Welcome to Saffyre Sanctuary, the most unique horse rescue in the country! Please continue to visit our site for new updates about our organization and the lives we save!
Saffyre Sanctuary, Inc. was incorporated in June 2009 as a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation,
TIN #27-0333811, and has been certified by the IRS as a tax-exempt charity. All donations
made to Saffyre Sanctuary are fully tax deductible as allowed by law.
Saffyre Sanctuary, located in Los Angeles, California, is a horse rescue and rehabilitation program that cares for horses that have been abandoned, abused, or neglected. By allowing them to rediscover their true nature, we provide every opportunity for them to experience the possibility of enjoying a second career, or offer them a well deserved retirement due to soundness issues, age, or owner hardships.
Esta G. Bernstein
Founder
Caleyndar
02/03/84 - 07/12/19
The time has come where our light and visions have expanded beyond our current surroundings. It has been a year of highs and lows but we will begin this year on an extreme high with a new place for us to go!
We found a perfect location, but there was just one little glitch - there was no barn for our horses, until now! Through the magic of the universe along with some amazing contributors and volunteers, we managed to secure the funding to build a structure for our horses!
While this may seem like an enormous undertaking, the money it will save us in the long run will allow us to rescue more horses and further our goals and mission.
MOVE UPDATE AS OF JANUARY 2020!
So you have all been probably wondering how the barn building and move is coming along. Well...it's not.
In October, we got our quotes and decided upon the contractor that was already putting up stalls at our new location. All was seemingly going to plan until our installation date came and went. We had given him a deposit to acquire the materials, and then his texts and return phone calls became non-existent. He also never finished the work he started for the other party at our location.
Long story short, we are out 10K that our donors worked so hard to get for us in record time, we have no barn, and are trying to figure out our next steps (other than the civil and criminal suit that will be filed).
We wanted to begin our new year with a fresh place, and optimistic outlook for the future, moving forward with excitement and anticipation. We now are facing a huge financial setback, having to deal with courts, and the stagnation of not knowing when this will come to fruition.
I want to thank all of you for your love and support during this time. You have already been beyond generous. To have this happen to us during the holidays is just devastating. We will have our justice, but until then, we still have to find a way to pay for our barn (aka mare motel) and current board simultaneously.
We are leaving our current location on January 15, 2020, and moving to a temporary boarding facility until we can build the barn. The new temporary location will be posted on the "CONTACT US" page after the move. While more costly, this move will give us peace of mind, and offer better amenities to service our community, programs, and volunteers.
If you can find it in your hearts to support us during this transition, we would be forever grateful. It takes a village and we are asking everyone in our community to help us right this wrong that was done to our donors and us.
If you would like to help, please CLICK HERE
and give whatever you can.
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Changing Horses The Film!
