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Ranch is a safe haven for horses
Questions & Answers as posted in The St. Catherines Standard.
Q: I'm trying to locate the whereabouts of a sanctuary for retired horses, which I believe is located in the Niagara region. I've read of this operation in The Standard on a few occasions.
A: You're likely referring to the Whispering Hearts Horse Rescue.
It was the only of its kind in Niagara until last year when the Caistor Centre outfit moved to a Hagersville farm with more space to put more horses out to pasture.
Success means greater hope -- and expense
Article featured in Dunnville Chronicle
It was an unspoken, but very real, bond between Brenda McArthur and horses she sensed were pleading for help that changed the course of her life and career. Pursuing her passion, she began offering hope to neglected animals that in the past, had none.
McArthur and husband Dave Thompson could not bear the thought of noble animals coming to terrifying and tragic ends -especially when in many cases it doesn't have to be that way. Their personal battle against "the meat man" is the stuff from which grows tales of archetypal heroics.
The couple formed Whispering Hearts Horse Rescue in Hagersville in an effort to provide a second chance for neglected or abused horses. Many were headed for the slaughterhouse and some could no longer be supported by their owners.
Thundering hooves, whispering hearts
Article featured in Dunnville Chronicle
Written By DOREEN HOOVER CHRONICLE STAFF WRITER
Many abused and neglected horses are getting a second chance thanks to Brenda McArthur.
McArthur has been operating Whispering Hearts Horse Rescue from her 47-acre farm at Concession Rd. #10, RR#5 Hagersville for the past eight months. McArthur and her husband Dave Thompson currently care for 22 horses with 12 of them ready for adoption.
"I started with one or two horses and then it grew to five and six horses and then we moved here," McArthur said. "We've rescued 19 horses this year and adopted out nine so far--seven of them in the last two months."
The mandate of Whispering Hearts Horse Rescue is to provide care and rehabilitation to abused and neglected horses. The facility strives to assist people who can no longer care for their horses in an attempt to prevent innocent animals from being subjected to auctions and slaughter.