Society in Tampa, Florida since Hurricane Charley arrived on the scene.

Part of Days End Farm Horse Rescue’s mission is to provide disaster services in the mid-Atlantic region. Their horse trailer is stocked with equipment which includes an Anderson sling that can be used to air-lift horses as well as many other types of slings that can be used for smaller livestock. They carry a 300 gallon water tank, a generator, rescue glides to get downed horses onto trailers and to medical clinics, a mud rescue kit, portable fencing, and many medical supplies as well as a multitude of other equipment needed for animals in emergencies.

Allan Schwartz has been doing various types of animal rescue for 15 years and is certified through Rescue 3 International for swift water rescue and high and low angle animal rescue. Allan and Kelly expect to arrive at the Hillsboro Humane Society in Tampa, Florida on August 18 and plan to stay as long as their help is needed. You can find out more about Days End Farm on their web site at www.defhr.org.

 

 

For more information call:
301/854-5037 or 410/442-1564
E-Mail: info@defhr.org

Physical Address:
1372 Woodbine Road
Woodbine, MD 21797

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 309
Lisbon, Maryland 21765

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Days End Farm Horse Rescue, Inc. is a non-profit, volunteer based humane organization whose mission is Fostering compassion and responsibility for horses through intervention, education, and outreach.