June 29th, 2017: Skydog Sanctuary, the 501c3 organization that provides a rescue home to at-risk mustang horses in America is officially opening a new 9,000-acre Skydog Ranch, near Bend, Oregon on July 15th from 12pm-4pm. They are opening their doors to the public for Family Day for visitors of all ages to come to the ranch for a hayride, food, and fun! Skydog Ranch is a forever home for wild horses providing sanctuary for mustangs that have wound up in kill pens, at auction, or being neglected, starved or abused. Many of these horses are rescued hours away from being shipped to slaughter in Mexico or Canada to be killed for their meat and served on foreign dinner plates.
Tragically every year over 150,000 American horses are sent to be inhumanely slaughtered and many of those are mustangs. Skydog Sanctuary’s biggest, most important mission is to shine a spotlight on the issues facing our wild horses while continuing to rescue as many as possible. By spreading awareness of the situation we can show how special, valuable and unique these wild horses are and create pressure to find alternative solutions that don’t require unnecessary killing, or captivity, for these beautiful animals.