Compassionate Choices in Animal Euthanasia
Introduction At Tenerife Horse Rescue we are committed to the well-being of every animal in our care. It can be incredibly heartwarming to see animals recover from an often horrible past to a fulfilling animal life enjoying freedom and happiness. However, the stories of our animals do not always have a good ending, sometimes we […]
Zoos vs Sanctuaries: A Compassionate Perspective on Animal Welfare
The world of animal conservation and welfare is a multifaceted realm, where zoos and sanctuaries stand as two distinct pillars. While both institutions can contribute to the well-being of animals, it’s worth exploring the unique missions and approaches that set them apart. In this blog post, we’ll champion the significant role of sanctuaries while recognizing […]
Volunteering with animals
Meet the “small animal” team. A blog written by freelance journalist Megan Brownrigg who interviewed our small animal team. Between them they’re responsible for looking after some of the finca’s biggest characters including the dogs, ducks, cats, chickens, guinea pigs, birds, goats, sheep, rabbits, pigs and even the tortoises! Like Charlie’s Angels, but with an […]
Secure their future
How to train a horse with positive reinforcement
How to train a horse using positive reinforcement – with Mitzi Written by Journalist Megan Brownrigg Mitzi, one of our volunteers from the Netherlands, is one of those people who just knows how to be with horses. She is kind, patient, and has wisely realized that animals can be better company than humans! Despite spending […]
The deal about Donkeys
A guest blog written about our Donkeys from volunteer journalist Megan Brownrigg who came to stay first hand at our finca and enjoy the experience while giving a helping hand. If you ask anyone what the hidden gem of our refugio is, they’re likely to tell you it’s the donkeys. Despite being tucked away in […]
How to volunteer with horses
This week’s blog is written by a current live-in volunteer, Allana, 24, from Edinburgh — all about her experience on how to be a horse volunteer at a horse sanctuary. When I arrived to the finca a little over two months ago I had an idea of what to expect, but nothing could have compared […]
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How to be a live-in volunteer
Over the last 3 years, since Tenerife Animal Sanctuary was born, a question we get regularly is: How to be a live-in volunteer with us? We have had approximately 200 people volunteering with us, living with us, helping us to create and grow this place and to take care of our constantly growing number of […]
How to feed horses
This week’s “How to with Lola” is about how to feed a horse in the best way. The correct feeding of our horses is essential for their recovery and rehabilitation. This is why, as a refuge, we get advice from the best professionals on the subject. This time we interview Maria Duran Navarro, equine nutritionist […]
10 Essential tips for equine rescue.
This week’s Tips for Equine Rescue comes from a guest blog host. Harsh Arora, a volunteer from across the web, who has some useful advice for us all. Equine rescue is a daunting task, that is filled with sorrow for the rescuers and others involved. But it has its silver lining which is the love […]
Rescue horse Billy O’Shea
Xavi This is exactly what happened with our rescue horse Xavi. Such a big strong powerful horse with an amazing nature and a “happy” back story. He was at least well loved, well fed and given medical treatments. However due to ignorance and common practice of keeping horses he lived alone and had formed a […]
A charity to save animals: Billy O’Shea charity single
This is our new campaign charity to save animals. We are launching a new charity campaign in order to save the most animals as we can. We just need the most people as possible to listen and share the song Billy O’Shea from Steve Travis in order to call Nathan Evans attention. This way, they […]
New baby bunnies
Surprise! Babies! This is something we don’t want to hear very often. However we do. Our most recent babies who joined the family are bunnies. Baby animals A big part of animal rescue comes from unwanted or unplanned baby animals. In every type of animal this happens. Due to ignorance or sometimes accidents. Of course […]
Now we have sheep
What better thing to do on a Sunday morning than go and collect some sheep? In true finca-style chaos due to our broken van we had to convert the “good clean car” into an animal transport vehicle for the day. Would you believe none of them peed inside the car until we opened the door […]
Do we ride our horses?
Horse riding These are questions we get all of the time. What do we think about riding? Can we pay to go on an excursion? We also get the accusations of exploiting our horses and making money from them. I didn’t know what to write about this week. So lets answer some of these questions. […]
