Best smiling dog competition
There is so much doom and gloom around at the moment that StreetLife animal welfare organisation in the East Algarve decided it was time to try and generate a few
Animal association PRAVI calls for help after heavy rain floods warehouse in Faro
Animal charity PRAVI Faro is calling for help after last Friday’s heavy rain flooded its warehouse in Montenegro where the association stored most of its food and cat litter. The
SOS Algarve Animals launches Valentine’s Day Auction to raise much-needed funds for sterilisations
Animal charity SOS Algarve Animals has launched an Online Valentine’s Day Auction in a bid to raise “much-needed funds” to carry out animal sterilisations in the Algarve. The auction will
Lagoa donates nearly €30,000 to local animal associations
Lagoa Council donated last year a total of €29,500 to two local animal associations – Aryel and Carvoeiro Cat Charity. The money was much-needed and came after an open letter
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
Condemned animal refuge in Loulé ‘the only shelter willing to take Tavira strays’
ARA, the pioneering animal shelter ‘sentence to death’ by Loulé town council for ‘town planning infringements’ is the only refuge standing between 80 abandoned animals and the streets. How is
Lagos to expand and renovate municipal kennel
A project to expand and renovate Lagos’ municipal kennel has been revealed by the local council. The kennel can presently accommodate 42 dogs and seven cats, with the plan being
Lagos Council completes expansion of local pet cemetery
Lagos Council has completed the expansion of the town’s pet cemetery which has seen its capacity “practically double”. The cemetery, which was inaugurated in 2017 after a proposal for its
Zoomarine highlights parrot conservation efforts
Zoomarine Algarve in Guia (Albufeira) has to date donated more than €60,000 to the conservation initiatives by the World Parrot Trust (WPT), an “international leader in science-based, results-oriented parrot conservation
ARA presents heartwarming video of how all animal shelters could be… if there was just the political will
ARA – Animal Rescue Algarve – has just presented a heartwarming 17-minute video on how all animal shelters in Portugal could be, if only there was the political will. Get