SAFE in the News

Bonnie got up early this morning to chat with our friends from the Horses in the Morning podcast about the Valentine Herd, including its newest member, Paloma! Have a listen here! The SAFE segment starts around the 13 minute mark.

REDMOND, Wash. — Neglected horses have a second chance at life following a large-scale animal cruelty bust near Yelm. The Feb. 13 raid resulted in the arrest of four individuals and the seizure of more than 500 roosters allegedly bred for cockfighting. Terry Phelps,…

REDMOND, Wash. — A herd of horses is recovering in Redmond after the animals were rescued from a farm family in Yelm, accused of running a cockfighting operation on the property. The backstory: FOX 13 first reported on the cockfighting raid on February 13. At that…

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Redmond Rescue Organization Fighting to Save Equestrian Lives Originally published April 21, 2017 By Kim Shepard, Redmond Reporter Click here to view story on the My Northwest website When local animal rescue agencies find puppy mills it can fill up most of a shelter.…

  Playing it SAFE around horses: Equine rescue organization moves to Redmond Originally published April 13, 2017 By Samantha Pak, Redmond Reporter Click here to view story on the Redmond Reporter website When Save a Forgotten Equine (SAFE) first started in 2005,…

A Home for Every Horse (AHFEH) traveled to Woodinville, Washington in June of 2016 to visit Save A Forgotten Equine (SAFE) to create videos highlighting all of the hard work rescues are doing inside of the Equine industry. Overview: video:…

Published March 2015 by Double D Trailers’ Blog Bonnie Hammond is the executive director and co-founder of a very special organization called Save a Forgotten Equine (SAFE) in Woodinville, WA. SAFE’s mission is “To rescue, rehabilitate, and retrain horses facing…

One Woman’s Drive To Save Neglected And Abused Horses by Jennifer Wing Broadcast on Oct 15, 2015 Radio Interview and Full Story at http://www.kplu.org/post/one-womans-drive-save-neglected-and-abused-horses Anyone who is remotely interested in buying a horse should…

Unwanted horses find love through SAFE place By Seraine Page, Bremerton Patriot Staff Writer Published September 4, 2014 Portland was found starving in a field in Snohomish County when he was discovered last June. Shortly after, the thoroughbred horse was retrieved by…

Student’s Book Helps SAFE Horses by Shannon Michael published March 18, 2014  Alex Olson is not your ordinary second grade student. She took a book writing project and turned it into a charitable fundraising opportunity that benefits Save a Forgotten Equine (SAFE), a…

Rehabilitated horses thrive thanks to SAFE rescue By Denise Whitaker Aired on Aug 2 2013 WOODINVILLE, Wash. — There’s been an increase in horse rescues in recent years and the KOMO 4 Problem Solvers have been there to help in several cases. But what happens after a…

Rehabilitation and re-homing at the heart of SAFE Harbor by Deborah Stone published October 15, 2012  Meet Shay, a stunningly beautiful and perfectly proportioned Arab mare. A year ago, however, you would have been hard-pressed to have used these words to describe…

Auburn couple accused of starving horse charged with animal cruelty By Denise Whitaker Aired on Feb 2 2012 AUBURN, Wash. — An Auburn couple is facing animal cruelty charges after they allegedly let one of their horses nearly starve to death. Prosecutors say Jason…

We’re very pleased to announce that SAFE has been selected as the Featured Charity of the week for the Washington Military Department’s Combined Fund Drive. The Combined Fund Drive is a workplace giving program for Washington State employees, and SAFE got more than…

SAFE showcases horses, riders in benefit program Published August 11, 2010 Save a Forgotten Equine (SAFE) presented its fifth annual Benefit Horse Show last weekend at Auburn’s Donida Farm Equestrian Center. Competitors of all ages competed in different classes over…

Horse rescue organization holds Benefit Horse Show in Auburn Published August 2, 2010 Save a Forgotten Equine (SAFE) presents its fifth annual Benefit Horse Show on Saturday and Sunday at the Donida Farm Equestrian Center, 16600 SE 376th St., Auburn. Competitors of…

Featured Non-Profit: SAFE by Polly Keary Published Dec 16 2010 Editor’s Note: Each week through the holiday season, the Monroe Monitor features a local non-profit, as many non-profits depend on the donations they get during the season of giving. This week we go to a…

SAFE is honored to be among the winners of the KING‑5/Evening Magazine 2010 Best of Western Washington awards. We were voted 5th place in the category of Favorite Local Charity, out of a total of 132 nominees in that category with more than 400,000 votes cast. Thank…

Investigation finds gruesome horse neglect By Michelle Esteban and KOMO News Staff Aired on Feb 5 2009 SNOHOMISH, Wash. — A Snohomish woman has been linked to a gruesome animal cruelty investigation that was launched after one of her horses was found starved to death…

Horse rescued from starvation still struggling By Debra Smith, Everett Herald Writer Published Dec 22 2008 MONROE — Whisper, the horse rescued from a Snohomish field, lived through the weekend, but she’s not out of danger yet, said her caretaker. “We’ll keep trying…

Cold is cruel to ailing filly By Debra Smith, Herald Writer Published Dec 20 2008 MONROE — Jaime Taft is trying to save a horse’s life, and Mother Nature isn’t helping. The filly — gaunt and covered in sores — was rescued along with two others from a Snohomish…

Help needed for starved horses by KOMO staff Aired on Dec 8 2008 SNOHOMISH, Wash. — Animal control officers are asking for help caring for neglected horses after finding one horse dead and several others starving at a Snohomish home in what they’re calling the worst…

Crocodile Tears by Monica Bretherton Published Nov 4 2008 Do crocodiles cry for the victims they are eating, as legend holds? Certainly not — they have no tear ducts. Jean Elledge does, as she demonstrated again at her sentencing hearing in Snohomish County Superior…

Monroe woman sentenced to year in jail for starving horses By The Associated Press Published Nov 4 2008 EVERETT — A Monroe woman who starved five horses to death was sentenced to a year in jail for animal cruelty. The 57-year-old woman, Jean Marie Elledge, pleaded…

Facing the Ghosts by Monica Bretherton Published Oct 19 2008 Jean Elledge appeared before Judge Ramsdell at the King County Courthouse at 2:45 yesterday for sentencing on the three counts of Animal Cruelty in the First Degree to which she entered a guilty plea in…

9‑month sentence in case of starved horses By LEVI PULKKINEN Published Oct 17 2008 Lilly was a foal when animal control officers saved her from Jean Marie Elledge’s pasture. Skinny and sick, she was still better off than the four horses found dead on the Carnation…

Woman sentenced for what rescuers called ‘horrifying’ case of animal abuse By KOMO Staff Aired Oct 17 2008 SEATTLE — A King County woman was sentenced Friday to nine months in jail for letting horses die and live in filthy conditions on her property. Jean Elledge…

Carnation woman sentenced in animal cruelty case by LINDA BRILL / KING 5 News Aired Oct 17 2008 SEATTLE — A Carnation woman was sentenced to nine moths in jail for felony animal cruelty today in a major animal abuse case involving dozens of dead and starving horses.…

Carnation woman sentenced for letting horses starve By Nancy Bartley Published Oct 7 2009 A Carnation woman who allowed several horses to starve to death was sentenced Friday to nine months in jail, a year of community supervision and ordered to no longer care for…

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Carnation woman pleads guilty to animal cruelty By LEVI PULKKINEN Published Oct 17 2008 A 57-year-old King County woman could spend a year in jail for allowing three horses on her Carnation farm to starve to death. On Thursday, Jean Elledge pleaded guilty to three…

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Can a candle light a fire? by Monica Bretherton posted Apr 6 2008 “It was difficult for everyone to hold back tears,” King County Animal Control Officer Steve Fuchser said, standing at the microphone, referring back to the events of February 22nd and 23rd, when four…

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Horse rescuer: ‘It was a bunch of walking skeletons’ By KOMO Staff Aired on Feb 26 2008 KING COUNTY, Wash. — Dozens of horses are dead or dying in the worst animal cruelty case some local rescuers have seen. A woman is under arrest after deputies seized ten of her…

Starving Horses Found At Carnation Farm Aired Feb 26 2008 CARNATION, Wash. — Four horses have been found dead and 10 others have been seized from a farm in Carnation where no food was found for the animals, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported. The farm was being rented…

Woman charged over dead, dying horses By CASEY MCNERTHNEY Published Feb 27 2008 A Carnation woman was charged Wednesday with three counts of first-degree animal cruelty after police found several dead or dying horses on her properties in King and Snohomish counties.…

Carnation woman charged with felony cruelty in horse-abuse case By Natalie Singer Feb 27 2008 A Carnation woman who runs a horse-breeding and boarding business was charged today with three counts of felony first-degree animal cruelty after animal-control officers said…

Woman booked after dead and ailing horses found By Peyton Whitely Published Feb 26 2008 A 47-year-old woman has been booked into King County jail on suspicion of 10 counts of animal cruelty after more than a dozen horses were found dead or dying on property near…