Crystal Harrison

So here’s what. We have four bags of feed left (a day and a half), no hay (well, we have five small bales in the hay room for Beryl, Amy and Tyler) and a rain storm coming tomorrow night. And now $31 in the bank after using every penny raised so far for hay and feed. I have no more rabbits to pull out of my hat, I have no organs to sell, I have maxed out all of my credit cards and my house hasn’t sold yet. I have applied for grants and everything I can think of. I have less than 24 hours to raise money for hay to get us through the cold storm and then the rest of the month. It costs between $8,000 and $10,000 to run this rescue every month (more lately because of rising costs) and that’s for the basics. Everyone needs dentals and will be due for vaccinations, too. We don’t raise nearly that any month. Every time we get a big donation, it goes to paying off debt and before long it starts to accrue again. It is an evil cycle. Every single donation goes to the horses, every one. And we have jobs so most of our paychecks go to the horses, too. We have the most wonderful supporters, a group of amazing people who carry us from month to month. But they are already stretched thin. And to add insult to injury those in the industry who could help won’t. Ya’ll saw the letter.

These horses gave their very lives to better the industry and what they got for it was me (largely unsuccessfully) begging for their survival all month every month. 

I don’t know how much more I have left in me, but I will continue for as long as I have to. I hope when I move to more land with pasture and a well I won’t need to worry as much about hay and $700 water bills, when there’s not a drought there will be sufficient pasture for them to graze on. I cannot imagine what it will look like out there with no hay for them tomorrow. It’s never happened before.

I need help right away. 
(Video of Tyler tonight with all of his buddies, he is so handsome and so happy, thank God. Spicy, too.) We received $193.77 in donations toward our hay fundraiser since yesterday (thank you again Lana, Joanne, Karen and Michelle!) so we made it to $3,738.77 and $2461.23 left to go. Will you join our wonderful friends who have already helped us and donate, too? Many, many thanks… Your kindness means so much. Donation links below ⬇️: (thank you!) Venmo: @TheBridge-Sanctuary PayPal: [email protected] CashApp: $redransom Zelle: (626) 676-2556 Direct link: paypal.com/paypalme/thebridg… #rescue #Texas #ottb #ForgottenToForever