Disappointment

In May, just before the wedding, we went to the courthouse to have the articles of incorporation signed and noterized. I have yet to do anything with the paperwork. I know there are a million and one steps I need to follow so that Borderlands can become a non-profit. But in the meantime I do what I can with my personal budget. I once read someone say that what I do is "backyard rescue". It's not a knock just a statement. I prefer the term "private rescue" but to each their own.

This morning I decided to putter online for just a minute. I had not been to a rescue website of a somewhat local horse rescue (located in NW SD). I went to their page and read the note that they closed their doors until they could receive more donations.

I'm truley disappointed in more ways than one. Now it will be up to the private rescues/backyard rescues to try and save horses in South Dakota. Every hores rescue that I know of has either shut their doors or are no longer taking in horses.

It's so easy to get burned out. I've been burned and was on the brink of burnout awhile back. But I keep going to the auctions and I am on different online groups. That's what keeps me going. I look into the eyes of those less fortunate, those that have their fate sealed, and I know I have to do something for them. I don't want these poor souls to be forgotten. They haunt my dreams but someone must remember them.

There are many concerned citizens who want to help but don't know how. Much of the time these same concerned citizens cannot afford much in the way of donations. So what other options can we provide these concerned citizens in helping spread the word about slaughter and rescuing horses?

I truley wish Borderlands could be as progressive and active as the NorCal Hores Rescue in California. They are continually swamped with horses and phone calls to take in horses. Around here, you have to buy these horses and are not given a chance to give them long-term permanent homes for free. I do so wish that someday Borderlands could be a standard fixture in the community instead of a backyard rescue/private rescue that no one knows about.