Donate to save these four horses & give them a forever home
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Hello and welcome,
We’re the Traveling Menagerie and we are so grateful to have you here today.
The Traveling Menagerie is an animal sanctuary and rescue dedicated to providing life long care to every animal in need. Our farm in Italy is full of rescue horses, dogs, cats, goats, donkeys, and an incoming cow. Pretty much, our life passion and mission is to save animals of all walks of life.
We are starting this fundraiser today to urgently raise the money needed to save these four horses from what could be a very sad and painful life, if they live past getting sent to the slaughter house.
To sum up how we got here, we have been boarding these horses here on our horse farm for the owner while he is locked away and while he tries to sell them to new owners, with the help of his father. He, the owner, has decided that the upkeep of the horses is no longer worth the investment and is ready to sell the horses as soon as possible, which is why there is the urgency on this fundraiser.
The owner entered the horse business with the intention to profit as a trader. Due to his negligence to assess the condition of the horses before initially buying them, the physical issues and mental traumas are causing his initial values for the horses to not equate the actual values of what they are worth in the horse world.
Over the past few months, he has been sending potential buyers that are not suitable for each horse in terms of the potential buyer’s riding ability, their experience and horse knowledge, and their ability to provide proper care for the horses and their conditions.
Here in Italy, horse slaughter for meat is unfortunately widely acceptable and prevalent, it is a very likely and even probable that this will be the future for these horses whether the current owner sells them to be slaughtered, or the next owner chooses this option after they realize that the horse is not suitable for their needs due to their conditions.
Our team has spent months working with these horses, addressing their physical and mental issues and creating a home where they feel safe and cared for.
After many back and forth messages and our countless attempts to negotiate with this owner, we have finally convinced the owner to accept three of the four offers that we have made thus far to buy the horses from him and keep them here at the sanctuary for the rest of their lives. Here, they will receive the proper care and attention that is needed for their happiest and most optimally healthy life.
Our time limit to raise the funds is very short since the owner will soon return from his sentence and will take the horses back and sell them to the highest bidder, with no consideration about whether or not the new buyer is capable of providing for them.
We want to highlight and reiterate how much we love and adore these horses, as they are. These are each such special creatures, with very unique personalities, and we want more than anything to know that they never have to live in fear, pain, or insecurity of being sold on and on again.
Additionally, any additional money that is raised for this fundraiser will be used for the continued care of these horses.
Thank you so much for your time, your generosity, and for caring for these animals as we do.
With Love & Gratitude,
The Traveling Menagerie Team, and the four lovely horses Winz, Rossa, Pablo, and Guape
Pablo’s story
Guape’s story
Rossa’s story
Winz’s story
Ladybug’s story & her separate gofundme
Organizer and beneficiary
Araya Amenti
Organizer
Province of Alessandria
The Traveling Menagerie
Beneficiary