Family’s pet snake seized by authorities after it bites child
A family in Vila Verde has had its ‘pet snake’ seized by the authorities after it bit a child. The royal python (Python regius) had been purchased in Germany, from
Further slaughter by pack of stray dogs
A pack of stray dogs in the Porto area descended on a local adventure park on Monday night, savaging a number of sheep. Some of the animals died instantly, say
Chained dogs
Ask Afpop In this new monthly column, afpop, Portugal’s largest foreign residents’ association, aims to answer some of the most frequently-asked questions by members. Question: One of our neighbours chains
Identification chips for cats
Ask Afpop In this new monthly column, afpop, Portugal’s largest foreign residents’ association, aims to answer some of the most frequently-asked questions by members. Question: We have heard that there
Animal abandonment ‘crisis’: “There are cats now that commit suicide”
Portugal’s animal abandonment crisis has reached the point of misery for its four-legged victims that they are simply giving up and dying. In the context of a national scenario where
Judges overrule jail term for former army nurse who disembowelled pet to throw pups into rubbish
Appeal court judges have suspended the prison term handed to a former army nurse from the colonial war who slashed open the womb of his pet animal, chucking three full-term
PAN calls for expansion of Loulé animal collection centre
Eco-friendly party PAN has called for the expansion of Loulé’s municipal kennel, now run by a new municipal vet and dubbed an animal collection centre. The party believes that it
APAA Dinner dance
A dinner dance in aid of animal charity APAA will be held on Friday, May 31 at ‘O Caseiro’ restaurant in Arão, near Odiáxere, at 7.30pm. The full menu costs
Lagoa and Carvoeiro offer free registration for dogs
Lagoa and Carvoeiro’s parish union is offering free registration for pet dogs in 2019 as well as a free poop bag dispenser and flashlight. The campaign aims to encourage people
Lisbon to resurrect ‘wild cat’ colonies “to protect public health”
Operation ‘Cat Patrol is underway in Lisbon’, and it’s designed to protect public health – not because ‘cats are good for us’ (though many would argue that they are) but