Cat control comes to Carvoeiro
A new project, entitled âGato de Ruaâ, starts this month in Carvoeiro, designed to control the local stray cat population. Organised by the union of the parishes of Lagoa and
Animals put down for lack of treatment money
An increasing amount of people are asking for their pets to be put down when they do not have the money for medical treatments, according to the vice-president of the
Dog walk success
Over half-a-ton of dog food and multiple donations were gathered by the municipal authority of Loulé at the weekend as a result of their fourth edition of the local dog
Human chain protest to link animal lovers across Portugal
Itâs a âhuman chainâ protest that will link animal lovers the length and breadth of Portugal – and, in the Algarve, it takes place on Sunday (November 24), in front
The Lion King of Albufeira
Dear Editor, Being a cat lover on holiday, I noticed the Algarve was a place of many cats. I thought that was lovely and naively assumed they belonged to somebody,
Re: Pets in apartments
Dear Editor, I believe most apartments are within a condo association and, if not, probably should be. I believe it is possible to write into the condominium rules the conditions
Walk and talk with manâs best friend
Dog owners in LoulĂ© can look forward to the fourth âCĂŁominhadaâ, the local dog walk taking place on Sunday November 24 at 9.30am and starting out at the local PavilhĂŁo
Pets law ânot a priorityâ
Agriculture Minister Assunção Cristas denied having approved a tough new law that was threatening to limit the number of pets that owners can have living with them in an apartment
The learning curves
By Sue Ogden Dogs, as humans, learn through association. They soon learn to repeat actions that are rewarded positively, i.e. in treats, cuddles or food. But actions that receive a
Ears, and the problems they can be!
By Sue Ogden We will probably all at some point end up at the vetâs with our furry friends with ear problems, as it is a problem we cannot always