Europe updates
Il Rifugio closed for snow and ice
Dear supporters, due to the huge amount of snow and ice, Il Rifugio will be closed until Monday 6th February.
Stay warm!
Can you give a loving home to two (or more) donkeys?
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.
Job Offer - Country Manager
We are looking for a dynamic, committed individual, who has the ability to demonstrate strong leadership skills to inspire and engage our team.
El Refugio del Burrito (ERB), a subsidiary of The Donkey Sanctuary in the UK, is a donkey rescue charity based in Fuente de Piedra (Andalucía). We currently operate across three sites in Spain. Care and shelter is provided for over 220 rescued donkeys and mules at our headquarters at Fuente de Piedra and our second farm at Bodonal de la Sierra (Badajoz). We also have a base at Cordoba Zoo, where we provide riding therapy for children with special needs.
Your click can help Il Rifugio to win many Euros
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!
A new start...
With the New Year, a new life has also begun for some donkeys and mules; the very first ones to join our big family in 2012.
From Almería in South-Eastern Spain, three animals have just joined us. They are Juan, Andrea, Negrita, Rosy and Poppy.
Here's a photo of them and some information on how they came to join us here at El Refugio.
Seasonal opening time
Office will be closed from this afternoon to 27th December: until then, we are afraid we won't be able to see emails or to answer phone-calls.
Il Rifugio is always open, excepet for Christmas and 1st January. On 26th December, InfoPoint will be open 2 pm-5 pm.
Best wishes to all Donkeys' friends!
Seasonal opening time
Office will be closed fromt this afternoon to 27th December: until then, we are afraid we won't be able to see emails or to answer phone-calls.
Il Rifugio is always open, excepet for Christmas and 1st January. On 26th December, InfoPoint will be open 2 pm-5 pm.
Best wishes to all Donkeys' friends!
The result of much work and love
Not a month ago, some workers at El Refugio del Burrito thought it nice and interesting that we participated in a Project from the Andalucian TV Station "Canal Sur Televisión", whereby anyone could send a video that would later be broadcast in the station to wish Andalucía a very merry Christmas.
The result of much work and love
Not a month ago, some workers at El Refugio del Burrito thought it nice and interesting that we participated in a Project from the Andalucian TV Station "Canal Sur Televisión", whereby anyone could send a video that would later be broadcast in the station to wish Andalucía a very merry Christmas.
Il Rifugio supports Campaign tto promote Volunteering in Biella "E' un piacere"
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
Il Rifugio supports Campaign tto promote Volunteering in Biella "E' un piacere"
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.
Stop the use of animals in palii and folkloristic events: petition
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!
Stop the use of animals in palii and folkloristic events: petition
Fondazione Il Rifugio degli Asinelli ONLUS has joint Italian Horse Protection Association (IHP) campaign to ask to stop the use of animals in palii and folkloristic events.
A special gift for Christmas: the yearly sponsorhip of a rescued donkey
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.
A special gift for Christmas: the yearly sponsorhip of a rescued donkey
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 of sponsorship program (Alin, Clementina, Filippo, Ombra, Pufulet and Rufus: for pictures and info, please visit www.ilrifugiodegliasinelli.org/en/adopt), 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.
4th December: Christmas Grooming Day at Il Rifugio
Let's start December with a celebration: Sunday 4th Il Rifugio will host the event Christmas Grooming Day.
From 2 pm to 5 pm, all the visitors will be able to see and learn how to groom the donkeys and to spend some time closer than usual to our lovely donkeys.
Il Rifugio will host a training course for donkey therapists
During next months, Fondazione Il Rifugio degli Asinelli ONLUS will host a training course by AICOTE ONLUS about activities and therapies with donkeys.
Involvement of donkeys in the Kenya-Somalia conflict
“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.
Autumn 2011 updates
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.
Trick or treat or... donkey: celebrate Halloween with a special Grooming Day
They are not as scary as zombies and vampires, but they don't have rivals in cuteness: we are talking about over 100 donkeys homed at Fondazione Il Rifugio degli Asinelli ONLUS.
On Sunday 30th October from 2 pm to 4.30 pm they will welcome visitors in via per Zubiena, 62 in Sala Biellese (BI) for the Halloween Grooming Day, an event organized by Il Rifugio to grant a deeper knowledges of donkeys and their daily care.
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