Massimo Vacchetta
Can you take care of yourself for these two days? “The friendship between Massimo, a veterinarian specialized in cattle, and an orphaned care begins more or less. The puppy has a few days, is all pink, and has on its back a crown of white and soft quills, a bit ‘decomposed. It weighs only 25 grams and peeps slowly: it is hungry, or cold, or maybe it feels alone. A cry so desperate that scratches the armor of habits and apathy that Massimo has built.
This is how Ninna – yes, because the disheveled smile turns out to be a female – distorts her life with the force of her personality. It is curious and barely “sniffs” news from its refuge; she is playful, and has fun toppling the bowl of water with her nose; she is affectionate and licks him mad with joy after a long absence. But it is also a wild animal and claims its freedom: the cage is getting closer and its happiness is out in the woods …
In this book, Massimo Vacchetta tells the extraordinary meeting that has helped him out of a dark period and has given a new purpose: to create a recovery center for the sea urchins, a species threatened by our inattentiveness, and to help the specimens in difficulty. Like Trilly the unrepentant dongiovanni, or the fragile Lisa who conquered everyone with her gaze, or Zoe who was able to resist every stroke. Little animals hurt, mistreated, helpless, but able to convey a great desire to live.