Funds Still Available to Help Horses Affected by Natural Disasters
Equestrian News Release
The AAEP Foundation, Inc. announced today the availability of additional
funds to aid horses affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, as well as
other natural disasters. The Foundation’s Equine Disaster Relief Fund was
established last September to assist groups or individuals that are
treating, housing, transporting or feeding horses that have been impacted by
a natural disaster.
Donations of $25,000 each have been made thus far by the Foundation to the
Louisiana Veterinary Medical Association Equine Committee Foundation and the
Mississippi Veterinary Medical Association’s Animal Disaster Relief Fund.
The Foundation remains in contact with veterinarians and other equine
organizations in the affected areas in order to continually assess long-term
needs.
According to Foundation Advisory Committee Chairman Dr. Nathaniel White,
“Thousands of horses were impacted by the hurricanes, and the Foundation
wants groups in the Gulf Coast region to know that we stand ready to help
them as they continue their extraordinary care of these animals."
To apply for funding, visit the AAEP Foundation Web site at
http://www.aaep.org/f_apply_funding.php to download an application. For additional
information, contact Amelia Geran, coordinator for the AAEP Foundation, at
(800) 443-0177 or ageran@aaep.org.
Donations continue to be accepted for the Foundation’s Equine Disaster
Relief Fund in order to assist with future disasters. To make a donation,
visit the AAEP Foundation Web site at http://www.aaepfoundation.org.
The AAEP Foundation was created in 1994 as the charitable arm of the
American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP), the world’s largest
professional association of equine veterinarians. The AAEP Foundation’s
mission is to improve the health and welfare of the horse through support of
research, education, benevolence and the equine community.
Reader Comments
Be the first to submit a comment on this article!
Submit your comments
Link to this article
---------------------- It's easy! Just copy code below and paste into your webpage --------------------
<a href="http://www.equestrianmag.com/article/funds-available-national-disasters-horses-1-06.html">
Funds Still Available to Help Horses Affected by Natural Disasters</a> ~ EquestrianMag.com
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Your link will appear like this:
Funds Still Available to Help Horses Affected by Natural Disasters ~ EquestrianMag.com
|
