Updated 4:30 pm. You can see Valentine at age one year at the Fremont Police Dept’s Facebook page.
FREMONT, CALIF. — Kale Williams writing for The San Francisco Chronicle reported the following on February 19, 2016:
The Bay Area’s favorite baby horse, an injured foal that rescuers pulled from a ravine on Valentine’s Day, has a new owner: the city of Fremont.
The colt, nicknamed Valentine for the day he was discovered, had a broken pelvis near an artery, an injury that officials said would require a $10,000 surgery. A GoFundMe page was quickly set up by the folks at the Tri-City Animal Shelter and, in less than a week, more than $15,000 had been donated by almost 200 donors.
Valentine was taken to the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, where police said Friday he was making “good progress.”
“UC Davis had no idea what was coming their way when he arrived on Tuesday and we are very grateful to their staff for all that they are doing to care for our Valentine,” Fremont police wrote in a post on their Facebook page.
But who owned Valentine, and who would take care of him after he recovered, remained a mystery until Wednesday, when his owner came forward to discuss the animal’s future with city officials.
“After a long meeting regarding Valentine’s current medical situation and future needs, it was mutually agreed that it was in the best interest of Valentine for the owner to surrender him to the City of Fremont,” police said. “The owner was very saddened by the circumstances of what happened and also very concerned for Valentine’s future.”
In what officials said was “possibly a first for our 60-year-old city,” ownership of the baby horse was turned over to Fremont, where Animal Services staff would work to find the best long-term home for Valentine.
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The vet was surprised Valentine survived after spending two nights stuck at the bottom of a steep ravine lying in a creek. California firefighters rappelled down to rescue him. He was only days old. Well done police and firefighters. You are fantastic. Thank you. —Editor, Tuesday’s Horse.
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A real survivor Valentine most surely is. He was so lucky that the artery didn’t get cut with his broken pelvis. When a racehorse breaks down with a broken pelvis, often the artery is cut and the horse suffers a massive haemorrhage and dies.
How caring these firefighters were, along with the police and all the other people in Fremont who showed how much they cared for this baby animal and saved his life.
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What does he look like today? Could you post pics of him and his rescurers?
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The Fremont Police Dept posted a video on their Facebook page which we shared to our Facebook page. He looks so strong and happy and healthy. See him here. There’s a written update too. His trainer says Valentine is a “delight to work with”. https://www.facebook.com/FremontPoliceDepartment/videos/1260217170714460/
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