About Us – Whisper Ranch

Welcome!

Thank you for visiting us. We are just one of many rescue organization across the country and the world, some very large, some very small and all sizes in between. Each of us try to make a difference for at least some of the millions of suffering animals out there.

We are a small group of friends and family who are doing our best to make life better for the animals that come into our care. Animals that are abused, neglected, abandoned. We do all that we can with what resources we can muster.

Most of the horses we take in are so old or so damaged (or both!) that they cannot be ridden and are tossed aside , or sent to auction/slaughter. Some are just abandoned and left to starve in a field, or worse – locked in a barn, out of sight, out of mind. When we find them, we rush in to help. The people don’t want them, so they have nowhere else to go. We rehabilitate those that we can and find forever homes for them. The rest find permanent sanctuary with us.

While we are primarily an equine rescue organization (horses, mules and donkeys), we also give sanctuary to other animals…dogs, cats, goats, chickens (yes, chickens!) …any helpless and desperate animals God puts in our path.

We believe that every horse deserves to live its life, and especially its final years feeling safe and loved. It is emotionally challenging and often physically daunting to rehabilitate these tortured souls, to give them comfort and give them back the dignity they deserve. It is a labor of love for all of us.

We invest large amounts of our time, our money and our hearts to accomplish our mission. Our time and love is freely given, but we have many needs that simply must wait because we must prioritize direct care (food, shelter and veterinary care) with what funds we have at any given time. For us (as with all rescue organizations) there are always more mouths than money.

We are very good at making do with what we have, but if you wish to donate, to help us serve more animals in need, we would be very grateful.

We pray that someday, all rescues and shelters will be empty and all animals will be loved and cherished all the days of their lives.

Documentation

Certificate of Existence

IRS 501c3 Determination Letter

Shannon Hunt

Founder

Shannon is the woman who's caring spirit founded Whisper Ranch in 2005 born out of her deep love for animals.

Horses are the primary focus, but Shannon could not turn away any animal that needed help. We are honored to carry on her legacy of helping abused, neglected and homeless animals.

Cindy Sullivan

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Cindy "Hawk" Sullivan has been providing rehabilitativehealth care as well as routine hoof care to Whisper Ranch equines since its founding. She has been a professional hoof care provider for 20 years. She is also the co-founder of and Senior Field Instructor for the Equine Sciences Academy and owner of Tribe Equus, which has been a gateway for information since 2000.

Cindy handles intake of new animals, assesses their individual needs and personalities, then recommends the best location for that animal. She hosts the oldest and most damaged of our rescues. Her farm is considered the hub of our network.

Jarod Eddy, DVM

Veterinary Services

Jarod Eddy, DVM is our much loved veterinarian. He is kind and generous, always making time for us when we need him.

One of the things we love most about Dr. Eddy is his desire to constantly learn and willingness to not only listen sincerely to the humans who know the horses best, but also his willingness to think outside the box and explore alternative modalities.

Jessica Edwards

SECRETARY

Jessica Edwards is the "Girl Friday" of the Whisper Ranch family. She was instrumental is the "rescue of the Rescue" effort when Whisper Ranch came close to closing down in 2009.

Jessica helps coordinate resources, handles our comms and directs inquiries to the appropriate person/location. She assists wherever and whenever needed at any of the host locations.

Scott & Niki Garrett

All Around Super Volunteers

In addition to being one of our host families, Scott and Niki Garrett are multipurpose, multitasking, "can do just about anything" kind of folks. Scott fixes just about anything...from putting a new floor in the horse trailer, to cutting trees, to giving comfort to an animal...if it needs doing, he can do it.

Niki is both dedicated and skilled...she can do anything that needs doing - from routine chores to providing therapy to animals in pain. When a problem needs to be solved...she will find a way. All the animals love them both...and so do we!

Jennifer Marcellino

Community Relations

Jennifer is a long time friend of Whisper Ranch. In addition to being on the Board of Directors for a local animal shelter. Jennifer has connections to a wide range of community networks and always finds the time to help us with any community outreach efforts.

She is also a wonderful all-around volunteer for anything we need. She "all in" to help us and any animals in need.

Shannon Robinson

Super Volunteer

Shannon is abut as loving as giving as it gets! She is always ready to jump in where ever needed , to do whatever it takes to help the Whisper Ranch animals. We could not do all that we do without her!

Jill Ranger

Volunteer

Jill and her late husband, Rowland, have been staunch supporters of Whisper Ranch for more than a decade. It broke our hearts to loose Rowland in 2022, he was much loved and is greatly missed. In spite of such a devastating loss, Jill never stopped supporting Whisper Ranch. When we ask, she delivers! An amazing woman and friend.