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Tag Archives: Abandoned Dogs
Sweeping New Uplift to Aanifeira’s Operating Threatre
A little over three months ago we received a wonderful surprise when one of our members came to us with a special offer of free stainless steel panelling to be used exclusively for the surgery and prep room walls at … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Shelter, Animal Welfare
Tagged Abandoned Dogs, Animal Rescue, Saving Lives, Shelters and Rescues, Veterinarians, Volunteering in Animal Welfare
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Aanifeira sharing Easter with Sonia around the world 2015
We at Aanifeira wish all our friends around the world a very Happy Easter. Pictured below is our very elderly and blind Podenga dog Sonia now living in France getting right in the Easter spirit. This amazing dog after so … Continue reading
Scouts Help Bring Shade to Aanifeira Dog Parks
It was the perfect pre-spring day last Saturday March 14th for a small group of 4 girl scouts (caminheiras) and their leader (chefe) from the Agrupamento 610 Grijó (Mosteiro), located just 16 kms north of Aanifeira, who arrived in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Abandoned Dogs, Animal Rescue, Animal Shelter, Animal Welfare, Shelters and Rescues, Veterinarians, Volunteering in Animal Welfare
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World Greyhound (Galgo) Day – 1st February
February 1st – This is a day that we shouldn’t have to remember! But due to the cruelty of a nation that totally disrespects the welfare of animals, it is essential that everyone joins forces in a worldwide effort to … Continue reading
Contributing to World Animal Day 2014
Today, October 4th, is WORLD ANIMAL DAY (WAD) and for us at Aanifeira it is one of the days that always brings to light the number of animals that we rescue throughout the year and what we go through each … Continue reading
Aanifeira Veterinarian Sara Seeks New Horizons
We would like to announce that after spending two years working at our clinic, we were very sorry to see veterinarian Sara Latourrette leave Aanifeira at the end of May this year. Sara took the decision to move on to … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Shelter, Animal Welfare, Uncategorized, Veterinarians, Volunteers
Tagged Abandoned Dogs, Animal Rescue, Animal Shelter, Sara LaTourrette Alves, Veterinarians, Volunteering in Animal Welfare
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Aanifeira Participates in World Spay Day 2014
On February 24th, Aanifeira once again, proudly participated in the World Spay Day 2014 event sponsored by the Humane Society International. This year proved to be a milestone being the 20th annual World Spay Day and was the most successful to-date with 600 event … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Welfare, Cat Welfare, Spay & Neuter, World Spay Day
Tagged Abandoned Dogs, Animal Rescue, Animal Shelter, Animal Welfare, Humane Society International, Veterinarians, Volunteering in Animal Welfare, World Spay Day
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Aanifeira & The Body Shop Foundation United in a Cause
Aanifeira is extremely proud to announce that The Body Shop Foundation has chosen to support this association through their Dragon Fruit Lip Butter Grants Programme activity for Animal Protection. The Body Shop Foundation is a charitable company which operates closely with The Body Shop … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Foundations, Animal Shelter, Animal Welfare, The Body Shop Foundation, Uncategorized
Tagged Abandoned Dogs, Animal Shelter, Animal Welfare, Cat Welfare Portugal, Dragon Fruit Lip Butter Grants Programme., The Body Shop, The Body Shop Foundation, Veterinarians, Volunteering in Animal Welfare
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Helping Shelter Dogs in the U.S.
Although we are based in Portugal this doesn’t mean to say that we don’t care about our four legged shelter friends in other parts of the world. All of us have a goal in mind – to help a shelter … Continue reading
Aequor Acreditation as Foreign Training Company
We are delighted to inform that the Dutch company Aequor, which is the Centre of Expertise for the Dutch food and environment sectors, has nominated Aanifeira as a recognized foreign training company. With a validity until 9th September 2017, this recognition will allow … Continue reading
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Tagged Abandoned Dogs, Aequor, Animal Rescue, Animal Shelter, Animal Welfare, Shelters and Rescues, Veterinarians, Volunteering in Animal Welfare
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International Homeless Animals’ Day – 17th August 2013
Tomorrow, August 17th, is the 22nd Annual International Homeless Animals´ Day. This special day was started in 1992 by the ISAR – INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR ANIMAL RIGHTS and occurs on the third Saturday in August. It brings together all animal … Continue reading
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Tagged Abandoned Dogs, Animal Rescue, Animal Shelter, International Homeless Animals' Day, Unwanted Animals, Veterinarians, Volunteering in Animal Welfare
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New Short Film on Aanifeira
A Portuguese company called Pixel, involved in the making of wedding and lifestyle videos, recently decided to offer their services free of charge to make a short film about Aanifeira’s work since 1999. We couldn’t help airing the short video for … Continue reading
Catching up with Old Friends – Sonia in France
We just love catching up with old friends from Aanifeira! From time we bring updates of animals adopted in other countries (read here for more) and Sonia was one of these special cases being almost blind and incontinent when she was adopted by Betty … Continue reading
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Tagged Abandoned Dogs, Animal Rescue, Animal Shelter, Senior Dog Adoption, Visually Impaired Dogs, Volunteering in Animal Welfare
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Breaking the Stigma for Black Dogs & Cats
Have you ever thought about why some people are not keen to adopt a black dog or cat? This is a problem that we come across every day and that we find heartbreaking. In the USA for example, they have … Continue reading
From Fostering to Adoption
It’s not everyday that we have two dogs from the same kennel adopted out together on one day, but TODAY was one of those days for Xila and Polo, two long time residents at Aanifeira. Aanifeira’s has two fostering programs available for … Continue reading
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Tagged Abandoned Dogs, Animal Shelter, Fosterers, Saving Lives, Senior Dog Adoption, Shelters and Rescues, Veterinarians, Volunteering in Animal Welfare
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Aanifeira - Associação dos Amigos dos Animais de Santa Maria da Feira 