AUBURN, KY.- Lily’s Ranch and Rescue has a new horse and buggy buyout program, providing an alternative route for horse owners who often bring their horses to auction events with no plans to return them to their farm if they aren’t sold.

Laurie Beatie, founder of Lily’s Ranch and Rescue

“Amish often bring their horses to the auction, where kill buyers end up buying these typically bigger-bodied horses to bring them to Mexico or Canada for the slaughter pipeline,” Laurie Beatie, founder of Lily’s Ranch and Rescue said. “So a lot of these horses are at risk of just becoming food production animals. And so our goal is to kind of intervene before they go to the auction.”

This non-profit is a sanctuary for the horses and many other animals in need of a home. But it also serves as a great lea

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