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FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO FIND LOWER COST TRANSPORTATION FOR AN AT-RISK OR ADOPTED EQUINE:

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THE HALLELUJAH HORSES

Emergency placement and transportation of 907 unhandled, untrained horses to safe adoptive homes

(seized by the State of SD from ISPMB- the International Society for the Protection of Mustangs and Burros)

HSUS All Animals Magazine

SEEKING SANCTUARY
How one woman and a small group of volunteers found homes for more than 900 horses

The Fence Post

Fleet of Angels receives prestigious equine award- the first ever ASPCA Equine Welfare Award

MISSION SUMMARY: In early October, 2016, FOA Director Elaine Nash received a call from the SD States Attorney, who asked her to create and manage a large national effort to find adoptive homes for 270 of the 907 starving and neglected horses that they had seized from the ISPMB facility in SD.  

By mid-December that goal had been met, even though the extreme winter weather and other factors in SD made normal wild horse management processes almost impossible.  Fleet of Angels partnered with Return to Freedom and other equine welfare organizations in a massive effort to raise over $150,000 to pay off a lien the two involved SD counties had on the rest of ISMPB's horses for a hay bill that had accumulated.  That effort was successful, and a planned auction of the 600+ horses was cancelled.

In late January, 2017, the State of SD reached a deal with ISPMB to remove all but 20 horses from their control and all the remaining horses (over 600) were turned over to Fleet of Angels.  

After adoptinng out as many horses as possible before the end of March, FOA moved the remaining 312 horses from SD to a new FOA adoption hub in Fort Collins, CO, where the effort to care for, feed, adopt, and transport the horses to safe long term homes continues as more horses are adopted and transported to new homes every week.  The goal is to have every horse (adopted out in groups of two or more at time) by Thanksgiving, 2017!  Teamwork works! 

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MISSION GOALS

FEEDING, PLACING & TRANSPORTING 

907 HORSES

IN NEED OF HELP

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ADOPT

APPLICATIONS FOR THIS MISSION ARE CLOSED.

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND PARTICIPATION! 

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The California Wildfires equine evacuations and other  emergency services are being networked through our Horse Helpers Directory, which is designed to allow  horse owners find the help they need quickly during fast-moving natural disaster events. 

If you can help, please register at  www.HorseHelpersDirectory.com. 

Recent Equine Crisis Management Mission

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CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES

Heartfelt gratitude to all who help people help at-risk equines!

AMERICA'S AT-RISK EQUINES NEED HELP.

FLEET OF ANGELS DELIVERS.

Fleet of Angels is a grass roots not for profit organization that was originally created to get more at-risk equines rescued and adopted by making  transporting them more affordable.  Thousands of trailer owners, over 2300 layover hosts, over 500 quarantine providers, and hundreds of other service providers have joined our network.  As a result, FOA has been able to help thousands of at-risk equines in our first four years.  Fleet of Angels has expanded its services over the years to include the management of equine crises of all kinds to insure that at-risk horses get the help and safe haven they need. 

 Anyone who wants to join FOA can easily SIGN UP by registering with us as a transporter or as a provider of one of our other services for your area.  

Or, if you are an adopter or rescuer and need to find an Angel to help you get your horse home, simply submit click the ASK FOR HELP button to get started. 

ANGELS

TRANSPORTERS        LAYOVER HOSTS        QUARANTINE PROVIDERS     EVACUATION CREWS

RELIEF & RECOVERY TEAMS        MISSION FACILITATORS        ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS

You choose how to help as you join thousands of others in our database.

JOIN FLEET OF ANGELS

Registering is required to help with any FOA mission.

Need to change your information?

Lost your password or have other tech issue?

TECH SUPPORT: Info.FleetOfAngels@gmail.com

CURRENTLY RECRUITING 

'BOOTS ON THE GROUND' MEMBERS

Transporters (US & CAN)

Layover Hosts (US & CAN)

Quarantine Providers (US)

TEAM MANAGERS

Regional Organizers (US and CAN)
Emergency Response Leaders (US)
Advance Team Leaders (US)

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ONLINE ASSISTANTS

News Manager

Facebook Admins

Mission Facilitators

Marketing Manager

Database Development Mgr

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Drop us a note at HoldYourHorses@aol.com.

MOVING AT-RISK EQUINES FROM DANGER TO SAFETY

RESCUERS

RESCUERS OF HORSES FROM ABUSE, NEGLECT & STARVATION

ADOPTERS OF HORSES FROM EQUINE RESCUES

NEED HELP TRANSPORTING AN ADOPTED OR RESCUED EQUINE?  YOU'RE IN THE RIGHT PLACE!

Do you need help getting your newly adopted or rescued equine home? Our horse-loving members will help you if they can. Services range from transporting, providing stalls or pens for layovers, providing proper quarantine services for horses saved from the slaughter pipeline, to evacuation and short term fostering during natural disasters like fires, flood, tornadoes, and hurricanes.

PRIVATELY OWNED OR ADOPTED HORSES

FOR EQUINES FROM KILL PENS & AUCTIONS

OR

USE FOR HEALTHY EQUINES ONLY

FOA assists with transportation and services for at-risk equines being transported from private homes, boarding facilities, and other locations that are NOT associated with auctions, kill pens, or feed lots. 

Need to change your information?

USE FOR EQUINES FROM THE

SLAUGHTER PIPELINE ONLY

Load and Go is a Facebook group that helps network transportation for horses from kill pens, feed lots, or auctions that have not been properly quarantined for 30 days by a qualified QT provider.

FOA does not assist with transport of horses from these locations until they have been properly quarantined for 30 days at a qualified quarantine facility.

Lost your password or have other tech issue?

TECH SUPPORT:

Info.FleetOfAngels@gmail.com

"The rate of equine rescues increases substantially when the cost of transortation can be provided at a significantly reduced rate.  That is exactly what Fleet of Angels makes possible."

                                                                 -Elaine Nash, Founder

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2018! Our sixth year of helping people help horses 

FOA's angels have assisted with thousands of life saving missions for at-risk equines

... and we're just getting started!

FOA's generous members offer a variety of lifesaving services for at-risk horses, mules, and donkeys- both wild and domestic, by helping providing transportation that saves them from abuse, abandonment, starvation, or the cruelties of slaughter.  We help get newly adopted horses to their new homes.  

For horses making long journeys to safe homes, some of our members offer layover accommodations.  And, in some cases, FOA members can even provide overnight sleeping quarters for tired drivers who are transporting their equine passengers for long distances.    

An army of trailer-owning members are on stand-by to provide transportation for the evacuation of equines from floods, fires, and other natural disasters.  

FOA Extended Teams participate with authorities and horse owners by organizing post-disaster equine search and rescue missions, coordinating foster care placement, doing equine fencing and facility repair, coordinating hay drive efforts, and offering other services as needed to save, protect, and care for at-risk equines.  

Working through Fleet of Angels is an awesome way to be a good neighbor when you're needed!  

Are you ready to help when horses  near you  are in trouble? 

Register with FOA today.

Traveling is tiring.  Can you offer an

at-risk or adopted horse a rest stop   on its way home?

Register with FOA today.

*WHAT DO WE CONSIDER AN

'AT-RISK EQUINE'?

An at-risk equine is a horse, pony, mule, or donkey- wild or domestic, that is at risk of losing its life as a victim of abuse or neglect, slaughter, or is in danger due to a natural disaster.  

Fleet of Angels is known for helping rescued equines get home, but our Angels are also happy to assist with transporting  equines after adoption or purchase from a valid equine rescue or a BLM adoption facility.  When an equine is adopted from a rescue, two are actually saved- the one being adopted, and the one who can take its place at the rescue.  

Fleet of Angels strongly encourages rescuing or adopting horses that are in your area rather than purchasing kill buyer, feed lot, or  auction horses that are a great distance from you.  

FOR REGISTERED MEMBERS and RESCUERS ONLY

*Clean loads only

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Rescuers who have submitted a Request for Assistance form online can post their transportation needs on this page for FOA transporters who check in to see who needs help, and where.

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Transporters can see posts by rescuers who us this page as a tool for finding discount transportation for rescued and adopted equines. 

*'Clean' refers to equines that  have been properly quarantined after removal from pulic facilities like auctions, feedlots, and kill pens.

JOIN US ON FACEBOOK

News, photos, and stories of interest to equine rescuers, transporters, and everyone who loves horses and longears is shared for everyone. 

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Transporters and Rescuers are encouraged to send stories and photos about their FOA missions to HoldYourHorses@aol.com so they can be shared on the page.  

Rescuers will find good information on WHEN, WHY, AND HOW to quarantine rescue horses, and  helpful stories from rescuers about their QT experiences.

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Transporters, Layover Hosts, and Quarantine Providers will find current news and important updates on the most current equine diseases and health risks so they can take all needed steps to protect the equines in their care during FOA missions.

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