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the size of the palm of your hand! She was the smallest pig in the Shelter. Now, she has grown and become strong. She always runs to greet every visitor and then lays on the grass just to get some belly rubs. Despite the common belief,pigs are very picky when it comes to food. In fact, when they feed them, they start with the food they like the most, like cereals, and leave the fruit and vegetables for later. In general, pigs are very energetic and love the sunny hours during the day and, obviously, mud baths.

Alex and Paris are two chickens that were rescued from the egg industry. They are very little but they are getting stronger each day. They love when people pet them and feed them some corn and grains. Also, they love to snuggle and sleep together. They have a better life now!

Clear objectives

The shelter has been open for four years

now and they have 800,000 followers on Facebook, 150,000 on Instagram, and their videos have been shared in different media across the world."We want this project to be like a seed. We know that there are animals that we cannot protect, but if we protect the ones around us, at least we are doing something,"”said Marisol. All the animals in the shelter are grown adults and strong now. They got here very little. It has been a huge challenge because most of them get here very weak.

"We believe that we are a big family of different species. Goats,sheep, cats, dogs, cows, pigs, and even a bull play around freely here”said Ariel. Also, there are volunteers and“Padrinos”or sponsors who work day after day to give a better life to these animals. The volunteers work directly with the animals while the sponsors support the shelter and the animals economically. In this way, they can have the food and the implements they need to take good care of every animal.

Adapted from "Santuario Igualdad: El Lugar donde los animales de granja pueden iniciar una nueva vida” (2019), El País.


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