Il Rifugio degli Asinelli O.N.L.U.S.

Our Foster Carers often tell us how much fun it is to give a loving home to these fantastic animals. The great thing is that our Foster Donkeys and mules love it too.

Take a look at our Foster donkey stories to find out more about the Foster Scheme and read about some of our fantastic Foster Carers talking about their experiences of fostering donkeys.

May you please help us to win a generous donation? You can do this simply clicking on the Donate (“Dona”, Italian only) link on this page and confirming your vote by checking your email address.

At no cost for you, you can help our charity to gain 5,000, 3,000 or 2,000 Euros: by 29th February, the three charities which gained more clicks will win. You can spread and share this contest on your Facebook or Twitter account, on personal blogs and wherever you want on the web.

Thank you in advance on behalf of our donkeys!

Even if Fondazione Il Rifugio degli Asinelli ONLUS is not a voluntary association, we support Biellese Voluntering Promotion Campaign "E' un piacere", realized by Csv Biella in 2011, European Year of Volunteers.

The main purpose of the campaign is to give the best visibility to 270 voluntary associations (and over 4700 volunteers) working in our territory.

For information:

Csv Biella
via Orfanotrofio 16, Biella
tel 015 8497377
email segreteria.biella@acsv.it
www.volontariatobiella.it

Fondazione Il Rifugio degli Asinelli ONLUS has joined the Italian Horse Protection Association (IHPA) campaign to ask to stop the use of animals in palii and folkloristic events.

Below yoa can find the petition; you can sign at this link: http://www.horseprotection.it/dett_petizioni.asp?id_a=353.

If you wish to help more, please share to your contacts. Thank you!

If you’re looking for an original, social Christmas present, we have the solution: with a suggested donation of 24 Euros you can gift a yearly sponsorship of a donkey homed at IRDA! When you choose to adopt one of 6 donkeys on our sponsorship program - Alin, Clementina, Filippo, Ombra, Pufulet and Rufus - you help all the 110 animals homed at Il Rifugio: with 24 Euros, for example, we can buy a block of salt for each group of donkey.

During next months, Fondazione Il Rifugio degli Asinelli ONLUS will host a training course by AICOTE ONLUS about activities and therapies with donkeys.

“International animal welfare charity The Donkey Sanctuary is saddened to hear that once again donkeys appear to have been caught up in human conflict. The charity’s team in Kenya has learned of reports which indicate that donkeys are being sold to the Islamic militants Al Shabaab for carrying weapons, and fear that this could result in them being targeted by the Kenyan military.

Dear supporters,

October just ended with Il Rifugio's participation to TV show BauBoys (you can watch the episode here http://www.bauboys.tv/video/operazione-cielo-aperto: Dispsy's story was totally invented, but it's a chance to see our donkeys!) and a lovely event.
On Sunday 30th October, Il Rifugio hosted Halloween Grooming Day.

International animal welfare charity The Donkey Sanctuary is today celebrating as a new system of fines brings hope of improved conditions for donkeys and mules working as tourist taxis on the Greek island of Santorini.