When we first introduced her to you, we cried together. She had been starved beyond recognition by her owner who was prosecuted for animal abuse. Jess (oh yes, this is Jess…we can hardly believe it either) and Isabella were …confiscated by Animal Control, so malnourished that when we saw them, we had to look away. We couldn’t bear the thought … Read More
Jess
Jess…Jess has blossomed right before our eyes. Two weeks ago, she actually started looking so great that we cut out one of the multiple meals that we have been feeding her. She is very bonded with Isabella…we figure they survived (barely) such a horrible ordeal that they have bonded in the most extraordinary way. We have no intention of separating … Read More
Jess and Isabella Update
Many of our friends expressed shock, outrage….complete indignation when we posted photos of Jess and Isabella last September. We all experienced a visceral pain when we looked at their starvation wracked bodies, hollow eyes and hide stretched taught over their fragile frames. What was perhaps most unforgivable, was that they had been intentionally starved. When Riverside Animal Control asked for … Read More
Red Bucket Rescue # 116- Jess
When we were first contacted by Riverside Animal control about two starving horses that had been confiscated, we felt horrible for the horses. We are full, very very full, so taking them in wasn’t on our mind…..until we saw them. We saw Jess first, her starvation and criminal neglect hadn’t robbed her of her desire to be touched, or nurtured. … Read More