{"id":8172,"date":"2024-12-19T10:30:27","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T09:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/refuge-de-darwyn.ch\/the-association\/what-we-do\/how-does-it-work\/"},"modified":"2025-03-07T08:35:26","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T07:35:26","slug":"how-does-it-work","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/refuge-de-darwyn.ch\/en\/the-association\/what-we-do\/how-does-it-work\/","title":{"rendered":"How does it work?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-158dccd3 outer\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-bced8987 inner\">\n\n<h1 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-81de5ea1 gb-headline-text\">How the Refuge works<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-e339d9cb\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-30ef49ab\">\n\n<p><strong>Find out how Darwyn&#8217;s Refuge works, from reporting abuse to sentencing and aftercare.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-45942395\">\n\n<p>You can also view our PDF infographic, which brings together the essential content of this page in a single image.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<a class=\"gb-button gb-button-46ec9ef6 btn-tertiary\" href=\"https:\/\/refuge-de-darwyn.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fonctionnement-du-refuge-de-darwyn.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"gb-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 26 26\">\n    <path d=\"M12.643 24.6848C5.937 24.6848 0.5 19.2478 0.5 12.5418C0.5 5.8348 5.937 0.398804 12.643 0.398804C19.35 0.398804 24.786 5.8348 24.786 12.5418C24.786 19.2478 19.35 24.6848 12.643 24.6848ZM12.643 22.6848C18.245 22.6848 22.786 18.1428 22.786 12.5418C22.786 6.9398 18.245 2.3988 12.643 2.3988C7.042 2.3988 2.5 6.9398 2.5 12.5418C2.5 18.1428 7.042 22.6848 12.643 22.6848ZM15.372 11.5418L14.508 10.6768C14.117 10.2868 14.117 9.6538 14.508 9.2628C14.898 8.8728 15.532 8.8728 15.922 9.2628L18.493 11.8348C18.684 12.0248 18.786 12.2788 18.786 12.5418C18.786 12.8038 18.684 13.0578 18.493 13.2488L15.922 15.8198C15.532 16.2108 14.898 16.2108 14.508 15.8198C14.117 15.4298 14.117 14.7958 14.508 14.4058L15.372 13.5418H7.5C6.949 13.5418 6.5 13.0938 6.5 12.5418C6.5 11.9898 6.949 11.5418 7.5 11.5418H15.372Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><span class=\"gb-button-text\">See the infographic<\/span><\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-109b45df outer\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-e3e6c2db how-it-works inner\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-29e41607\">\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-952387aa gb-headline-text h3\">Disclosure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A person reports an alleged case of mistreatment of one or more equines at the Darwyn Refuge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"gb-button gb-button-3f4a3b5b btn-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/refuge-de-darwyn.ch\/en\/the-association\/what-we-do\/reporting-abuse\/\"><span class=\"gb-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 17 17\">\n<path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.901 15.8028C11.546 16.1578 11.065 16.3568 10.563 16.3568H5.794C5.292 16.3568 4.811 16.1578 4.456 15.8028L0.555 11.9008C0.2 11.5458 0 11.0648 0 10.5628V5.79476C0 5.29276 0.2 4.81076 0.555 4.45576L4.456 0.554756C4.811 0.199756 5.293 -0.000244141 5.795 -0.000244141H10.563C11.065 -0.000244141 11.546 0.199756 11.901 0.554756L15.803 4.45576C16.158 4.81076 16.357 5.29276 16.357 5.79476V10.5628C16.357 11.0648 16.158 11.5458 15.803 11.9008L11.901 15.8028ZM10.84 14.7418L14.742 10.8398C14.816 10.7668 14.857 10.6668 14.857 10.5628V5.79476C14.857 5.69076 14.816 5.59076 14.742 5.51676L10.84 1.61476C10.767 1.54176 10.667 1.49976 10.562 1.49976H5.795C5.691 1.49976 5.591 1.54176 5.517 1.61476L1.615 5.51676C1.542 5.59076 1.5 5.69076 1.5 5.79476V10.5628C1.5 10.6668 1.542 10.7668 1.615 10.8398L5.517 14.7418C5.591 14.8158 5.691 14.8568 5.795 14.8568H10.562C10.667 14.8568 10.767 14.8158 10.84 14.7418ZM7.429 4.74976C7.429 4.33576 7.765 3.99976 8.179 3.99976C8.593 3.99976 8.929 4.33576 8.929 4.74976V8.46476C8.929 8.87776 8.593 9.21476 8.179 9.21476C7.765 9.21476 7.429 8.87776 7.429 8.46476V4.74976ZM8.199 11.6788C8 11.6788 7.81 11.5998 7.669 11.4588C7.528 11.3178 7.449 11.1278 7.449 10.9288C7.449 10.7298 7.528 10.5388 7.669 10.3978C7.81 10.2578 8 10.1788 8.199 10.1788C8.398 10.1788 8.589 10.2578 8.73 10.3978C8.87 10.5388 8.949 10.7298 8.949 10.9288C8.949 11.1278 8.87 11.3178 8.73 11.4588C8.589 11.5998 8.398 11.6788 8.199 11.6788Z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><span class=\"gb-button-text\">Report abuse<\/span><\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-outermost-icon-block\"><div class=\"icon-container\" style=\"width:20px;transform:rotate(0deg) scaleX(1) scaleY(1)\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"54\" viewbox=\"0 0 20 54\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M7.94969 44.8418C7.94969 44.0438 7.93935 43.2466 7.95128 42.4494C8.05464 35.662 8.16118 11.4998 8.26851 4.71315C8.27964 3.97283 8.26135 3.2302 8.32257 2.49296C8.40764 1.47896 8.60482 0.291993 9.95485 0.531078C10.4947 0.626405 11.1761 1.74188 11.2158 2.42454C11.5474 8.09033 11.7541 31.1386 11.9743 36.8105C12.0244 38.1013 11.9815 39.3959 12.7034 40.8242C13.6185 39.2713 14.416 37.6354 15.5005 36.2016C16.0141 35.5228 17.2051 34.7164 17.8642 34.8702C19.3271 35.2107 19.114 36.6783 18.6688 37.6554C16.5651 42.2749 14.544 46.9513 12.0618 51.3817C10.4717 54.2192 8.08882 54.1961 6.5114 51.3724C4.40049 47.5932 2.77061 43.5587 1.04928 39.5881C0.841768 39.1083 1.34584 38.3404 1.51996 37.7061C2.17828 37.9191 3.08545 37.9429 3.44562 38.3842C4.22399 39.3382 4.72807 40.5029 5.3347 41.5868C5.96996 42.7223 6.5933 43.8639 7.22141 45.0025C7.4647 44.9486 7.70719 44.8956 7.94969 44.8418Z\" fill=\"black\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-33825352\">\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-27594a7d gb-headline-text h3\">Findings<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-b74bb10d\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-11836a6d\">\n\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-31d66e7c\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"gb-image gb-image-31d66e7c\" src=\"https:\/\/refuge-de-darwyn.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/constation.svg\" alt=\"\" title=\"feedback\"><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-cf10deb5\">\n\n<p>The Refuge team goes out to see if it is indeed a case of abuse and notes the main signs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Animal&#8217;s physical condition<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keeping in compliance with regulations and animal welfare requirements<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-3f70ccc5\">\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-decd0d65 gb-headline-text h4\">Is the abuse proven?<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-b0d534a2\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-c916647c how-it-works-callout success\">\n\n<h4 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-f6b6d280 gb-headline-text\">No<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The situation is in order!<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-2a6c4495\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-a728071f how-it-works-callout failure\">\n\n<h4 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-a6c801a1 gb-headline-text\">Yes<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The procedure continues<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-outermost-icon-block items-justified-center\"><div class=\"icon-container\" style=\"width:20px;transform:rotate(0deg) scaleX(1) scaleY(1)\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"54\" viewbox=\"0 0 20 54\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M7.94969 44.8418C7.94969 44.0438 7.93935 43.2466 7.95128 42.4494C8.05464 35.662 8.16118 11.4998 8.26851 4.71315C8.27964 3.97283 8.26135 3.2302 8.32257 2.49296C8.40764 1.47896 8.60482 0.291993 9.95485 0.531078C10.4947 0.626405 11.1761 1.74188 11.2158 2.42454C11.5474 8.09033 11.7541 31.1386 11.9743 36.8105C12.0244 38.1013 11.9815 39.3959 12.7034 40.8242C13.6185 39.2713 14.416 37.6354 15.5005 36.2016C16.0141 35.5228 17.2051 34.7164 17.8642 34.8702C19.3271 35.2107 19.114 36.6783 18.6688 37.6554C16.5651 42.2749 14.544 46.9513 12.0618 51.3817C10.4717 54.2192 8.08882 54.1961 6.5114 51.3724C4.40049 47.5932 2.77061 43.5587 1.04928 39.5881C0.841768 39.1083 1.34584 38.3404 1.51996 37.7061C2.17828 37.9191 3.08545 37.9429 3.44562 38.3842C4.22399 39.3382 4.72807 40.5029 5.3347 41.5868C5.96996 42.7223 6.5933 43.8639 7.22141 45.0025C7.4647 44.9486 7.70719 44.8956 7.94969 44.8418Z\" fill=\"black\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-4f822660\">\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-f7f1cf08 gb-headline-text h3\">Dialogue with the owner<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-25a189ac gb-headline-text text-two-columns\">The Refuge contacts the owner(s) to try and understand what is going on and tries to find a solution, offering advice and sometimes occasional help in bringing the facilities up to standard.<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-f5e5baaf gb-headline-text h4\">Is the owner open to dialogue?<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-19bd738a\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-8e1765c5\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-34e93a1c how-it-works-callout success\">\n\n<h4 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-5c0b6516 gb-headline-text\">Yes<\/h4>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h5 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-49f65363 gb-headline-text\">What&#8217;s his reaction?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-8454f593 gb-headline-text\"><strong>The owner(s) agree(s) to invest in improving the situation (care, work, change of habits).<\/strong><br><br>Darwyn&#8217;s Refuge is monitoring the situation.<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-618af60a gb-headline-text\"><strong>The owner(s) cannot do what is necessary to improve the situation (age, illness, \ufb01nancial problems, etc.).<br><\/strong><br> Darwyn&#8217;s Refuge then tries to help them place the animal by advertising and advising them on a placement contract.<br><br>In certain cases where the owners are in a very precarious situation or where the animals are in a catastrophic state of health, we can also offer them the chance to hand over the animals directly to us.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-372a32ba how-it-works-callout success\">\n\n<h4 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-4f3b295d gb-headline-text\">The procedure is complete<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>In both cases, the procedure ends here, but the follow-up continues.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-ad8cd9dc\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-59548656 how-it-works-callout failure\">\n\n<h4 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-dac5d51c gb-headline-text\">No<\/h4>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-c48623b7 gb-headline-text h3\">Reporting to the authorities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-c69b162e gb-headline-text\">Le Refuge de Darwyn compiles a file with all the information and photographs, and forwards it to the appropriate authorities depending on the geographical area (Switzerland: the canton \/ France: the department).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-4e1d7c90\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"gb-image gb-image-4e1d7c90\" src=\"https:\/\/refuge-de-darwyn.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/denonciation-autorites.svg\" alt=\"\" title=\"whistleblower-authorities\"><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-outermost-icon-block\"><div class=\"icon-container\" style=\"width:20px;transform:rotate(0deg) scaleX(1) scaleY(1)\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"54\" viewbox=\"0 0 20 54\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M7.94969 44.8418C7.94969 44.0438 7.93935 43.2466 7.95128 42.4494C8.05464 35.662 8.16118 11.4998 8.26851 4.71315C8.27964 3.97283 8.26135 3.2302 8.32257 2.49296C8.40764 1.47896 8.60482 0.291993 9.95485 0.531078C10.4947 0.626405 11.1761 1.74188 11.2158 2.42454C11.5474 8.09033 11.7541 31.1386 11.9743 36.8105C12.0244 38.1013 11.9815 39.3959 12.7034 40.8242C13.6185 39.2713 14.416 37.6354 15.5005 36.2016C16.0141 35.5228 17.2051 34.7164 17.8642 34.8702C19.3271 35.2107 19.114 36.6783 18.6688 37.6554C16.5651 42.2749 14.544 46.9513 12.0618 51.3817C10.4717 54.2192 8.08882 54.1961 6.5114 51.3724C4.40049 47.5932 2.77061 43.5587 1.04928 39.5881C0.841768 39.1083 1.34584 38.3404 1.51996 37.7061C2.17828 37.9191 3.08545 37.9429 3.44562 38.3842C4.22399 39.3382 4.72807 40.5029 5.3347 41.5868C5.96996 42.7223 6.5933 43.8639 7.22141 45.0025C7.4647 44.9486 7.70719 44.8956 7.94969 44.8418Z\" fill=\"black\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-27b97d7e\">\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-70d9f9cc gb-headline-text h3\">Receivership decision<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-e06ed681\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-645606b6\">\n\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-ecbc1622\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"gb-image gb-image-ecbc1622\" src=\"https:\/\/refuge-de-darwyn.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/decision-sequestre.svg\" alt=\"\" title=\"decision-sequestrator\"><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-a60bc55b\">\n\n<div class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-9fca6ef4 gb-headline-text\">State services have the capacity to take a decision to seize animals, known as &#8220;sequestration&#8221;, but do not have a structure to house equidae.<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-outermost-icon-block\"><div class=\"icon-container\" style=\"width:20px;transform:rotate(0deg) scaleX(1) scaleY(1)\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"54\" viewbox=\"0 0 20 54\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M7.94969 44.8418C7.94969 44.0438 7.93935 43.2466 7.95128 42.4494C8.05464 35.662 8.16118 11.4998 8.26851 4.71315C8.27964 3.97283 8.26135 3.2302 8.32257 2.49296C8.40764 1.47896 8.60482 0.291993 9.95485 0.531078C10.4947 0.626405 11.1761 1.74188 11.2158 2.42454C11.5474 8.09033 11.7541 31.1386 11.9743 36.8105C12.0244 38.1013 11.9815 39.3959 12.7034 40.8242C13.6185 39.2713 14.416 37.6354 15.5005 36.2016C16.0141 35.5228 17.2051 34.7164 17.8642 34.8702C19.3271 35.2107 19.114 36.6783 18.6688 37.6554C16.5651 42.2749 14.544 46.9513 12.0618 51.3817C10.4717 54.2192 8.08882 54.1961 6.5114 51.3724C4.40049 47.5932 2.77061 43.5587 1.04928 39.5881C0.841768 39.1083 1.34584 38.3404 1.51996 37.7061C2.17828 37.9191 3.08545 37.9429 3.44562 38.3842C4.22399 39.3382 4.72807 40.5029 5.3347 41.5868C5.96996 42.7223 6.5933 43.8639 7.22141 45.0025C7.4647 44.9486 7.70719 44.8956 7.94969 44.8418Z\" fill=\"black\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-acfef381\">\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-69179878 gb-headline-text h3\">Organization of the receivership<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-e9c1e3fe\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-48c7bce9\">\n\n<p class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-5dd93223 gb-headline-text\">The veterinary services call on Darwyn&#8217;s Refuge, which assembles a competent team and organizes the logistics of seizing the animals, all within a few hours.<br><br>Depending on the number and condition of the animals, transport and suitable equipment are required to load animals that are sometimes completely wild and\/or fearful.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-5b7fbe7a\">\n\n<div class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-e8612ab2 gb-headline-text\">Depending on the animals&#8217; physical and mental state, and the number and space available at the Refuge, they are repatriated to the Darwyn Refuge site or to partner kennels.<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-c181eb8f\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"gb-image 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54.2192 8.08882 54.1961 6.5114 51.3724C4.40049 47.5932 2.77061 43.5587 1.04928 39.5881C0.841768 39.1083 1.34584 38.3404 1.51996 37.7061C2.17828 37.9191 3.08545 37.9429 3.44562 38.3842C4.22399 39.3382 4.72807 40.5029 5.3347 41.5868C5.96996 42.7223 6.5933 43.8639 7.22141 45.0025C7.4647 44.9486 7.70719 44.8956 7.94969 44.8418Z\" fill=\"black\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-4620d9d5\">\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-f85b92f3 gb-headline-text h3\">Veterinary report and first aid<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-e7a86773\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-4436d77f\">\n\n<p>On arrival, equines are inspected by a veterinarian and receive the necessary first aid (dentist, farrier, deworming).<br\/><br\/>Time is often needed to get the animal back into shape with the right diet and keeping.<br\/><br\/>A possible breaking-in and\/or workout can be set up to increase the chances of the animal being 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