Faces of the Rescue
Pistol Packin' Pete
Well, he is here, and his name is "Pistol Packin' Pete". Pete was rescued by Susan and Tom at WWAR (the SANCTUARY), We are the foal division and the Woof Project (dog division) is run by Sonya Spencer. The three of us together make Whispering Winds Animal Rescue. Tom and Sue started in 1989 and incorporated in 2006. Susan found Pete tied to a pole, choked out at 6 months of age. He was choked and roped to a post, (they couldn't "catch him)" where he passed out, causing the fence to fall on top of him, crushing him. Susan told the people to "cut the rope". (Of course it was yelled with much more colorful words, and enough fury that the guys took a knife and cut him loose before he died). Hmm, wonder what issues that caused?? He was taken to Whispering Winds and cared for by Sue and Tom, and later adopted out. He was since returned to WWAR. He is now the newest resident at the foal rescue (even though he is older - 4 1/2).
Tucker
The foal is "TUCKER", and he was a Virginia Range Mustang and his
mama was part of the fertility study program through the Nevada
Department of Agriculture. His mama died from "unknown causes -
stress maybe?" the day after arriving in a truck crammed with 33
horses including mamas and babies. He was raised at WWAR and then
moved to Chilly Pepper - Miracle Mustang (Orphan Foal Division). He
was then later reunited with other Virginia Range mustangs back in
Nevada.
mama was part of the fertility study program through the Nevada
Department of Agriculture. His mama died from "unknown causes -
stress maybe?" the day after arriving in a truck crammed with 33
horses including mamas and babies. He was raised at WWAR and then
moved to Chilly Pepper - Miracle Mustang (Orphan Foal Division). He
was then later reunited with other Virginia Range mustangs back in
Nevada.
Caleb
This is CALEB,he was also part of the study and also arrived at WWAR in the same crammed truck.
He went with Tucker to be reunited with other Virginia Range mustangs back in Nevada.
He went with Tucker to be reunited with other Virginia Range mustangs back in Nevada.
Rebel
This is Rebel. He now resides (as a gelding) at WWAR. He was an orphan from another sanctuary in CA. He was raised at our place in Shingletown. He has his own band and does everything a real stallion would. He loves them, protects them, "covers them", and does everything but
actually make more babies.
actually make more babies.
Chip
This is Chip. He was saved by Dalton & Travis from a 3 legged cat, rehabbed at our house for a couple of weeks and then released in the perfect "chipmunk location"
after being slowly reintroduced. She/He is doing awesome. 
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Wigdon
This poor duck flew into a tree in a storm so we rehabbed him for a couple of days until he could fly. He then flew very happily away.
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The Kittens
The kittens were found in a drainage ditch and we rehabbed them and nursed them until they were of an age to be adopted. They now live in Washington State and are happy and spoiled.
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Soldier aka Scooby
On the way home from the Vegas conference, we were attending a canine training class in So. Cal. Matt's sister and brother-in-law run canine cadaver and "live-find" dogs, and they also find drugs and one of them is a bomb dog for local authorities and has worked with the FBI. They are amazing dog trainers and it was really an honor to watch them at work. However, also at that training session was a beautiful red/brown doberman. I asked about him and this was the answer I received. "He is a military war dog, and his handler/soldier was killed in action. Since then he has bounced around a couple of different places, and again was needing a home." This dog is a war veteran (through no choice of his own), and not only has he seen action, but most likely watched his soldier die. We need to honor each and every soldier that comes home, and mourn those that don't. So, not only to honor "Soldier aka Scooby", but to honor his handler and one of our own, Chilly Pepper - Miracle Mustang now has their very own soldier. He is one of the first steps toward fulfilling our dream. (We still have very little background on what he did and what he was trained for, so we are being very careful and going slow with him. We are paying close attention to the things that make him nervous or uncomfortable, and waiting for more information on this soldier. He definitely deserves a "forever" home after all he has been through.
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