Since its January 2016 launch, Cypress-based A Place for Peanut has rescued more than 200 horses from grim circumstances.
Founder Megan Cardet said unwanted horses or those sold at auctions often end up in kill pens. The ultimate fate for many is being transported to Mexico to be slaughtered for meat consumption in foreign countries, she said.
“It’s a dirty business, and there’s a lot of money in it,” she said.
A Place for Peanut was named after the organization’s first rescued miniature horse, and Cardet has found permanent homes for dozens more since. While most of the horses have been adopted, a team of eight miniature horses offers equine therapy.
