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) |
Bear Valley Rescue is honoured to be the FIRST Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries verified equine sanctuary in Canada! Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries 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. |
|
|
A special plea for support! As everyone is Alberta with horses or livestock knows, the price of hay this year has really gone up (again). With the number of horses in our care, our hay expense has climbed a lot too! Your support would be sincerely appreciated at this time with cash donations to help us cover our hay costs. Any amount helps! So far this fall we've spent over $40,000 on hay. We have another $10,000 we have to pay for, and this will bring our hay stock up to about 3/4 of what we will need for this winter. We thank everyone who has donated either hay or cash to help us get this far, but we do desperately need to raise another $10,000 at least to cover the remainder of the current bills.We had hoped to raise this amount at our open house but the weather did not cooperate. Thank you so much for your support and caring!
|
E-transfer to bearvalleyab@aol.com
|
We have an exciting new project coming up!
With a generous grant from Donner Canadian Foundation, we are building a hay storage shed to store our round bales. This will greatly decrease the amount of hay lost to spoilage each year, which will save on hay costs and is much healthier for the horses. We are actively seeking donations and contributions of materials and supplies toward this project - lumber, trusses, gravel, fasteners, roofing, and of course, labour!
With a generous grant from Donner Canadian Foundation, we are building a hay storage shed to store our round bales. This will greatly decrease the amount of hay lost to spoilage each year, which will save on hay costs and is much healthier for the horses. We are actively seeking donations and contributions of materials and supplies toward this project - lumber, trusses, gravel, fasteners, roofing, and of course, labour!
|
Our most recent intakes:
Kahlua#3, an older mare, and Dusty#2, an unbroke gelding
|
Zap Town had his knee surgery and is recovering at his foster home.
Thank you to everyone who has contributed toward his care! 
|
|
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. 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. |
|