Dozens of ‘rescued’ cats and dogs burnt alive in shelter horror: “No one opened the pens”
Dozens of ‘rescued ’ dogs and cats, were burnt alive last night in two shelters caught in the path of a wildfire in Santo Tirso (Porto district). Reports say shelter
Petition calls for more time to apply for animal sterilisation funding
Animal lovers have created a petition urging the government to give local councils more time to apply for financial support for animal sterilisation campaigns. The petition’s creators stress that local
Faro Council donates €8,000 to local animal associations
Faro Council is donating €8,000 to local animal charities in order to help them face the effects of the coronavirus pandemic which it says has led to an increase in
Lost dog found after four years, three months and 21 days…
Nurse and firefighter João Alves is one incredibly happy man this week: his beloved labrador is home, after four years, three months and 21 days. In all that time João
Loulé pet hotel offers 50% discount to health professionals
Merrylegs Pet Hotel in Loulé is offering 50% discount on boarding and day-care fees for pets of doctors, nurses, police agents, firefighters and “other service workers who are working to
State of Emergency leaves animal charities in despair
Animal charities throughout the country are suffering badly in Portugal’s State of Emergency. As many have explained over social media, fundraising now is even more difficult than before, and no-one
Pet hotel offers special discounts for dogs and cats of health service workers
A pet hotel in Gaia in the north has slashed its rates to help health service workers on the front line. Instead of charging normal prices (around €13 -a-night), it
Lagos Zoo welcomes python captured in popular hiking spot in Loulé
The albino python that was captured in Fonte Benémola in Querença (Loulé) last Thursday has been taken in by Lagos Zoo. In a statement to the press, the zoo confirmed
Municipal vets trash ‘no kill kennels, saying: “things have to change”
With public shelters overflowing with cats and dogs, the association of municipal vets has admitted the ‘no kill’ law implemented two years ago ‘cannot work’. It’s hoping for a ‘reevaluation’
Abandoning animals outside shelters “to be punished with jail time”
Tough new rules could be on the way for people abandoning animals – including up to six months in jail for anyone leaving a dog or cat outside a municipal