A Sanctuary of Hope

🌱 Vegan | ✊ Anti-speciesist | 🇮🇹 Sicily🏦

We are the face of compassion.

We offer shelter, care, and dignity to animals who have only known abandonment, exploitation, and pain, within our animal sanctuary dedicated to animal protection.

Every life saved is a promise kept: that of never leaving them alone again.

Care, freedom, and anti-speciesist revolution for animal welfare.

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Support our animal sanctuary

You can also support our animal sanctuary and contribute to animal protection in other ways:

🧾 Donate your 5x1000 to help animals

Enter Tax Code 90074110876 on your tax return and support an animal shelter committed to animal welfare and animal well-being.

🏦Donate via bank transfer to the animal sanctuary

IBAN: IT18F0623084290000015729588

Every contribution directly supports the care, feeding, and protection of rescued animals, ensuring their safety, dignity, and a new life.

Our Animal Sanctuary and Rescue Shelter

We are an animal sanctuary and farm animal rescue dedicated to the protection of animals and the safeguarding of animals rescued from exploitation and abandonment. We create a safe space where animal welfare becomes a reality every day.

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Animal aid and concrete animal protection

Every contribution supports animal aid activities, care, and rehabilitation within our animal shelter. We promote animal welfare and the defense of the most vulnerable animals through concrete daily actions.

The Story of Luce

Animal Welfare and Animal Rights

The "Santuario Sotto la Panca" (Sanctuary Under the Bench) was founded with a clear objective: to promote animal protection and defend animal rights through concrete actions.

We are an association committed to animal welfare, defending the voiceless, and building an alternative model to exploitation. We believe that discussing animal rights means radically changing how society views animals.

Every day we work to transform the principles of animal welfare and animal well-being into reality.

A sanctuary for animals rescued from exploitation and abandonment

Our project is a true animal shelter and animal sanctuary, where rescued animals can finally live freely.
We welcome animals from situations of abandonment, exploitation, and danger, offering them a safe place, far from violence.

Sotto la Panca is more than just an animal shelter: it is a home, a place of rebirth, and a concrete example of what it means to practice ethical and responsible animal protection.

Animal welfare, veganism and sustainable lifestyle choices

Our work is deeply connected to the concept of animal welfare and the promotion of a vegan and conscious lifestyle.

We believe that animal protection also comes from daily choices: diet, consumption and respect for the environment.

We promote a vision based on sustainable lifestyles, respect for all living beings, and a future where the concept of animal advocacy becomes an integral part of society.

Association for the Protection and Welfare of Animals

Sotto la Panca ODV is an animal welfare organization committed to animal protection and building a fairer future for all living beings.

We operate as a shelter for abandoned animals and a sanctuary for farm animals, offering care, safety, and a new chance at life for those who have been victims of exploitation.

Our mission is to promote animal rights, animal welfare, and a culture based on animal advocacy and conscious choices.

Through our daily work, we contribute to the spread of a sustainable, ethical, and respectful lifestyle for all forms of life.