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SPCA News

It seems like every day is a News Day at the SFSPCA, but there are definitely moments in time that are more noteworthy than others. For the highlights enjoy the news stories on this page. To follow us more on the daily, follow our Social Media, and if you really want to be part of the journey, join us on Patreon!

2901, 2018

Members and Volunteers Meet and Learn at SFSPCA Rescue Ranch

January 29, 2018|Education, Events, Horse Training, SFSPCA News, Volunteering|

A fresh new vibe is in the air at South Florida SPCA Horse Rescue, and it was enjoyed first-hand by our members and volunteers on Saturday, January 27, 2018 at a ranch Meet-and-Greet & Complimentary Horse Training Clinic with Ginger Krenz. Krenz, SFSPCA's Volunteer Coordinator, is also a natural horsemanship [...]

1001, 2018

Local trainer Ginger Young Krenz takes reins of SFSPCA volunteer program

January 10, 2018|Education, Horse Adoption, Horse Training, SFSPCA News, Volunteering|

Ginger Young Krenz pictured above with Liza at SFSPCA. Krenz riding with acclaimed trainer Josh Lyons. (JANUARY 10 2017 - HOMESTEAD, FL)  South Florida SPCA Horse Rescue announces that Ginger Young Krenz, a local trainer and longtime supporter of SFSPCA, has taken the reins of the organization's volunteer [...]

2011, 2017

South Florida SPCA earns Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Reaccreditation through 2019

November 20, 2017|Animal Welfare, SFSPCA News|

Former racehorse Never Lie (foreground) an off-track Thoroughbred in retraining and currently available for adoption at South Florida SPCA. (Photo credit: Grace Delanoy) NOVEMBER 20, 2017 - South Florida SPCA Horse Rescue (SFSPCA) is proud to announce that after a rigorous application and inspection process, it has been reaccredited by [...]

1509, 2017

Going Home… After Irma

September 15, 2017|Animal Welfare, Hurricane Irma, SFSPCA News|

"Going home, going home. I'm just going home. Quiet like, some still day, I'm just going home." - FROM THE SONG, "GOING HOME." MUSIC BY ANTON DVORAK; LYRICS BY WILLIAM ARMS FISHER AND KEN BIBLE. From South Florida SPCA President, Kathleen Monahan: Dear Friends, As I write to let you [...]

1109, 2017

SFSPCA Assessing Damage to Facility, Condition of Rescue Horses & Seeking Alternate Facility

September 11, 2017|Animal Welfare, Hurricane Irma, SFSPCA News|

(SEPTEMBER 11, 2017 – HOMESTEAD, FL) South Florida SPCA Horse Rescue is in the process of assessing damage to its ranch in Homestead, FL, and the condition of its horses in the wake of Hurricane Irene. Three horses that were kept at the SFSPCA ranch are okay, but overnight the [...]

909, 2017

South Florida SPCA Scrambles to Protect 57 Horse Herd from Hurricane Irma

September 9, 2017|Animal Welfare, Horse Rescue, Hurricane Irma, SFSPCA News|

(SEPTEMBER 9, 2017 - HOMESTEAD, FL) Disaster plans and standard operating procedures exist at South Florida SPCA Horse Rescue, but Hurricane Irma will likely rewrite them. Faced with a ferocious Category 5 hurricane with sustained winds of 185 mph barreling toward its rescue ranch in Homestead, SFSPCA staff and board [...]

609, 2017

South Florida SPCA Bracing for Hurricane Irma with 55 Horses

September 6, 2017|Animal Welfare, Horsekeeping, Hurricane Irma, SFSPCA News|

 South Florida SPCA Horse Rescue is implementing its disaster plan as Hurricane Irma, now a dangerous and potentially catastrophic Category 5 storm with maximum sustained winds of 185 mph, poses an extremely serious threat to South Florida. Though the forecast may change, and we certainly hope it does, we have [...]

3108, 2017

Against All Odds: Rescue Pony Overcomes Abusive Past and Shines in the Show Ring

August 31, 2017|Adoption Tales, Animal Cruelty, Horse Adoption, Horse Rescue, SFSPCA News|

On a rainy weekend in Ontario last May, not even the overcast skies and sloppy mud could dull the shine of a flashy bay pony and her talented young rider, in the show ring for the first time together at the Niagara Cup Series at Sherwood Farm. With ears pricked [...]

1008, 2017

South Florida SPCA Horse Rescue Names Barbara K. Norland as Director of Development

August 10, 2017|Fundraising, SFSPCA News|

Press Release Barbara K. Norland AUGUST 10, 2017 - MIAMI, FL: Barbara K. Norland has taken the reins as Director of Development at South Florida SPCA (SFSPCA), a nonprofit horse rescue organization headquartered in Homestead, FL. Norland, formerly the director of development and communications for YWCA of Greater [...]

2005, 2017

Cushman School Students Visit SFSPCA for a Day of Learning & Fun

May 20, 2017|Community Outreach, Education, SFSPCA News|

On Friday, May 19, 2017, students, teachers and parents from the Cushman School visited the South Florida SPCA's rescue ranch for a day of hands-on learning and fun with rescued horses. It punctuated the group's philanthropic efforts for SFSPCA, which held a bake sale to raise an impressive $540 for [...]

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