LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky’s Hank the Horse is in the final leg of America’s Favorite Pet contest quarterfinals, with the voting wrapping up tomorrow, Thursday, October 13. Votes can be cast at americasfavpet.com/2022/hank-the-horse.
Hank, a Tennessee Walking Horse, is the organization’s first rescue namesake of For Hank’s Sake, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to harnessing the power and beauty of horses to inspire and encourage children of all ages. For Hank’s Sake has a steadfast commitment to rescuing neglected and unwanted horses, then providing them with loving care, rehabilitation, and retraining for useful purposes. For Hank’s Sake uses horses and equine-related learning activities to bring love, hope, and healing to vulnerable populations. Hank is on a mission to empower communities for a brighter future.
America’s Favorite Pet, the world’s largest pet competition, is open to animals of all shapes, sizes, and species, and one pet will win $10,000 and pounce into the spotlight with a 2-page feature in InTouch Magazine.
Hank, the beloved gentle giant, who has become a household name in Kentucky and beyond, is a card-carrying member of multiple Public Libraries throughout the commonwealth, has visited with thousands of schoolchildren to promote the importance of youth literacy, taken his show on the road to raise awareness around food insecurity, has trotted alongside participants of AVOL Kentucky’s annual AIDS Walk, has been named a “Hometown Hero,” and spends countless hours each year campaigning for the Salvation Army. Hank has been the subject of dozens of news stories and has even been awarded the Lawrenceburg Key to the City by Mayor Troy Young, who declared a “For Hank’s Sake Day” in Lawrenceburg and Anderson County.
If he wins the America’s Favorite Pet contest, Hank and his Mom Tammi, plan to reinvest the $10,000 honorarium into the communities they serve.
For more information on For Hank’s Sake, please visit www.forhankssake.org and on social media at @forhankssake.
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