The time of solidarity
Posted on 27 May 2020.In January 2019, the Rifugio degli Asinelli was involved in one of the largest seizures of equidae in recent years. In the province of Alessandria, over 40 donkeys were found in a state of neglect and in poor health. Immediately involved in operations related to animal welfare, we launched this appeal:
"Over 40 donkeys urgently need us: we are looking for caretakers willing to host them and help them start a new life."
“Four donkeys, those in more serious conditions, will be hosted by our refuge in the coming weeks, but there are still dozens of donkeys in need. We know it will not be easy, but we cannot stop for this reason, on the contrary: there are more than 40 lives to save. "
A year has passed since the seizure of Alessandria. Once again, the intervention of the Rifugio was crucial in rapidly finding people willing to welcome the forty donkeys of the seizure and to ensure care, affection and protection. The Rifugio also did its own duty: in the end, we welcomed five donkeys in our sanctuary in Sala Biellese. The court is still examining the case. The way to justice is long, especially in Italy.
But here at the Rifugio, we follow other times. We immediately entrusted the five donkeys that we welcomed to the expert hands of our veterinarian Luca, who immediately found serious feeding problems. After making some x-rays, osteo-articular lesions also emerged, associated with chronic inflammation of the internal structures of the foot. The situation was rather critical and many of the pathologies were likely to become irreversible. "But with adequate hooves care we should be able to obtain an improvement or, at least, stop the degenerative process" declared our vet a year ago.
Sixteen months later, we kept our promise: the accurate and regular hooves care, the veterinary intervention, the attention of our grooms have given health and dignity back to Zara, Silvio, Minto, Moro and Bruno. Of course, justice will have to run its course, but solidarity has no time to wait.
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