- Mission Statement
- Board of Directors
- Our Story
Our Mission is:
• To rescue, provide medical treatment, shelter and care for horses and domestic farm animals
• To rehabilitate the animals and place them in permanent foster homes.
• To promote the welfare and well-being of animals through education.
• To educate the public on responsible animal care and ownership and the value of every life.
| Laurie Waggoner | Director of Ranch Operations |
| Jeanette Jordan | President & Executive Director |
| Ellyn Robinson | Vice President |
| Roy Pressman | Treasurer |
| Chris Clements | |
| Christine A. Gudaitis | |
| Kimberly Rodstein | |
| Julie Gonzalez | |
When most people think of South Florida, they think of sand, surf and beautiful people. They don’t think of horses. Yet Florida ranks #3 in the nation in number of horses. Horses in Florida are Big Business, adding hundreds of thousands of jobs and billions of dollars to 
our economy. With over half a million horses in Florida at any given time, inevitably some will fall through the cracks. Some will be unspeakably neglected, abused, abandoned and even slaughtered.
That’s where we come in.
Incorporated in 1992, the South Florida Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is one of the largest and oldest continuously operating horse and large animal rescues in the United States (Humane Society of the United States).
Over the past 19 years, SFSPCA has rescued over 1,700 horses and other livestock animals, bringing them to safety, providing them shelter, food, veterinary care, 
training and rehabilitation while arranging permanent, loving adoptive homes for them.
SFSPCA also serves the community by responding quickly to remove large stray animals to a safe environment where they do not pose a danger to themselves or the community. Big animals, sometimes weighing over 1,000 pounds, at-large on public streets and highways are an extreme danger to public safety.
SFSPCA is the only organization in South Florida capable of and with the track record to respond to public safety and humane emergencies involving horses and other livestock animals on such a large scale.
From illegal horse slaughter rescues to economic problems that are causing more and more 
people to neglect and abandon their horses, the need for SFSPCA has only grown over the years. In 2007, our operating budget was $150,000. In 2010, our actual expenses grew to $350,000. With more animals to care for because more and more people are abandoning or neglecting to feed their horses and other livestock as well as the skyrocketing cost of feed due to a drought in the Mid-West, it is apparent that the need for SFSPCA grows only more urgent. A few years ago, 15 to 20 horses at our rescue ranch was the norm. Now we seldom have less than 60.
But not all is bleak. Due in large part to our advocacy and lobbying efforts, Florida has become one of the most horse friendly States in the Union and a legislative model for other States. We were instrumental in the writing and passage of the Ivonne Rodriguez and Victoria McCullough Horse Protection Act of 2010. This act gives law enforcement and the justice system the tools they have needed to make arrests and bring criminal horse abusers to justice.
Another achievement was our advocacy to provide humane protocols governing the treatment of ponies (horses that accompany Thoroughbreds to and from the race track) at 
Calder Race Track. These protocols were adopted through our efforts.
From hurricanes to the economy, SFSPCA has successfully met every crisis. The SFSPCA has not only survived but grown to meet the increasing demands imposed upon it. But, the most recent crisis facing SFSPCA will be our greatest challenge to date. Our leased rescue ranch was sold to developers. Although we are on a month-to-month basis, we are determined to raise the funds necessary to purchase 15-20 acres needed to properly and permanently provide for the rescue of up to 150 horses per year.
We hope you will help us.
HORSES FOR ADOPTION
