03/22/2025
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A registered non profit animal rescue specializing in rehabilitation and relocation to approved homes. SPCA approved. BY APPOINTMENT ONLY PLEASE
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9095 Bendixon Road
Prince George, BC
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Back in 2003, I found myself in need of another used saddle. I learned of a tack auction that was going to happen in Quesnel (a town approximately an hour south from Prince George). After the tack portion of the sale was over they began to bring horses through. I had never been to a tack/horse auction before and was quite naive to the whole thing. I noticed that a lot of the horses were going to a couple of the same people. I asked someone from the crowd that I was sitting beside why those people were buying so many horses. They quickly informed me that they were the "meat buyers." The meat buyers purchase the horses and then either resell them for a profit to other people or sell them in order to be processed for meat, etc. (it is a more detailed process but I will leave that for other groups to explain for now). I was completely appalled by this!!! I started to get more and more upset as I watched all of these beautiful horses being bought up by the meat buyers. A young Arabian mare came prancing through, her head and tail almost defiantly high up in the air. There was only one person bidding. By this time I was damn angry! I was determined she would not be going for meat! Looking back, I'm sure I would have mortgaged my home to prevent such an untimely demise for this beautiful filly. Luckily for me, by the time the bidding was over I was only a couple hundred dollars poorer than when I came. After only a few months I had "Shyanne" healthy and ready to start under saddle. Little did I know that this was only the beginning.
I couldn't get the images of those terrified auction horses out of my mind. The sound of them fighting with each other in the overcrowded holding pens resonated. I found myself at another "meat sale" and came home with two, then three at the next auction, then as many as my trailer could fit. Soon word got out that there was this lady in Prince George that would take in unwanted horses. The horses started finding their way to me. I quickly came to realize the lack of alternatives for unwanted horses in the North. I decided to start advertising and become an official rescue. It was as if I had opened the flood gates! Known then as Prince George Equine Rescue, it took on a life of its own. The response was incredible, the support from the community was wonderful! I quickly established a good relationship with our local SPCA and had them come out to inspect our facility. To this day, we continue to assist the SPCA with livestock seizures and rehabilitation.
Over 350 horse rescues later, we find ourselves expanded to a fabulous 160 acre property in Pineview. The rescue's name was changed to Prince George Equine and Animal Rescue Society to incorporate our expansion into small animal rescue. Most recently, we have updated our name to Prince George Animal Rescue, truly reflecting all that we do. We are set a distance off the road with two creeks, a pond, trails and fields. Not only has it become a great place to rehabilitate horses and other livestock, it is a paradise for dogs and cats as well. Since 2013, we have rescued, rehabilitated, and re-homed over 250 dogs and over 500 cats. We are more of an open concept shelter. If behaviours allow, the dogs are outside with us during the day and inside with us at night. They are a part of the family until we find them their perfect home.
~ Nicola Redpath, Owner
