Build and legalise so we can rescue more
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Refugio de animales Horse Holidays Tenerife is a new horse and animal rescue in the middle of Tenerife.
We are an official charity and We have been here for just over 1 year when we bought an empty piece of land with no planning permission, electricity or water to now when we are deep in our building projects and aready have 12 horses, 25 dogs, over 30 cats uncountable Guinea pigs, rabbits, chickens and little animals. We also Have 1 pig, 2 goats and 2 hand reared hedgehogs. This is not including the animals we have rehomed already. For anyone who may know Spain or even building projects will know how expensive and complicated legalising and paperwork is. The animals and the building are the easy bits! We have currently spent €10,000 alone on paperwork (architects, planning etc) we are getting there slowly, or rather quite quickly but we have over the year found out how big the need for us here is. Much bigger than we originally expected, We get alerted almost weekly of horses and animals that need rehoming. And we have to heartbreakingly say no. ... Why? Because we don't have the license? So this is what this appeal is for, it may not be the obvious side of animal rescue, sure we need funds to feed and pay vet bills. But NONE of these are even a fraction of the problems we have with paperwork costs. We are currently building a new paddock with strict guidelines and licenses.
This is only going to accommodate the horses we already have (officially) so we are willing to expand as much as our sponsors will allow us, how much money we can raise. We are will to do the hard physical work, the building and the animal care (thanks to a great team of workaway volounteers that help us ) but we can't afford to expand alone. Really €15,000 will barely touch the edge but it will help us to get going in the right direction and build more official paddocks.
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We are currently trying to buy the neighbouring land so that we can expand as we have built on every inch of our land barely leaving any rock untouched. After being here for 2 years we see the demand for rescuing horses is huge and we need 2 more spaces, a big retirement paddock for older and chronically unwell horses that need a place to see out their days in peace with freedom to move. Horses are built to move many miles a day and many of their injuries and illnesses can be cured through correct movement or at the very least controlled. Due to lack of big spaces, although our spaces are far bigger than most places we have see on the island we still believe it is not enough and currently choose to exercise all of our horses to keep them well, this may be 15 minutes in hand walking a day, free schooling or light riding for the healthy ones (please note we do not do excursions, nor make any money from them). This is why we have plans to build a big track system around the outside of the land which helps to encourage horses to move as they are designed to keep them fit and healthy, this is particularly important here due to the lack of space generally offered to horses on the island and this will help lower the need of our horses who need human intervention to keep them mobile, this will not only free up our time but allow us to rescue more. It will also benefit the horses who do not enjoy human interaction and prefer to be left alone, with enough space to keep sane and well. We sure know that Shadow and Trufa would particularly benefit amongst others.
We are happy to do the work, this is our life, we love it and would not have it any other way. But we can only do what the public wants us to do, we have ran out of savings and we cant take any more loans until we are more established, so we can expand only as much as we are offered. When we start renting our yurt and cave house, all of this will go directly to expansion ( after vet bills) and we will get there but just maybe not fast enough. So if you can donate even a little to the expansion fund then great, but more importantly please share, share this blog, share our facebook page, share on groups, share on instagram, share anywhere you can until eventually someone will be in the situation to help us, maybe our plea will even find Willie Nelson or Kaley Couco (penny from big bag theory) both well known for their love and help to horse sanctuaries.
for more info visit our website www.tenerifehorserescue.com or follow us on facebook
We are an official charity and We have been here for just over 1 year when we bought an empty piece of land with no planning permission, electricity or water to now when we are deep in our building projects and aready have 12 horses, 25 dogs, over 30 cats uncountable Guinea pigs, rabbits, chickens and little animals. We also Have 1 pig, 2 goats and 2 hand reared hedgehogs. This is not including the animals we have rehomed already. For anyone who may know Spain or even building projects will know how expensive and complicated legalising and paperwork is. The animals and the building are the easy bits! We have currently spent €10,000 alone on paperwork (architects, planning etc) we are getting there slowly, or rather quite quickly but we have over the year found out how big the need for us here is. Much bigger than we originally expected, We get alerted almost weekly of horses and animals that need rehoming. And we have to heartbreakingly say no. ... Why? Because we don't have the license? So this is what this appeal is for, it may not be the obvious side of animal rescue, sure we need funds to feed and pay vet bills. But NONE of these are even a fraction of the problems we have with paperwork costs. We are currently building a new paddock with strict guidelines and licenses.
This is only going to accommodate the horses we already have (officially) so we are willing to expand as much as our sponsors will allow us, how much money we can raise. We are will to do the hard physical work, the building and the animal care (thanks to a great team of workaway volounteers that help us ) but we can't afford to expand alone. Really €15,000 will barely touch the edge but it will help us to get going in the right direction and build more official paddocks.
*new edit*
We are currently trying to buy the neighbouring land so that we can expand as we have built on every inch of our land barely leaving any rock untouched. After being here for 2 years we see the demand for rescuing horses is huge and we need 2 more spaces, a big retirement paddock for older and chronically unwell horses that need a place to see out their days in peace with freedom to move. Horses are built to move many miles a day and many of their injuries and illnesses can be cured through correct movement or at the very least controlled. Due to lack of big spaces, although our spaces are far bigger than most places we have see on the island we still believe it is not enough and currently choose to exercise all of our horses to keep them well, this may be 15 minutes in hand walking a day, free schooling or light riding for the healthy ones (please note we do not do excursions, nor make any money from them). This is why we have plans to build a big track system around the outside of the land which helps to encourage horses to move as they are designed to keep them fit and healthy, this is particularly important here due to the lack of space generally offered to horses on the island and this will help lower the need of our horses who need human intervention to keep them mobile, this will not only free up our time but allow us to rescue more. It will also benefit the horses who do not enjoy human interaction and prefer to be left alone, with enough space to keep sane and well. We sure know that Shadow and Trufa would particularly benefit amongst others.
We are happy to do the work, this is our life, we love it and would not have it any other way. But we can only do what the public wants us to do, we have ran out of savings and we cant take any more loans until we are more established, so we can expand only as much as we are offered. When we start renting our yurt and cave house, all of this will go directly to expansion ( after vet bills) and we will get there but just maybe not fast enough. So if you can donate even a little to the expansion fund then great, but more importantly please share, share this blog, share our facebook page, share on groups, share on instagram, share anywhere you can until eventually someone will be in the situation to help us, maybe our plea will even find Willie Nelson or Kaley Couco (penny from big bag theory) both well known for their love and help to horse sanctuaries.
for more info visit our website www.tenerifehorserescue.com or follow us on facebook
Organizer
Emma Harriet Greenfield
Organizer
Poris De Abona, CN, Spain
