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South Florida SPCA REHABILITATION
RETRAINING/ADOPTION

“The importance of
TAA’s support cannot
be overstated. The
funds we receive
allow us to save
more horses, while
the rigorous
accreditation
standards give
SFSPCA the
credibility and respect
required by important
donors and
potential adopters.
The value of
relationships created
and strengthened by
Soy Yo was rescued by the South Florida SPCA as a 4-year-old stallion with four broken our TAA accreditation
sesamoid bones. The SFSPCA provided surgery for his injuries, gelded him, and rehabilitated
and retrained him to prepare him for adoption into a loving permanent home. is incalculable.”

South Florida SPCA was founded in 1992 in The fight on behalf of horses isn’t only
response to the need to provide horses with a safe performed at the rescue ranch. SFSPCA also has FOUNDED: 1992
haven from cruelty, abuse, or abandonment in the a Legal Task Force which assists when needed in ADDRESS:
Miami-Dade Florida area. prosecution of cruelty, as well as being support-
It works with Miami-Dade Animal Services and ive of legislation and other organizations’ efforts Homestead, Fla.
responds 24/7 to local law enforcement requests to eliminate illegal horse slaughter. PHONE:
to investigate cruelty and abandonment cases. Many of the SFSPCA off-the-track Thorough-
The organization is often called in to seize suffer- breds have become beloved family horses as well (305) 825-8826
ing horses and bring them to the rescue ranch, as ribbon-winning show horses, consistently MAIN CONTACT:
where they are provided appropriate refeeding proving their versatility and adaptability. It is Christine Septer,
programs, veterinary and farrier care, as well as inspiring and gratifying to be able to offer such
retraining to prepare them for a second chance an amazing animal as an off-the-track Thorough- executive director
in life. bred a chance at a new life. WEB ADDRESS:
The horses that the SFSPCA rescues, includ- The SFSPCA has a rigorous adoption applica-
ing off-the-track Thoroughbreds, are sometimes tion process. All applications are reviewed by the spca-sofla.org
found in the worst conditions imaginable. It is not adoption committee and the organization consid- SOCIAL:
unusual for the horses to require extraordinary ers matching horses to humans an important southFloridaSPCA
life-saving measures involving extensive veteri- component to the future happiness of the horses.
nary care, a specialized refeeding program, as All horses that are adopted can be returned at @HelpTheHorses
well as round-the-clock intensive care by staff any time without question. The SFSPCA’s family @spca_sfla
and volunteers. The organization works closely of volunteers, collaborators, supporters, and
with Thoroughbred owners, breeders, and train- those who provide necessary funding all believe AVERAGE NUMBER OF
ers to ensure their horses in transition don’t fall in its mission to rescue, rehabilitate, and re-home THOROUGHBREDS PER YEAR:
into peril. these magnificent animals.

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