Urgent need for foster homes for dogs like Casper and Bonnie
Every dog deserves a chance to feel safe and loved. For dogs like Casper and Bonnie, this starts with a foster home. Once homeless and deeply traumatized, these dogs require
Pet Corner: Irresistible … that’s what you are!
Special friends supporting the animal cause in the Algarve The Association for Protection of Animals Algarve (APAA) has many friends – furry four-pawed and two-legged ones – attracting some very
Pet Corner – Hitching a ride
“The government must help us to help them!” – João Ferreira, ARA general manager Jenny could not refuse – a lift to ARA’s ‘Cabanita’ shelter, just outside of Loulé. “It
Faro carries out animal welfare inspection at two neighbourhoods
Faro’s Municipal Veterinary Service and local PSP police conducted an animal welfare inspection in Horta da Areia and Lejana de Cima on November 19. The operation targeted unleashed pets in
Pet Corner: Never bite the hand that feeds you …
“Although there is an Animal Protection Law, it is often ignored” The recent, shocking but short-lived revelation that the Portuguese government would not be sanctioning their €13 million for animal
Pet Corner – All in a day’s work…
APAA received an award for a “job well done” in the name of animal welfare by Portimão Mayor Álvaro Bila Totting up the time that it takes to whizz from
Pet Corner – Who dares wins … sometimes!
Unfortunately, not all those do. Two unfortunates, both ‘ginger’, had sad endings even despite the hard and caring work given at their moment of need. Jenny Clarke, president of APAA,
Animal Corner – A time for reflection
The Spaying & Neutering Programme (SNiP) is APAA’s success story APAA’s president Jenny Clarke has had a few moments to catch up with her amazingly busy timetable. She is stirring
Animal Corner – Helping hands at Hatter’s Party
APAA’s final event of the spring season was a sumptuous garden party APAA’s golden motto is ‘Here to Help’. How indeed then can it ring even more true than at
All creatures great and small…
APAA tries to do everything possible for all creatures Hedgehogs are shy creatures, not used to being made a fuss of. So, it is with little wonder that a stray,