Jeff Van Drew: “Today, I want to recognize a nonprofit organization in my district providing a home and a future for horses who have…”

“Today, I want to recognize a nonprofit organization in my district providing a home and a future for horses who have experienced abuse and neglect. Starfish Equine Rescue works to rehabilitate and ultimately adopt unwanted, abused, and neglected horses. Since 2012, this organization has been rescuing horses from the most deplorable conditions and giving them a second chance at life. Starfish Equine Rescue works hard to bring these horses back to health and identify caring and supportive homes in south Jersey and in surrounding states. In addition to rescuing horses from abuse and neglect, Starfish Equine rescues horses that were slated for slaughter and are saved. And this is a practice that I have joined with Representative Schakowsky and other House colleagues in opposing under H.R. 961, which I hope someday will be the law of the land. The volunteers at Starfish and the adoptive homes of these once vulnerable horses have provided a great service to south Jersey and into the future. We are proud of them. May God bless them. ____________________”