You see, I am married to an animal lover, who always wanted to be a veterinarian, is called the "snake whisperer" by our neighbors, and who saw a story in the local paper this morning about seven horses that were "rescued" but now may be euthanized after September 1st of this year.  She told me if it was ok with me she wanted to adopt one of the horses... 

The dilemma:  I love animals as much as the next guy, but adopting a horse?  As I rubbed the sleep out of my eyes and took the first sip of coffee, I told her that we could not possibly adopt a horse.  I did however feel bad for the horses AND wanted my wife to be happy so.....

The solution:  The power of small numbers and the idea that one (or maybe 4200) person(s) can make a difference! I told her I would run this by the 104,072 Active Rain members and see if we could find 4,200 of them that wanted to donate $1 to get these horses, or other animals like them, through to Christmas and perhaps increase their possibility of being adopted and extending their lives for years to come.  The cost to care for these horses is $200 per horse, per month, or $4,200 for the next three months.  They are currently being cared for by The Grace Foundation of Northern California.

Here is the full story at SacBee.com

Here is where you can go to donate $1 or more if you would like to help.  This is legit and is tax deductible.  I kicked it off with $10 of my own and encourage you to give a helping hand and go into the weekend on an up note!

If you are not in a position to help out these poor horses, please forward this to someone who is!

Regards,

Aaron Cullen - www.BrokersCorp.com