Seven years ago Cinzia came to live in the Sacred Valley of Peru. The Sacred Valley is a magical place that was very sacred to the Incas and is still sacred today to the local population. The Sacred Valley has ancient Incan and pre Incan ruins scattered seemingly everywhere and it was a dream for CInzia to leave the hustle and bustle of Miami and to move to the Sacred Valley to live a more connect
ed life. Soon after being in Peru a short time Cinzia witnessed much suffering that local animals often went through. Though the Sacred Valley is a very beautiful place there is still much poverty among the local population and the animals are effected by the lack of resources. Without much thought, Cinzia adopted one animal in need and then another. A kitten without a home here and a dog starving on the street there. Each animal she adopted she nursed back to health with proper nutrition and natural remedies. As time went on Cinzia adopted two cows, Milka and Petunia. These were her first two large animals and Petunia is still the largest. These cows became Cinzia's good friends and she would spend hours with them just hanging out and enjoying their company. They would enjoy her company as well, especially Petunia who likes to come up and lick Cinzi on the head and face. Since Cinzia acquired the first two cows, her first cow Milka has had two calves (Milka got loose when she was in heat and found herself a bull) . One of the calves has grown up into a bull and the other is still a calf but will soon grow into a full size cow. In addition Cinzia has acquired two baby lambs that she lovingly bottle feeds three times a day. Both lambs lost their moms and were being sold at the market but Cinzia could not bare the thought of such wonderful plucky little lambs ending up on somebodies' dinner table so Cinzia bought the baby lambs and they both reside on Milka and Petunia's animal sanctuary. Today the little lambs run around with the dogs, head butt each other and get into all sorts of antics. Though an outsider might think that baby lambs eating all of the household plants is frustrating, to an animal lover like Cinzia it is actually very endearing though a firm reminder that the gate needs to be kept shut. In addition to the lambs, now Cinzia also has ten ducks. Four male and six female. The ducks love walking around such a large plot of land. They especially like swimming around in the small duck pond and getting sprayed with the hose. Each duck faces the hose and shakes itself in pure joy while being sprayed with water. One day Cinzia wants to create a little duck water park for her water loving ducks. Seemingly through just natural instinct and pure happenstance Cinzia has created a wonderful sanctuary for animals. Beyond just her nature of giving Cinzia describes how much we can learn from animals and what she has learned. How animals have friends and how each has their own energy. They all can feel sad and happy depending on the circumstance. To learn more about ourselves, animals can be a source of inspiration. In addition Cinzia's farm has become a source of inspiration for the people who know her. Finally, after much prodding from friends, CInzia has decided to share her animal sanctuary with the public in the hopes of inspiring others. No matter what is going on in the world, a person can always make an impact on a other living creatures' life and this is what Cinzia does every day with animals. If you would like to donate and support these wonderful animals our PayPal is [email protected]
