To say Lacey was in rough shape when she was rescued from a Surrey property five years ago would be an understatement.

The blue-eyed palomino paint yearling was gaunt, with skinny limbs, overgrown hooves and a fear of everything, even a blanket.

Fortunately, to say she91裸聊视频檚 doing alright these days is also an understatement.

91裸聊视频淪he looks amazing now, it91裸聊视频檚 hard to believe that it91裸聊视频檚 the same pony,91裸聊视频� said Lacey91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频榤om,91裸聊视频� Kathy Gilleran.

91裸聊视频淪he91裸聊视频檚 the most loving and affectionate and trusting pony you could imagine. That91裸聊视频檚 kind of what blew my mind with her.91裸聊视频�

Lacey was among nearly five dozen animals that were seized by the SPCA during a cruelty investigation in August of 2015.

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Unfortunately, the seizure was not the first that the BC SPCA has dealt with involving horses, nor was it the last. Most recently, 27 horses were among nearly 100 animals seized by cruelty-investigation officers in late September from a farm near Princeton.

In each case, extensive 91裸聊视频� and expensive 91裸聊视频� efforts are taken to treat, rehabilitate and rehome all of them.

And while for some, the story does not have a happy ending despite best efforts, many others, matched with the love and attention every creature deserves, go on to thrive.

It is these stories of hope, perseverance and survival that inspired Kamloops photographer Leanne Peniuk to do what she could to help.

Peniuk began a quest last spring to capture the 91裸聊视频渉appily-ever-after stories91裸聊视频� for a book that would be sold to raise funds for the BC SPCA91裸聊视频檚 equine division.

91裸聊视频淓very horse is given a second chance and I just kind of wanted to showcase that and tell their stories,91裸聊视频� Peniuk said.

Rescue Me 91裸聊视频� published in November 91裸聊视频� is a coffee-table-style book that shares the stories of 25 horses, including Lacey, that have been rescued by the BC SPCA and successfully rehomed.

The goal, said Peniuk, is threefold, including inspiring people to consider adopting or fostering a rescue horse.

91裸聊视频淎nd if one person drives by a field and sees horses that maybe don91裸聊视频檛 have water, food or shelter, or maybe don91裸聊视频檛 look the best 91裸聊视频� they take action and place a phone call to the SPCA, then it serves its purpose.91裸聊视频�

Every year, the BC SPCA seizes between 50 and 100 horses from unhealthy situations, and in her five years as manager of the BC SPCA91裸聊视频檚 equine division, Leiki Salumets has seen it all.

Salumets remembers that Lacey was a recent arrival when she started at the society91裸聊视频檚 Good Shepherd barn in Surrey that August.

Knowing how far Lacey has come offsets the heartache side of the job, she said.

Salumets91裸聊视频� personal experience with a rescue horse is also shared in Rescue Me. That horse, she said, 91裸聊视频渢aught me kind of the most.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淪he91裸聊视频檚 a big part of the reason I do what I do.91裸聊视频�

Proceeds from the sale of Rescue Me are earmarked to support the care and rehabilitation of the Princeton rescues.

Typically, the BC SPCA relies 91裸聊视频渉eavily91裸聊视频� on donor support to provide the care such animals need, said Salumets, describing the effort behind Rescue Me as 91裸聊视频渏ust incredible.91裸聊视频�

Publisher Jill Veitch 91裸聊视频� who grew up in South Surrey but now calls Kelowna home 91裸聊视频� described it as 91裸聊视频渉eartwarming.91裸聊视频�

Veitch said she learned of Peniuk91裸聊视频檚 quest through social media, and 91裸聊视频渋nstantly91裸聊视频� messaged Peniuk, 91裸聊视频渂ecause I have (a rescue horse) and it91裸聊视频檚 been an absolute life-changer for my family.91裸聊视频�

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The foreword in Rescue Me is written by self-described rescuer, horseman and philosopher Kevan Garecki.

The book also include insights from Salumets and a prominent foster caregiver, as well as some information on the process that surrounds an SPCA seizure.

Peniuk said even though the book is finished, there is another chapter yet to come.

91裸聊视频淣ext year, I want to work91裸聊视频� on horses saving humans,91裸聊视频� she said.

For more information or to order Rescue Me ($55) visit www.leannepeniukphotography.ca/rescue-me