My Happy Place Animal Sanctuary, Inc.

My Happy Place Animal Sanctuary, is a registered 501(c)3 volunteer organization dedicated to providing refuge to at-risk animals. We recently rescued and rehabilitated two Shire horses. The Shire horse is the largest of the draft breeds and were once a staple at farms across America.

The Shire horse is on the US Livestock Conservancy Critical List of Endangered Breeds. In an effort to help bring attention to these rare & magnificent animals, we have chosen to honor our fallen heroes from military, police and fire service with a horse-drawn caisson funeral procession.

What Is the Objective of this Campaign?

● To Elevate and Honor our Fallen Heroes;

● To Provide a Memorable Tribute for Families Who have Lost a Loved One;

● To Elevate Awareness of the Shire Horse and Their Endangered Status;

● To Help the Horses Support their Own Future Care through Meaningful Service.

Phase One of our efforts focuses on helping to acquire a practice carriage so the horses can train and continue their rehabilitation. Phase Two will help to fund the second, more ceremonial carriage. This carriage will be used in funeral processions to carry the casket of those men and women who have served in our armed forces, or local law and fire protection to their final resting place. Phase Three will be to raise the funds needed to acquire the necessary transportation vehicles.

The motto of My Happy Place is: "We are all just here to help walk each other home." Our caisson service will include a riderless horse, a horse with a rider carrying a flag, and the Shires will pull the horse-drawn caisson. We hope this service will bring an extra level of honor, respect and comfort to the families in their time of grief. This initiative will also give a sense of purpose and pride to our beautiful Shires.

Our caisson service requires buying a wagon, harnesses and trailer, as well as outfitting the volunteers who will drive, ride and escort the procession. We also need funds to continue providing quality care to our horses.

You can make a difference by donating today to My Happy Place Animal Sanctuary, Inc.

Won’t you help us to preserve this beautiful breed AND pay tribute to someone who served their community and/or country??

Violet is a 2000 lb. Shire horse. Shires are an endangered breed on the critical list with the US Livestock Conservancy. There are only about 2000 shires in the world today. Violet is bonded to her brother, Mason. Both were rescued by our Sanctuary last year.

Violet and Mason were hauled to Tufts University over 200 miles from the Sanctuary so Violet could get a standing sedation CT scan of her hoof. She was diagnosed with a keratoma in an very unusual location. Tufts performed surgery to remove the keratoma. The hole in her hoof is about 2" deep by 1" wide. The Shires stayed at Tufts for a week in the hospital. They are both back at the Sanctuary now, where recovery will take several months, including regular bandage changes. We are left with a very large hospital bill and farrier bill for both of them. $4120 for the hospital, $480 for their farrier, and $1000 for shipping them.

You can make a difference for Violet by donating today to to My Happy Place Animal Sanctuary, Inc. Every donation of $100 or more you will receive a unique Horseshoe Nail Pendant (you will need to provide your name and address with your donation in order to receive the pendant).

Thank you for helping us get Violet the care she needs!

Become a Horse Hero this Holiday Season and help us Save these Shire Siblings!

Shire horses are listed as an ENDANGERED breed by the US Livestock Conservancy. In 1960, the American Shire was nearly EXTINCT, and it is believed there are less than 2000 shires left worldwide!

This BONDED brother and sister are 18 and 20 years old and stand 17-18hh!

They've lived and worked side by side their whole lives as NY carriage horses and simply MUST be rescued and retired together. We only have until December 20 to get them out of the slaughter pipeline! They are currently in PA and we need to raise $5000 to get them safe, vetted and transported to NJ, where they will be loved and spoiled at My Happy Place Animals Sanctuary.

You can make a difference in their lives by donating today to My Happy Place Animal Sanctuary, Inc. We are a 501 (c)3 tax-exempt charitable organization, where every penny we receive goes directly to animal care. My Happy Place Animal Sanctuary is a Guidestar Platinum Level Transparency Organization. Your donation is fully tax deductible to the extent allowable by law.

The motto for My Happy Place Animal Sanctuary is: "We are all just here to help walk each other home, leaving only love and kindness in our tread." We do not adopt out, but you can "adopt a horse" by becoming a monthly sponsor. You can also donate by finding us on Venmo and PayPal.

Venmo: @myhappyplaceanimalsanctuary

PayPal: paypal.me/myhappyplaceanimals

Tax ID 85-3983588.

Thank you!