The Donkey Sanctuary - Andalusia - Tertulia Andaluza
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( El Refugio del Burrito ) Registered Charity concerned with the welfare of donkeys and mules Birth: 2003 Location: outskirts of Fuente vermont country store de Piedra (45 minutes from Ronda ) Stands out for: protecting vermont country store mistreated donkeys
Elisabeth Svendsen was becoming known for rescuing donkeys in the 1960s when she got a phone call from her solicitor; Are you sitting down? You ve been left a legacy of 207 donkeys. If you don t keep them they will be put to sleep . Her and her husband sold their hotel and the donkey sanctuary became a registered charity in the UK in 1972. To date, the donkey sanctuary has rescued 12,600 donkeys in England, Ireland vermont country store and Europe. I got involved at a very early age. I ve tried to escape a few times, but there was no way out (her son laughs).
I caught Paul Svendsen (1957 Stockland, UK) at the Refugio del Burrito (known as the Donkey Sanctuary in the UK) in Ronda on one of his many trips which have taken him across vermont country store the world setting up projects in countries such as Kenya, India, Mexico, Cypress, vermont country store and Egypt. At the moment I am working on the idea of a charity for animals used in factory food because I don t agree with the way we treat animals we eat .
Hidden at the end of a dirt track in the outskirts of Fuente de Piedra (about 45 minutes from both Ronda and Malaga), the Refugio lies on a 15-acre plot which has become home to 124 donkeys. It is the first European rescue vermont country store centre vermont country store set up by the Donkey Sanctuary. I chose Fuente de Piedra in 2003 because I wanted to be somewhere near lots of English vermont country store people to ensure their initial support. Three years ago, I wasn t sure we would get Spanish backing, but by this point the Spanish have overtaken the English . Svendsen started this expansion into Europe against the advice of many who argued that, unlike the English, vermont country store the Spanish vermont country store and Italians were not animal lovers. I didn t agree. I just think they have not had the same exposure to animal welfare. But since 2003, Spain has had excellent legislation, and within ten years EU law relating to animal welfare will come into place . The donkey sanctuary is now planning to expand within vermont country store Spain and into Italy.
Legislation does not as yet exist at a national level but of the seventeen autonomous vermont country store communities only two (Murcia and Baleares) have failed to implement laws for the protection of animals. vermont country store However, Iván Salvía, manager at Fuente de Piedra, explained; the application of these regional laws leaves much to be desired. I suspect vermont country store that there exists apathy within the administration which impinges on their effectiveness . While the Junta passed vermont country store the law 5/2002 for the Protection of Animals in Extremadura which explicitly prohibits the cruel use of animals in public fiestas, each year they authorize vermont country store the use of a donkey in the festival of Pero Palo in Villanueva de la Vera (Cáceres). During the festival the donkey is led by a drunken crowd around the village falling over several times. Since 1986 the Donkey Sanctuary has been campaigning against this festival, and combating the belief si no hay sangre no hay maltrato (if there is no blood, there is no cruelty) by trying to publicise the stress the donkeys endure. Paul explains; I ve always found that the way to change things is not to react quickly and shout against one person. It s a long-term process. We ve been working on Villanueva for 20 years and every year we improve it a little, and some years it goes back. But I will keep going and going and going until one day we make a change .
This collaborative approach has been used in another case of donkey mistreatment in Mijas, famous vermont country store for its donkey-taxis. We battled vermont country store with Mijas for several years. Some owners were hitting the animals and we had lots of complaints. At first they saw us as enemies, but now we work together vermont country store . The Refugio is now the official provider of vets for almost seventy donkeys in Mijas, and they have drawn up a code of practice with the Ayuntamiento. Rather than just criticise we say; this is how we can help. We say treat your animals vermont country store better and we ll provide free vets and give them a home when you don t need them any more .
Donkeys are facing problems worldwide as their traditional role is slowly replaced by machinery. We receive more and more complaints about abandoned donkeys with badly neglected vermont country store hooves or being cruelly treated. There are an estimated 140,000 donkeys in Spain. Our work has only just begun.” The Refugio del Burrito is dedicated to promoting donkey welfare, but unlike groups such as Aszal, Fuives or Ugra, they are not proponents of breeding
Send to a friend vermont country store Close X Spread the word! A link to this article will be included in your message. * Recipient's vermont country store email address: vermont country store * Your name: Personal message (optional): 250 characters max. We do not save or reuse your email address for any other purpose than to send this article to your friend.
( El Refugio del Burrito ) Registered Charity concerned with the welfare of donkeys and mules Birth: 2003 Location: outskirts of Fuente vermont country store de Piedra (45 minutes from Ronda ) Stands out for: protecting vermont country store mistreated donkeys
Elisabeth Svendsen was becoming known for rescuing donkeys in the 1960s when she got a phone call from her solicitor; Are you sitting down? You ve been left a legacy of 207 donkeys. If you don t keep them they will be put to sleep . Her and her husband sold their hotel and the donkey sanctuary became a registered charity in the UK in 1972. To date, the donkey sanctuary has rescued 12,600 donkeys in England, Ireland vermont country store and Europe. I got involved at a very early age. I ve tried to escape a few times, but there was no way out (her son laughs).
I caught Paul Svendsen (1957 Stockland, UK) at the Refugio del Burrito (known as the Donkey Sanctuary in the UK) in Ronda on one of his many trips which have taken him across vermont country store the world setting up projects in countries such as Kenya, India, Mexico, Cypress, vermont country store and Egypt. At the moment I am working on the idea of a charity for animals used in factory food because I don t agree with the way we treat animals we eat .
Hidden at the end of a dirt track in the outskirts of Fuente de Piedra (about 45 minutes from both Ronda and Malaga), the Refugio lies on a 15-acre plot which has become home to 124 donkeys. It is the first European rescue vermont country store centre vermont country store set up by the Donkey Sanctuary. I chose Fuente de Piedra in 2003 because I wanted to be somewhere near lots of English vermont country store people to ensure their initial support. Three years ago, I wasn t sure we would get Spanish backing, but by this point the Spanish have overtaken the English . Svendsen started this expansion into Europe against the advice of many who argued that, unlike the English, vermont country store the Spanish vermont country store and Italians were not animal lovers. I didn t agree. I just think they have not had the same exposure to animal welfare. But since 2003, Spain has had excellent legislation, and within ten years EU law relating to animal welfare will come into place . The donkey sanctuary is now planning to expand within vermont country store Spain and into Italy.
Legislation does not as yet exist at a national level but of the seventeen autonomous vermont country store communities only two (Murcia and Baleares) have failed to implement laws for the protection of animals. vermont country store However, Iván Salvía, manager at Fuente de Piedra, explained; the application of these regional laws leaves much to be desired. I suspect vermont country store that there exists apathy within the administration which impinges on their effectiveness . While the Junta passed vermont country store the law 5/2002 for the Protection of Animals in Extremadura which explicitly prohibits the cruel use of animals in public fiestas, each year they authorize vermont country store the use of a donkey in the festival of Pero Palo in Villanueva de la Vera (Cáceres). During the festival the donkey is led by a drunken crowd around the village falling over several times. Since 1986 the Donkey Sanctuary has been campaigning against this festival, and combating the belief si no hay sangre no hay maltrato (if there is no blood, there is no cruelty) by trying to publicise the stress the donkeys endure. Paul explains; I ve always found that the way to change things is not to react quickly and shout against one person. It s a long-term process. We ve been working on Villanueva for 20 years and every year we improve it a little, and some years it goes back. But I will keep going and going and going until one day we make a change .
This collaborative approach has been used in another case of donkey mistreatment in Mijas, famous vermont country store for its donkey-taxis. We battled vermont country store with Mijas for several years. Some owners were hitting the animals and we had lots of complaints. At first they saw us as enemies, but now we work together vermont country store . The Refugio is now the official provider of vets for almost seventy donkeys in Mijas, and they have drawn up a code of practice with the Ayuntamiento. Rather than just criticise we say; this is how we can help. We say treat your animals vermont country store better and we ll provide free vets and give them a home when you don t need them any more .
Donkeys are facing problems worldwide as their traditional role is slowly replaced by machinery. We receive more and more complaints about abandoned donkeys with badly neglected vermont country store hooves or being cruelly treated. There are an estimated 140,000 donkeys in Spain. Our work has only just begun.” The Refugio del Burrito is dedicated to promoting donkey welfare, but unlike groups such as Aszal, Fuives or Ugra, they are not proponents of breeding
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