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Project Description
What are we crowdfunding for?
Our current hope is to send Ben, a French ex-racing trotter to his (finally) forever home in the UK. Ben has been rehomed a few times over the years, since being imported from France to start a second racing career on the island. Although we have found him good second and third chances, none of them could commit for personal reasons. This is why we think it’s time Ben gets his big break, one that will give him endless greenery and of course, love!
Will you contribute to is future by funding our campaign?
Who are we and what do we do?
RAHM is an initiative driven by two animal-obsessed friends who started out the first rehoming & overseas-rehoming initiative in Malta, some 7 years ago. Mich and Christina run this cause in between their crazy and hectic family lives and full-time jobs, with Mich juggling mama-hood and entrepreneurship, and Christina her healthcare profession and advanced studies. Of course, both caring for their own rescue horses over and above.
Enough about who we are, though… check out the horses we’ve managed to retire abroad with Zaar’s and your help over the years by searching our Facebook group page @Rehome A Horse Malta | RAHM or visit https://www.facebook.com/groups/rehomeahorsemalta/
Project FAQ
Who can contribute?
Anyone and everyone! We always encourage past horse owners and foreign adoptees to fund the trip to the best of their abilities, bearing in mind that RAHM has no ongoing-donation or paid-member scheme, and thus has no capital in which it may contribute financially. However, we acknowledge that the cost is high and outside help, although equally difficult, is essential to help us help as many horses as we can.
Where does the money go?
Payments are controlled and monitored by ZAAR. Once the set goal is reached, funds are broken down and transferred to RAHM. They are divided and distributed directly to transport companies based in Malta and UK. The travel costs include overnight stabling (usually in France or Belgium), since horses (and drivers alike) are required to stop and rest for a stipulated time-frame by law. We are also bound to cover vet bills and vaccinations, as well as paperwork and processing costs pertaining to permanent travel, as well as Brexit protocols.
Why overseas?
In our experience, horse facilities abroad are more suitable for long-term housing than the limited space (and education) available within the small horse community here. Unfortunately, there is little regulation regarding the importation of racehorses on the island. Hundreds are susceptible to injury or retirement per year, with just no place to go once their racing career ends abruptly. Our aim is to give these horses a life they deserve, away from concrete walls and home-made 'pasture'. While we do often rehome horses in Malta, many horses we have rehomed locally (as in the case of Ben) are often put up for adoption once again shortly after, which seems less likely with the horses we've successfully sent abroad to date.
How do you trust adoptees living abroad?
In the same way they trust us: by in-depth discussion regarding the process and conditions set. Once we carefully establish a horse-to-human match, adoptees send over photos and reference letters from trusted bodies regarding their history on horse-keeping. A written agreement is signed and online contact and follow-up regular follow-up of the horse's new life is mandatory. In our experience, adoptees are so in love with the 'Malta horses' that they are constantly flooding us with updates on their progress.. and we absolutely love it! And guess what? Fund backers can follow RAHM on FB to also have these happy stories pop up on their news feeds! It's really so great to see how YOU can make a difference :)
Anything else?
Write to us on FB or drop an email if you've got any other questions! We'd be happy to answer as best we can.
