Charity dinner in aid of Carvoeiro Cat Charity
A charity dinner in aid of Carvoeiro Cat Charity is taking place on Friday, March 10 at Restaurante Ti Teresa (Vale de Lousas) on the EN125 road in Alcantarilha, at
Pet Corner: spring is in the air
Mother Nature seems to have turned a blind eye to the colder weather. An orchestration of cistus, buttercups, daisies in flower, a bird-of-paradise sadly no longer blooming. Blackbirds, robins and
World’s oldest dog ever is Portuguese
Bobi, a 30-year-old Rafeiro Alentejano, breaks Guinness World Record for oldest dog ever A Portuguese dog who defied death after birth has been crowned the oldest living dog in the
Oldest dog in world is Portuguese: Bobi is 30 years old
The oldest dog in the world, according to the latest information from the Guinness Book of Records, is 30-year-old Bobi who has lived a quiet life in the country with
Almost 10,000 cases of abandoning/ mistreating pets in last five years
But only 17 arrests as prosecutors accept law is unconstitutional Police have detained 17 people for abandoning and/ or mistreating companion animals and recorded almost 10,000 crimes in the last
Pet corner: APAA and ARA share common ground
Indeed, what is 2023 leading to? BLiP (Better Living in Portugal Expo in Portimão) had a community section during its October 2022 event, a first after two years of Covid
“Is there a cat here?” Awareness campaign starts in Lisbon
“Check your engine… look under car… honk your horn” An awareness campaign prompted by the extreme cold has begun today in Lisbon. The message is simple: “Cats shelter in warm
Pet corner: Dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s
SNiP is a good acronym for APAA’s Spaying and Neutering Programme. The fast-growing, popular Association for Protection of Animals Algarve’s motto? ‘Here to Help’! And it does exactly what it
Abandoned senior dogs become stars in new campaign
‘Paixões Não Envelhecem’ (Passions Do Not Grow Old) is the name of a new campaign which aims to raise awareness about the issue of animal abandonment – particularly older animals.
Thousands demonstrate in Lisbon for “Justice” for animals
Law protecting pets from cruelty falls foul of constitution Thousands of people converged on Lisbon for a second Saturday running, this time to demonstrate against the legal limbo of animal