Sanctuary Stories

The Racehorse Marked For Slaughter, Turned Sanctuary Nurse

Cici Devine was bred for racing, but when she didn’t perform she was sanctioned to a kill pen — until Equine Advocates stepped up

Jessica Scott-Reid

Published in

Tenderly

5 min readDec 2, 2019

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Photos provided by Equine Advocates

Twenty three years ago, Susan Wagner was working in the horse industry, but says she knew…

Jessica Scott-Reid

Written by Jessica Scott-Reid

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Tenderly

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