Exactly 10 years ago, in December 2014, IPPOTHESIS was founded by submitting our statutes to the competent court.
Looking back at the road of our 10 years of life, we see all creatures we helped looking at us. Some lived happily for many years, some were adopted, some of them couldn't stand it and died. But no one was left alone even for a moment.
Today we look back and we are proud that we achieved to ban by law equine slaughter along with the export for slaughter, that after 14 years of refusal by the competent ministry we managed to integrate the European regulation on the registration and identification of equines, our cooperation with international organizations and our active participation in the pressure of the decision-making centers for the necessity of laws for equine protection (Eurogroup for animals, World Federation for animals), informing students about the value of equines teaching them to respect them explaining their needs and our obligations to those animals, the convictions we achieved in the courts for legal cases regarding abuse and abandonment of equines, our participation in the EU platform on the creation of a code of good practice as well as the creation of the White Paper, a collective proposal for an institutional framework at the level of the European Union.
We are grateful to our few but faithful friends and fellow travelers because your help kept us alive.
On a personal level as the founder of Ippothesis, I look back and see endless hours of pain and sorrow when death and abuse to the body and the spirit of a suffering animal beats you, I have gained endless hours of agony to cover the monthly expenses mainly with my own money which unfortunately is very limited, I misjudged the offer and the interest of civil society, unpleasant surprise in the face-off between image and substance and the finding that few are interested mainly by the political leadership in solving and not covering up chronic problems.
Ten years of my life is completely hell but I will not give up unless I achieve my goal which is to protect equines who are considered tools with no rights.
Every night comes with a thought in the mind and a wish to wake up healthy the next day so as to be able to continue. You feel disappointed by refusal of people and organizations you helped in the past, severe criticism is always available to rub in your face what you did not achieve, while hardly a hand will reach out to you so as to help you.
Another year ends and a new one begins.
Today, the hourglass for the creation of an institutional framework for equine protection is pressing us as never before.
2025 will be the year we will achieve everything we have dreamed of to save equines in Greece.
It is a Promise to Ippothesis.
#support_ippothesis #dontbesilentintheirabuse #be_their_voice #protect_equines #equine_welfare #animalsrights #donate #equine_legislation #protect_equines #adotpdontshop #rescued_equines #HelpuSavEquines #equinewelfare #protectequines #suportippothesis #HelpIppothesis #HelpEquinesInGreece #equines_protection
