Welcome to Bear Valley Rescue
It is a man's sympathy with all creatures that truly makes him a man. Until he extends his circle of compassion to all living things, man himself will not find peace.~ Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965)
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Bear Valley Rescue is honoured to have been the FIRST Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries verified equine sanctuary in Canada!       
GFAS is the only globally recognized organization providing standards for identifying legitimate animal sanctuaries, with strict standards that have to be met in order to be accredited by their organization.
Help  the horses by donating today!

Toregene
We have very sad news.   If you were following Toregene's story,  she's a yearling Thoroughbred filly that came to the Rescue early in July.  She had a large swelling on her face that we had scheduled surgery for.  At her pre-surgery exam July 20/20, Toregene was diagnosed with ameloblastoma,   a rare condition in horses.  This large tumor in her skull was constricting her breathing  and displacing her teeth.    Regrettably surgery was no longer an option and we had to make the tragic decision to have her put down.  Her loss has affected us deeply but  we know we did all we could and what was best for her in the end. 
Run free  Toregene.

Our most recent arrivals:

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Bronco, 29 yr old mare with navicular
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Jenny#2, older donkey
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Harley, older mini pony with minor laminitis
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Ice, 20 yr old, blind in one eye, appaloosa/paint/QH cross mare
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Cookie, untrained 10 yr old mare *Adopted*
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Lexus, 6 yr old untrained mare
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Maya, untrained 9 yr old mare *Adopted*
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Sparky, older unhandled mini stallion
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Duchess, untrained 8 yr old mare
​Hay for the horses is our single largest expense.

If you have good quality horse hay to donate please contact us and we can arrange to have it picked up.   We use hay  throughout the year as we have a number of horses that cannot go out on pasture in the summer.  Tax receipts can be issued for all hay donations.
 Help us put a dent in our biggest expense!
​Help us care for the senior horses.

 We have quite a few older and special needs horses that need custom feeding & daily medication (Nov 2019 - almost 60 horses aged 20 years or more!).  You can donate feed for the horses through our feed supplier, Country Junction Feeds,   arrange it through another supplier, or bring it to us directly.  We appreciate  all donations and can issue charitable tax receipts!

For info on adopting and to see the horses currently residing at the Rescue look under 'The Animals' tab.

Wondering how you can help the horses or get involved?  Look under the 'How To Help'   tab for more information.  One of the best ways to help is though a monthly sponsorship of one of the horses or other animals at the Rescue.

Check out  'News' for upcoming events at or benefiting the Rescue, and read our blog under the same heading for updates on the animals and what has been happening at the Rescue.

          Bear Valley  hoodies  and t-shirts are available for sale on our shopping page! 
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