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City Police Horses Find Home With Non-Profit Organizations
A donation by the Hillcrest Medical Center to the Tulsa
Community Foundation, will allow the sale of eight City of Tulsa
Police horses to use in non-profit programs such as the Tulsa Boys
home and other equestrian programs in the city.
"The City of Tulsa's eight horse unit will be a smooth
transition for non-profits to use, as each horse had acquired
training to be around large crowds, young children and other
animals," Mayor Taylor said." I would like to thank the Tulsa
Community Foundation and CEO of Hillcrest, Steve Dobbs for finding
such a positive solution for these eight horses to continue to
serve Tulsa."
Each horse is being appraised and will be sold at fair-market
value to the Tulsa Community Foundation. Appraisals will be done as
early as next week and money received from the sale of the eight
horses will go into the City of Tulsa's general fund.
"Hillcrest Medical Center is pleased to purchase from the city,
and in turn, donate these incredibly well-trained, respected and
hard working horses that have provided a great service to our
community. The ability to donate them to area non-profit
organizations allows them to stay and continue serving in the local
area." Steve Dobbs, Chief Executive Officer, Hillcrest Medical
Center said.
Tulsa Community Foundation will be accepting donations for
non-profits receiving a horse to help with costs for caring and
other special needs the horse may need. Checks can be sent to Tulsa
Community Foundation, 7030 S. Yale, Ste 600, Tulsa, OK 74136 with
Memo line labeled: City of Tulsa Horses Fund.
The reassignment of the Tulsa Police Mounted Patrol Unit was
part of an overwhelming sales tax revenue decline and the 2.5%
reduction that all City of Tulsa departments were asked to reduce
in their general fund spend category. The five police officers
previously assigned to the mounted patrol are being reassigned.
