Funds from 5X1000 (referred to 2017 fiscal year) were credited by the Revenue Agency this morning: the choice of 2295 taxpayers, who decided to allocate the 5X1000 of their taxes to the Rifugio degli Asinelli, resulted in a sum of € 71,070.72.

This figure will allow us to cover a good part of the annual costs for hay and straw, fundamental as food and as a bed for the donkeys that we take care of.

For this reason, to all those who have chosen us and will choose us (just indicate the tax code 02270470020 in the tax return and sign it), our strongest gratitude goes.

Slow, but unstoppable, Sole continues to improve: it is a joy for us to update you on Sole, the donkey with a very serious dermatitis that we recovered at our sanctuary a month ago after, for two years, the former owners had tried in vain to discover the causes of his problems.

A new donkey has joined our Rifugio today: it is called Sole, Italian for Sun and, in the last two years, his life has been a continuous battle against a very serious dermatitis that disfigures him and gives him no respite.

The former owners contacted us, exhausted and desperate: years of analysis, visits, attempts at treatment, conventional and experimental, did not lead to any improvement, nor did they allow us to understand the causes of the problem.

Do you love photography? Do you love animals? Have you visited our sanctuary? So join # Rifugio10!

For the first 10 years of opening to the public of Il Rifugio degli Asinelli ONLUS, we call on all photography enthusiasts to tell, through images, the stories of donkeys and mules saved and happily reborn in Sala Biellese, in the only Italian branch of the international charity The Donkey Sanctuary.

Whether your are a professional, an owner or just a donkey lover, find out more about donkeys and how to care for them properly with our essential advice on donkey care.

On The Donkey Sanctuary website you can find and download a lot of useful guides, and you can contact us for any welfare advice!