“Believe it or not!” Jenny firmly closes her van door. “Two calls on the same day,” APAA’s president is taken aback. “Exactly the same problem.” Go on. “Mother cat and kits hiding on roof tops for safety. Sneaking into the house for food.” Luckily both households have patient, feline-friendly owners. “They have been fed and cared for. But need SNiP’ping.” Catching mum first then the kittens when old enough. “One of the mums is already pregnant again! Kittens are only just coming up for two months.”
The Association for Protection of Animals Algarve has a busy helpline. “Running out of traps!” Apparently, a kindly canine friend, Clare, had spotted a pregnant dog not far from a gypsy camp. They left a trap in the hope the dog would get used to it and be trapped fairly effortlessly. “Unfortunately someone nicked the trap!” So? “We had to find a large trap and start the process again.” The poor dog will need vet care, and hopefully re-homed. Puppies? “Yes, I guess those too!”
Money is raised through ‘Pop-Up’ Shops, events and their two charity shops, Alvor and Silves, where there is always helpful staff and lots of household goods and treasures to buy.
The O Tasco Pop-Up on May 6 saw an excellent turnout. Thank you. Next! A real special event.
- Sunday, May 19 – Anita’s super-duper Mad Hatter’s Buffet Lunch Garden Party. Members €20/Non-members €22. Special plants on sale. Prize for the maddest head-gear!*
- Sunday, May 12, Ferragudo Car Boot Sale. Fair weather permitting. Always good bargains. Jenny’s new jams and preserves and Jackie’s amazing cookies.
- Friday, May 24, Pop-Up classics, including model boats, on sale at Manu’s (AKA O Pescador), Figueira. Always a good welcome!
- Friday, June 7, 3.30pm-5.30pm. The real thing for He-man caves and She-girl sheds! Casa de Pasto A Parreirinha, outskirts of Odelouca. Tools and stuff for the home and garden, DIY’ers be warned! Ladies, the odd pot of jam, preserves and cookies will still prevail.
Anita’s ‘Pop-Up’ table at Paul and Pasi’s did so well she is looking to open up a ‘Pop-Up’ shop at the ‘bio’ café downstairs in Edifício Pluma in Portimão. Watch out for more info.
All funds raised by APAA are to maintain ever-growing cat colonies and abandoned, often injured dogs, together with SNiP, APAA’s ongoing spaying and neutering programme.
If you want to help, have good ideas, or cat food donations, contact Jenny. Feel the need to help? Volunteers for Team APAA are always needed – ‘mewcomers’ too! Your time a valuable gift to us from you!
Anita’s Mad Hatter’s lunch – book with Jenny, 919 041 903 or events.apaaportugal@gmail.com Also a chance to talk to ‘Holistic’ Paul & Pasi.
General Jenny: info.apaaportugal@gmail.com
Cat colonies: zelia.santos@live.co.uk
By APAA
