...my treasures do not sparkle they clink,
they shine in the sun and neigh in the night...

 

 

Peppy

Peppy is a symbol of all that is wrong but also of a beautiful rebirth. We managed to save him from years of indifference and suffering. Peppy is a nickname we chose to shorten the one on his passport, which is long and complicated, a clue to the high pedigree of horses used in American stud racing. We followed him for years, seeing him getting thinner and weaker, without being able to intervene because for public vets his suffering was not enough to certify ill-treatment and allow us to intervene to take him away from his owner, treat him and save him. Peppy's story shows how the animal protection system in Italy is actually driven by superficiality, recklessness and indifference. In the end we managed to remove him from a situation that was leading him to die of hardship. For years we had to watch him suffer. We recovered him skinny and weak, reduced to a skeleton, almost unable to walk because of the pain in his forelimbs. Peppy, however, also had great pride and a great will to live. At the moment of the rescue, so that he would not have to make a long journey, we entrusted him to the care of the Oasi Equiluna association located a short distance away, in Fivizzano (MS): there he immediately received vet visits (which he had not seen for years) and initial care. After the first miraculous recovery, Equiluna asked us to continue hosting him, with our commitment to bear all the expenses. Peppy is now reborn: he has gained weight, his fur is shiny and soft, he has developed muscles. He is alive, free, happy and in the company of his peers after years of solitude.

Watch the video ‘Peppy's Story’