BLUEBONNET EQUINE HUMANE SOCIETY COLLECTING DONATIONS FOR WILDFIRE EVACUEES

(September 7, 2011; Elgin, Texas) As wildfires ravage much of Texas, they leave many people and their animals homeless.  Texas Lost Pines Riding Club (TLPRC) in Elgin, Texas answered the call to help fellow horse owners in the area and turned their riding facility into an emergency evacuation zone.  They opened their stalls and pens to horses, donkeys and mules whose owners were fleeing wildfires as well as those animals who were found wandering without an owner.

Most horses showed up at TLPRC with nothing – some even lacked a halter.  So the facility quickly found itself in need of hay and grain to feed the horses as well as other supplies.  That’s when they joined forces with Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society (BEHS), a 501c3 nonprofit horse rescue that helps horses across the state of Texas.  BEHS is accepting monetary donations through its website (www.bluebonnetequine.org) and is accepting donations of hay, grain, halters, leads and other supplies at the LPRC facility at 186B Hwy 95S in Elgin.

Volunteers at TLPRC estimate that there are still hundreds of horses and other livestock animals trapped in the fire zone, but rescuers cannot get into the area to search for them until the fire is contained.  Volunteers believe their services will be needed for weeks, possibly months, into the future.

“These fires across Texas are just overwhelming,” commented Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society’s president Dr. Jennifer Williams.  “I’m glad we are able to partner with Texas Lost Pines Riding Club to help these horses.  They’re busy handling the immediate needs of the horses, and we’re able to provide administrative support as well as fundraising and donations.”

For more information about Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society or to make a monetary donation, visit the website at http://www.bluebonnetequine.org or call  (888) 542 5163.  For more information about Texas Lost Pines Riding Club, visit their website at http://www.tlprc.org/,