Help For Horses in Puerto Rico

To help a horse you do not own start by calling the Local Blue State Police and referencing Law 154-Protection of Mammals in Puerto Rico.    If you have problems getting their help and/or you would like our help please read this complete page.

Every horse in Puerto Rico has an Owner.    It is estimated Puerto Rico has ONE MILLION horses.    We require you start with the Police  because in the eyes of the law HORSES ARE PROPERTY with VALUE – akin to a car or a child.     If you or another group want to work outside the law that is your choice.  Our standing as a Non Profit with the IRS and Hacienda require we work within the law.

Contact  #1 Police by Area (911 can work – try both the City Green & State Blue) #2 The Local City Hall/Mayor’s Office #3  Emergency Management Services By Area  or Headquarters 787-724-0124 – You need to contact all of these and post to Social Media  if the Police are not taking immediate actions.  You do not have to give your name or phone number to the Police but you must save the phone numbers you called and save the names of individuals you spoke to so MORE PEOPLE CAN CALL THE same agencies and reference THE SAME INFORMATION off your post to Rincon Puerto Rico Facebook Group.

While waiting on these authorities,  YOU CAN put out water & grass or hay for starving horses.  You can schedule Dr. Ramos to visit and we will pay for his visit if you follow our Open Rescue Program steps.   The Police will also have connections to Horse Professionals and we have a list of Horse Professionals you or the Police can contact for help outside of Defensa.      The Police have the authority to investigate and hold the owner accountable to minimal care as required by Law 154.    The Police and The Courts have the ability to enforce the care and punish the Owner.

Follow these steps if you would like us to consider helping the horse in conjunction with the Owner or with the Police

  1. Make a  very detailed with photos and map marker Facebook Post – including the name and numbers of the individuals you spoke to at #1 The Police #2 The Mayor’s Office #3 Emergency Services to this very large FB group we manage  https://www.facebook.com/groups/rinconpuertoricogroup        Include photos, map marker.   In the post,  Ask everyone to call the same numbers and ask they send help to the horse – referring Law 154 – EVERYONE SHOULD continue to call politely and relentlessly until they respond to help the horse.    You can edit your original post as updates come in.    Don’t make new posts, stick with just one post.
  2. After making the Facebook Post  email us DefensaRincon@gmail.com.   We will work on our end as we can under the law to find the owner or a proper home for the horse via Social Media

We are trying to get every City in Puerto Rico to set up a small Horse Rescue & Rehab fields, copying our success with such in Rincon (Western PR) .  Read & share the concept here INDIVIDUAL CITY EQUINE RESCUE & REHABILITATION COMMUNITY CENTERS

Read the Open Letter on  #ARescuedHorse if you would like to know more about the situations of the horses suffering in Puerto Rico.   Follow are photos of just some of the horses we have helped over the years working with Good Samaritans like yourself and The Police