Cat ‘horror’ in Sintra: scores of cats left to starve in cages
A scene of true horror met GNR police and animal rescue workers in Sintra this week. A woman with ‘Noah Syndrome’ – a compulsion to hoard animals – appears to
‘Chicken coop from hell’ sees couple (finally) condemned in court
A chicken coop from hell, which saw hens and cockerels emit “strident noise” every morning between 3am and 5am, has seen judges fine its owners, ordering them to pay their
Woman ‘identified by police’ after newborn pup found in plastic bag in rubbish
A 63-year-old woman in Castelo Branco has been identified by police after abandoning a newborn pup in a plastic bag in a rubbish bin. The practice of disposing of unwanted
Happy homing for pup with bandy legs
A happy update on Donald, the very special Alentejo Rafeiro pup dumped in Arão by an owner that clearly hadn’t been feeding him properly (click here). With front legs severely
Animal assassin scare alerts pet owners in Braga
Suspicions that an ‘animal assassin’ is killing dogs and cats in a residential area of Braga has put pet owners on the alert, with police also informed. Writing over Facebook
Couple face court over animal ‘house of horror’
A couple, described as both aged 27, has been identified by the authorities for animal mistreatment after 17 dogs and 43 exotic birds were found in cages on their property
Man fired for leaving dogs boiling to death in company van
The owner of the dogs left to roast to death in a parked van this week has been fired from his job. According to tabloid Correio da Manhã, the man’s
Dogs “tied up and left to die” in forest in Albergaria-a-Velha
Four dogs were found pitifully tied up and left to die in a pine forest near Angeja, Albergaria-a-Velha. By chance, a passer-by heard the cries of one of the dogs
Portuguese man behind bars for trying to kill his dog
A Portuguese man living in the UK has discovered the folly of animal cruelty. Ricardo Costa, 40, is reported to be serving a year’s prison sentence for the brutal attack
PS want three-year jail terms for mistreatment of animals
A law proposal to put the brakes on animal cruelty in Portugal was debated and approved in Parliament on Friday last week. The ‘projecto de lei’ proposed by the Socialist