Experienced psychotherapist Russell Todd Crawford is an advocate for animal welfare who helps rescue and re-home animals while educating the public on ways to better care for their non-human companions. One of the organizations supported by Russell Todd Crawford is the United States Equine Rescue League (USERL), which he volunteered with from 2007 to 2009.
The primary way USERL helps horses in need is through foster care, which gives horses opportunities to receive personalized care and attention. By focusing on its foster program, USERL reduces the cost of facilities and other forms of overhead to ensure more donation money goes directly to helping horses. Although foster farms must cover the cost of feed and hay for the fostered animals and provide sufficient shelter, USERL covers farrier costs and veterinary bills. Farms that want to foster rescue horses must fill out applications that provide details about their horse-handling experience, and USERL matches farms with appropriate horses.
The primary way USERL helps horses in need is through foster care, which gives horses opportunities to receive personalized care and attention. By focusing on its foster program, USERL reduces the cost of facilities and other forms of overhead to ensure more donation money goes directly to helping horses. Although foster farms must cover the cost of feed and hay for the fostered animals and provide sufficient shelter, USERL covers farrier costs and veterinary bills. Farms that want to foster rescue horses must fill out applications that provide details about their horse-handling experience, and USERL matches farms with appropriate horses.