Our sanctuary had an exceptional showcase last week, when a troupe of "La Vita in Diretta", Rai1 (main Italian TV channel) afternoon telecast, came to visit us and told millions of viewers what we do.
The service, hosted by the correspondent Giulia Capocchi (accompanied by our Rachel), was broadcast on Rai1 on April 1st, but you can watch it (or see it again) on RaiPlay, starting from minute 35:19:
Starting from today 1st April on, our Rifugio will extend its opening hours from 10 am to 6.30 pm. Summer opening time will be effective until 30th September.
For more info about how to get here (we are located in via per Zubiena 62 in Sala Biellese) and plan your visit, take a look at our advice.
We and the donkeys are waiting for you!
Dear adopters of the Wonder 8 from the Adoption scheme, are you curious to know what they have done recently? Let's hear what tells our groom Cecco (who, together with the other farm staff, every day takes care of them and of all the 125 donkeys and mules homed at our sanctuary).
PS Don't miss the photos and videos that we put on Facebook and on Instagram, often the subjects are the adoption donkeys as well!
This year we have chosen to celebrate and thank women (of any species!) with a short video featuring an all- female cast - the only exception is little boy Moro, close to his mum Zara.
A collar is not just a collar. The one that Zara is wearing now is blue, the color that identifies the donkeys chosen for the yearly sponsorship, and it is a powerful symbol: that of a life that begins to shine after dark, an abandoned donkey who is now chosen and loved.
It was February 20, 2018, exactly one year ago, when we were talking for the first time about the Lunghezza Seizure, just outside Rome. After years of reports, complaints and dozens of dead animals, finally the Public Prosecutor of Rome had seized the 60 horses, ponies, mules and bards who survived.
Four is better than two: some weeks ago, Apple and Milly's donkey guardians have welcomed two more donkeys, Maria and Fontana, and they double the joy of our foster scheme. Now these four lucky donkeys are enjoying an amazing home on the mountains in Reggio Emilia and sharing the love of their new family.
There are many kinds of love and re-homing a pair of donkey is definitely one of them. To thank all our gorgeous donkey guardians who have opened their homes and hearts to 49 donkeys of our sanctuary so far, we asked to one of them, Fabio, to tell by his very own words his "wonderful adventure" with donkeys Paolo and Zoe.
They are more and more comfy in their new home, the five donkeys that we brought here last week from Alessandria seizure. We are doing and will do our best so that they can forget their difficult past and start a new life. Besides a safe and warm shelter, healthy food and many, well-deserved attention from our dedicated staff, in order to get them back on track they also need more: medical therapies and customised interventions.
As you already know, for the last weeks we have been involved in a big seizure in Alessandria, Piedmont: in a few days, with the help of so many people, we managed to find a home to 43 donkeys. Five more, the ones most needing our cares, are safe at our sanctuary now.
Zara and Moro were the first we noticed, as we entered the farm where the 48 donkeys under seizure had been provisionally placed over 40.
