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Every year I help Italian charity "La Collina dei Conigli" with my pictures to raise awareness and funds about their activities. La Collina dei Conigli rescues rabbits, mice, rats and Guinea pigs who were used as "test subjects" in labs; when they are fully recovered (sometimes it takes years), volunteers look for a new forever-home where they can finally live free and loved.

I'm not a professional photographer (I work in the Communications field), but photography is my passion together with animals, so I'm always honored and very, very happy to help this amazing charity with my pictures! I'm also a proud member of HeArts Speak international network of photographers for animals.

After Alice in Wonderland and The Little Prince, this year the theme of the photosession were children books and fairytales, because they teach us that we can reach a happy ending even through hard times and that each of us can be a hero. It took more or less 12 hours to have all the pictures taken (and a lot of time to create and find scene objects, even with other volunteers' help!).

My little models were amazing: sweet paralysed Guinea pig Paquita agreed to play the Little Mermaid in change of some sweet tomato slices, eleven little mice were involved in sewing Cinderella's dress while finding tasteful drops of soy yogurt around the set, New Zealand Opicina tasted for the first time the feel of grass and sunrays while modelling for the Secret Garden's scene, as it was her first day outside a cage...

My hope is that my pictures can help to spread the world and the work of La Collina dei Conigli and that adoption, the real happy end for my wonderful models, can finally be written! The results are featured in 2017 calendar of La Collina dei Conigli, which you can buy to support the charity.

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Opicina In "The Secret Garden"

Opicina In "The Secret Garden"

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The Mice Crew In "Cinderella"

The Mice Crew In "Cinderella"

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Audrey In "Around The World In 80 Days"

Audrey In "Around The World In 80 Days"

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Pouf And Poseidone In "Beauty And The Beast"

Pouf And Poseidone In "Beauty And The Beast"

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Cilla And Kauri In "aladdin"

Cilla And Kauri In "aladdin"

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Gianni, Michele And Sam In "Peter Pan"

Gianni, Michele And Sam In "Peter Pan"

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Piero And Pelù In "Hansel And Gretel"

Piero And Pelù In "Hansel And Gretel"

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Nini
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Fun fact for the non-Italian bored pandas out there: Piero Pelù is an Italian singer, which is why these names are exceptionally amusing together :)

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Il Carota In "The Enchantment Of Adoption"

Il Carota In "The Enchantment Of Adoption"

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Hati, Leda And Tebe In "The Wizard Of Oz"

Hati, Leda And Tebe In "The Wizard Of Oz"

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Anna Kachelries
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I know you rescued these babies, do you have the back story to whats wrong with the cutie on the left's eye?

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Liga And Vasco In "A Christmas Carol"

Liga And Vasco In "A Christmas Carol"

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Melody Lanzatella
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bless your heart and also the rescuers hearts! I cannot believe people are STILL submitting innocent animals to lab testing! IT MUST BE STOPPED!

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Stella Del Mattino In "Dumbo"

Stella Del Mattino In "Dumbo"

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boobookittysmom
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What a lovely picture of another beautiful creature with big, fuzzy ears! I rescued 5 abandoned, abused bunnies over 20 years and every one of them was a gift from God! ;o) Bonnie Wabbit, Thumper, George, Clint (he made my day) and Floyd (he was such a pretty boy) have all crossed over The Rainbow Bridge!

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Sabotino In "Little Red Riding Hood"

Sabotino In "Little Red Riding Hood"

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shadokat
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is such honorable work. I would adopt from this organization if I lived there.