Ananas

Ananas ended up at the market. Just an ordinary horse. Not too big. No one knew who he was for. And although he was healthy – at least that’s what the trader said, smiling under his mustache – no one wanted him. They looked at him, nodded, said “nice, polka dots”, and drove away. And Ananas stayed. With each passing day, more and more hopeless, closer to the end. Because it’s rare for a horse, really healthy, not to find a customer at the market. The trader finally said: “He’s probably good for nothing”. And maybe he was right – not for recreation, not for work, not for children. But you can’t just throw away your life like that.

We don’t know everything – but we see one thing.

We don’t know his story. We don’t know where he was before, who had him, what he went through before he ended up here – in this place and on this screen. But we see something that the dealer doesn’t say. While taking the pictures, we noticed that Ananas was taking weight off one leg. Maybe it’s nothing serious, maybe it’s just temporary, or maybe that’s what scares buyers away. But even if it’s something more – is that a reason for the horse to lose everything? Poland sends tens of thousands of horses to slaughter every year. And yet this animal has been our companion, hero, helper for centuries. How did it happen that today we are the European leader in horse meat exports?

$143 and Mrs. Zofia’s silver ring.

Because we have already managed to collect $143. This is the first brick that gives hope. We managed to get it thanks to the auction of an old silver ring that Mrs. Zofia sent to the foundation. After contacting us, she agreed that the entire income from its sale would support the advance payment for the purchase of Ananas.

Ananas has nothing to offer. I don’t know what more I can tell you about Ananas. He has nothing to give you in exchange for saving him. Nothing material. But you’ve been supporting these horses for years for exactly that reason – because you don’t expect anything in return. Because you know that their lives have value in themselves.

That’s why I’m asking you straight today: will you join the campaign for Ananas?