Why have I built a Sanctuary?
It all began when I was a kid. I was born loving all the animals and used to tell my parents I’d build a hospital (lol) to shelter all the stray dogs of the entire world! Of course, I also brought stray dogs home, but my mom would yell at us all and send them back to where they came. My parents never let me have a pet and didn’t cultivate my compassion and love. So, little by little, with all the pressures of life, I hid my essence in my heart for a long, long time. Until one day, when I was 35 years old, I saw a puppy for sale at a petshop. I had just moved to a new town (Londrina) and was looking for new furniture not a dog! But I could not take my eyes off him. We loved each other instantly. That was when I met … Brum. I didn’t buy him, though. I had never had a dog before and my feelings had been so repressed that I felt afraid. So I went home thinking I should forget about him and my old, childish dream. But I couldn’t do it anymore… I dreamt of him all night and even thought of his name. The next morning I called the petshop and told them Brum was mine. As a beagle puppy, Brum obviously changed all my life, and I mean it. The greatest of changes, though, was that he made me feel that love and compassion again. I became the person I was supposed to be. As a consequence, I became vegetarian, and then vegan. Brum and I saved many, many dogs. He was always sweet to the others and shared his bed, his toys and his mom. Time passed and, after 12 years rescuing doggies, I wanted a bigger place for everybody and for Brum himself. So I sold my house, bought a beautiful land of 10.000m2, and founded Brum’s Animal Sanctuary. We now are: two bulls, a calf, 12 doggies, and a humom. I also conduct a reforestation project to shelter insects, reptiles, and birds. And pay a pethotel for 3 stray dogs I couldn’t bring here. The project will only survive if other people get involved! That is why I ask for help. We need people to volunteer, donate, visit, share our world view, and, most of all, love us. Could you be that person?🙏
Just a lazy Sunday
An exclusive video of Benjamin (center), Joy (right), and Walter (left), peacefully eating their hay. I often emphasize how peaceful they are as a contrast to the violence committed against cows, bulls, calves, pigs, chickens, and other beings in factory farms and, of course, in the abattoirs. 💔