Posted by Antoinette on 10/29/2004, 5:04 pm Does anyone know how active TEAR is and what size they are? I couldn't find any dates on their website, which said it was "still" under construction. "Debbie" sounded very sincere in her letter to HorseAid. I was just wondering how she's doing now and if she's still involved at all. Years of horse rescue can be tiring and back in the old days, when I believe is the time Debbie sent the letter, things were still really rough for rescues. There weren't very many of them and they didn't have the public awareness that we have now. People from "the old days" spawned a lot of _us_! Somewhere, a lot of us got ahold of their literature, found the HorseAid website on the Internet.... It was the biggest, most reliable, most knowledgible, with the best and biggest website on the Internet. There are many nice, professional-looking websites on the Internet these days. I remember a lot of people that were around back in those days. Most of them are gone now. Some are still active, but in more silent, but efficient, ways. They decided the battle was too hard to remain on the front lines forever. And, it is hard, and you see a lot of strange things. I remember many years ago, a planned rally to call attention to the horse slaughter issue. The national press interiewed the speakers. The Vice President of my rescue had gone for me in my place, because I just started a new job and they wouldn't let me take the time off. I had been asked to speak, but had to decline. Instead, our very knowledgable and competent (& very TV friendly, being a professional actress-to sum it up, she could handle being my replacement and I was very proud to have someone like her to represent my rescue, H.O.R.S.E.S. in Texas, now the United States Equine Sanctuary & Rescue)...Secretary, Debbie Wiinters, went in my place. I thought I could go next year, but no...the rally was a big bust. The main two speakers scheduled to speak at the event, saw that there were only about 700 people there and not the 7,000 they were expecting, they announced that there weren't enough people there to hear them speak, and they got on a plane and left. People say I'm negative, but I've seen a lot of things in rescue that shocked me when they happened. That doesn't happen anymore. Most of us are good, honest people. I spent an hour on the phone with the head of a rescue in another state last weekend, talking that person out of shutting down their rescue because of a temporary, but major, setback. I enjoy rescue because I "have the stomach for it". I don't get ulcers or go spasmic over an emaciated horse. I just get silently angry and even more resolved to solve the problem. I'm not saying that those who get ulcers and go spasmic are any less because of it. This is a movement where everyone can speak their mind. And, the horses need each of us to be strong, because when they're in danger, being starved, beaten, abused, transported to slaughter, etc., they can't be strong. They are worthy of the best that we can be. Thanks for taking this walk down Memory Lane with me, if you've read this rambling. If you have your own memories to share, please feel free to do so. I think we can all learn from each other and that the older of us groups should help the younger, when appropriate.
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I just traced TEAR from a hotlink off of a page on the HorseAid website.
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