MISSION STATEMENT

 

Tearsong’s Equine Athletes, Rescue, and Sanctuary is an equine facility serving the greater San Diego area for the purpose of taking in and rehabilitating abused, misused, neglected, and injured equines that might otherwise become abandoned, go to auction, or be euthanized prematurely.

 

VALUES

 

Tearsong’s Equine Athletes, Rescue, and Sanctuary (TEARS)is committed to the humane treatment of all equids and to provide for the shelter, security, medical needs, and mental health of any equids taken into its care.

 

TEARS will not purchase equids unless there is no other avenue for rescue and the equine’s life could be in jeopardy.

 

TEARSwill accept equids primarily from other facilities when a medical indication, the sending facility cannot handle the number of equids to be rescued, or the equid has special training needs that Tearsong’s Equine Athletes, Rescue, and Sanctuary can provide.         

    

TEARS will not turn any equid away because of a training problem (aggressive, “dangerous”, untrainable, behavioral, etc). If the equid is not from a veterinary referal or one of the facilities in partnership with TEARS, an concensus from the Board must be made to accept the horse into the program, providing there is space available.

 

TEARS believes that rider/owner education and public education is the best method to reduce the abuse, misuse, and neglect of equids.

 

TEARS has a commitment to rehabilitating the equids acquired through rescue into productive partners with the adoptive owner(s).

When an equid is not able to be adopted and has a reasonable chance at living a normal, comfortable life, Tearsong’s Equine Athletes, Rescue, and Sanctuary will commit to retiring the equid to the Sanctuary permanently.

 

TEARS regards continuing education for its staff and Board members of paramount importance, and will solicit qualified speakers and encourage attendance at equine related conferences/seminars.