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Companion For Life
From ownership to responsibility:
THE “COMPANION FOR LIFE” PROJECT evolves new initiatives.
Animal companions to us, are a life first, then a customer.
Our “Companion for Life” project was created to raise the status of animal companions to a higher level, giving them greater dignity and effective and real recognition as part of the family unit.
To this end, we are working on drafting amendments to the EU Commission's proposal on new rules on the welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability published on 7 December 2023 here https://food.ec.europa.eu/animals/animal-welfare/animal-welfare-practice/welfare-dogs-and-cats_en
We believe that it can be improved to promote - in a European context - a new relationship between man and his family animal companions to guarantee effective responsibility and protection towards them starting at birth.
Furthermore, through the Love Food Bank solidarity warehouse, we continue to donate quality meals to dogs and cats in emergencies and to families in situations of economic difficulty.
The initiative we have been carrying out since 2018 under the name Adopt Me came to an end on 30 April 2024, but the Companion For Life program continues to represent an important part of Almo Nature's activism.
The new major project we are about to launch will reflect this but will also go further, calling to action all those who share our values not only towards fellow animals but also respect for biodiversity and therefore the entire planet.
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SO FAR WE HAVE DISTRIBUTED FREE OF CHARGE:
since 2018
169555
meals to dogs and cats housed in shelters
of which 1237 since 01/01/2023
since 2018
5086655
Meals donated in emergency situations to support adoptions in households facing economic hardship
of which 37100 since 01/01/2023
since 2018
40048
Is the number of adoptions we have contributed to
of which 2150 since 01/01/2023
Report 2019
In 2019, the activity allowed 24,450 dogs and cats to receive 736,716 solidarity meals in Italy, France, Germany, Belgium and Holland. In the RespectMe context, we financially supported the holding of the international conference dedicated to the identification and registration of dogs and cats which took place in Berlin on 6 November 2019. The objective was to take stock of the state of the art in Europe at a legislative level and relaunch the path for a single dog and cat recognition model for all European Union countries.
Report 2020
In 2020, the activity allowed 55,680 dogs and cats to receive 1,670,469 solidarity meals in Italy, France, Germany, Belgium, and Holland, broadening the scope of intervention and collaboration to associations to support dogs and cats of families in economic difficulty to prevent abandonments due to necessity. In the AdoptME context, an awareness campaign was implemented among the European population to encourage informed adoptions of dogs and cats.
Report 2021
In 2021, the Companion For Life project supported 8,468 adoptions across Europe, which gave rise to over 435 thousand meals donated to dogs and cats, through the mechanism that rewards the adopter with a month of Almo Nature food but at the same time also incentivises shelters to be active in generating adoptions, assigning a month's worth of meals to animals still waiting to find a human companion for each adoption that took place during the period.
Report 2022
In 2022 the Companion for Life project:
- Together with the Bicocca University of Milan and an international team of lawyers specialising in Comparative Animal law, have contributed to drafting a document which forms the basis for the next two steps expected in 2023: preparing a proposal to be submitted to the European Commission so that animal companions be considered to all intents and purposes members of the family and launch a petition in support of the initiative, which we will submit to all dog and cat owners in Europe;
- Thanks to 8,034 adoptions across Europe registered on the portal, it supported 14,618 dogs and cats, distributing a total of 114,300 solidarity meals to shelters, through the mechanism that rewards the adopter with a month of Almo Nature food but at the same time also encourages the shelters to be active in generating adoptions, assigning a month's worth of meals to animals still waiting to find a human companion for each adoption that took place during the period;
- Through the Love Food Bank intervened to support the dogs and cats victims of the war in Ukraine, by shipping three loads of solidarity kibbles for over 167,600 meals;
- Supported families in difficulty and other entities involved in protecting biodiversity (in particular the “La Ninna” Hedgehog Recovery Center and the Casentinesi Forest Park) with 156,600 meals.