Hay Econ 101...

From Jim: We feed 5500 bales of hay a year. Changes in the cost per ton are very significant to the finances of the sanctuary. Cheap cattle hay won't do for horses. What's the point of rescuing animals only to malnourish them? And therein lies the issue. Without regular donations from folks, this sanctuary cannot exist, and that means the animals die. There's no way around it. Critters that have nothing wrong with them, other than no home, will be euthanized. And that's if they're lucky. They may just find themselves in the slaughter pipeline or simply starve to death. Our society doesn't seem to want to acknowledge this reality. Animal control agencies are underfunded. Local governments are strapped for dollars. Most counties have no facilities for large animals and none that can provide lifetime care. That leaves it the private organizations, like Home At Last to look after these animals. There's no grants and stipends and public dollars. All of our funding is from private donations-From people like you. Occasionally, someone will retire a beloved pet here and sponsor them. That's really great. We set our retirement sponsorships as low as we can. We hope that makes it a good option for owners. Most of our herd came from auctions, slaughter pens, feed lots, even off of slaughter trucks, they were seized by animal control, or rescued by others. I cannot tell you how much we need your support. The future for hay prices doesn't look good. If hay goes up by $3.00 a bale, that's a $16,000 a year increase for us. We hope you will extend a loving hand to the animals that have finally found a home, at last. Our mailing address is Home At Last, PO Box 4129, Yankee Hill, Ca 95965. PayPal is right here on the blog site. Or give us a call at 530514-1439. Thanks!