Law against animal abuse at risk
Public prosecutor’s office wants it declared unconstitutional In a week where Faro mayor opened a new animal rehoming facility, declaring the municipality finally ‘animal-friendly’, this 21st sensibility nationally is ‘at
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 Lisbon’s Campo Pequeno bullring to protest against a ‘homage’ to ‘picador’ João Moura – the man who ‘hit the headlines’ last
Hunt is on for “monsters” who glued dog’s jaw shut and threw him from moving car
The hunt is on for the “monsters” who glued a little dog’s jaw shut and then threw him from a moving car between Pocariça and Póvoa 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 “much worse”
The Covid pandemic has taken its toll on Portugal’s cats and dogs, seeing many more abandoned this year than last. According to a report by Jornal de Notícias, the problem
Outrage as municipal vets defend return to ‘kill kennels’
Portuguese social media went into meltdown today following news that the association of municipal vets is ‘defending a return to kill kennels’. Hundreds of comments have flooded in – almost
Starving greyhounds: animal associations warn ‘there are many, many others’
With outrage over the state of greyhounds rescued from the Setúbal property of a renowned bullfighter far from abating, new force has been given to a petition calling for the
Outrage as pitiful images of bullfighter’s starving dogs go viral
Animal lovers throughout Portugal have been sharing the pitiful images of greyhounds – rescued from the farm of bullfighting horseman João Moura – in a concerted bid to shame the
Despair over ‘animal holocaust’ left to continue after alert to authorities
Animal rights campaigners have been left in despair over an ongoing ‘holocaust’ on a farm in Ferreira do Alentejo where more than 100 horses were ‘apprehended’ at the beginning of