Law against animal abuse at risk
Public prosecutorâs office wants it declared unconstitutional In a week where Faro mayor opened a new animal rehoming facility, declaring the municipality finally âanimal-friendlyâ, this 21st sensibility nationally is âat
Over 1,000 turn-out in Lisbon to protest against bullfighter who left 18 greyhounds to starve
Over 1,000 people turned out in force yesterday outside Lisbonâs Campo Pequeno bullring to protest against a âhomageâ to âpicadorâ JoĂŁo Moura – the man who âhit the headlinesâ last
Hunt is on for âmonstersâ who glued dog’s jaw shut and threw him from moving car
The hunt is on for the âmonstersâ who glued a little dogâs jaw shut and then threw him from a moving car between Pocariça and PĂłvoa de Bispo in Cantanhede
Firefighters rescue puppies left to die inside plastic bag tied to tree in Albufeira
Five puppies that were left to die inside a plastic bag tied to a tree in Albufeira were rescued by local firefighters on Sunday morning (February 28). Authorities were alerted
Man suspected of killing pet dog thrown into Arade River with bricks tied to collar
A man believed to have killed his dog, a bull terrier, by tying two bricks to its collar and throwing it in the Arade River near Mexilhoeira da Carregação (Lagoa)
Abandoned animals: pandemic has made situation in Portugal âmuch worseâ
The Covid pandemic has taken its toll on Portugalâs cats and dogs, seeing many more abandoned this year than last. According to a report by Jornal de NotĂcias, the problem
Outrage as municipal vets defend return to âkill kennelsâ Â
Portuguese social media went into meltdown today following news that the association of municipal vets is âdefending a return to kill kennelsâ. Hundreds of comments have flooded in – almost
Starving greyhounds: animal associations warn âthere are many, many othersâ
With outrage over the state of greyhounds rescued from the SetĂșbal property of a renowned bullfighter far from abating, new force has been given to a petition calling for the
Outrage as pitiful images of bullfighterâs starving dogs go viral
Animal lovers throughout Portugal have been sharing the pitiful images of greyhounds – rescued from the farm of bullfighting horseman JoĂŁo Moura – in a concerted bid to shame the
Despair over âanimal holocaustâ left to continue after alert to authorities
Animal rights campaigners have been left in despair over an ongoing âholocaustâ on a farm in Ferreira do Alentejo where more than 100 horses were âapprehendedâ at the beginning of