To Save a Horse
Friday, March 06 2009
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To Save a Horse
Claire Pass (above) Diane Branton and Quervo (below) <<More
The poor economy is forcing thousands of horse owners to give up their companions and, in some cases, euthanize them. When Diane Branton’s work hours were cut and gas prices rose, she could no longer afford to feed her horses. After 25 years of caring for Poncho and Quervo, Diane had to make a painful call. She asked a horse rescue center to take both horses and euthanize them at a free clinic.
Claire Pass of the Norcal Equine Rescue also joins the conversation. Claire says that although Poncho was euthanized because of poor health, financial help arrived in the nick of time for Quervo and he was reunited with Diane. Dick Gordon talks with Claire, Diane and Cheryl Austin, the woman who volunteered to financially support Quervo for the rest of his life.
- Learn more about the Norcal Equine Rescue
- Explore Claire’s Organization Save the Critters
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Appraised Out of Business
Bill Thornton
For Bill Thornton, the housing crisis has been a kind of absolution. For 20 years, he was a home appraiser. But as prices climbed during the housing boom, lenders stopped calling him. As he tells Dick, Bill eventually closed his business and reluctantly became a truck driver. Yet when he began to hear how Wall Street helped create the housing and financial meltdown, he realized that losing his business wasn't exactly his fault.
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