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Category Archives: Animal Welfare
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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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
Aanifeira joins the EU Dog and Cat Alliance
Aanifeira is very pleased to announce that it has become a member of the EU Dog and Cat Alliance. The Alliance, newly launched on October 6th at the 16th International Companion Animal Welfare Conference (ICAWC) in Istanbul, has today 31 member … Continue reading
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Tagged Animal Welfare, Animal Welfare Conferences, EU Dog and Cat Alliance, Shelters and Rescues, Unwanted Animals, Veterinarians, Volunteering in Animal Welfare
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New Vet Susana Joins Aanifeira Veterinary Team
We are delighted to announce that Susana Abreu has joined the Aanifeira veterinary team working alongside head vet Claudia Valadares at the Aanifeira veterinary clinic. Susana began her veterinary studies at the University of Tras-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD) where … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Shelter, Animal Welfare, Veterinarians
Tagged Animal Rescue, Animal Shelter, International Veterinary Volunteers, Saving Lives, Veterinarians, Veterinary Volunteers, Volunteering in Animal Welfare
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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
Catching up with Old Friends
We love catching up and hearing from the people who have adopted animals from Aanifeira. It can be from Portugal or in a foreign country and one person who constantly keeps us updated on her dog is Betty from France. … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Abuse, Animal Shelter, Animal Welfare, Senior Dog Adoption
Tagged Animal Welfare, Disabled Animals, Podengos, Saving Lives, Senior Dog Adoption, Shelters and Rescues, Veterinarians, Volunteering in Animal Welfare
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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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Skoda & Yoda – New Life, New Home – Together!
It isn’t always that we have a double adoption from a same family at Aanifeira, but last Saturday was an exception when two very beautiful orange and white cats were finally given a new opportunity in life together. Skoda and Yoda are … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Shelter, Animal Welfare, Cat Welfare, Uncategorized
Tagged Animal Rescue, Animal Welfare, Cat Welfare Portugal, Unwanted Animals, Veterinarians, Volunteering in Animal Welfare
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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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1st Conference on the Welfare of Dogs and Cats in the EU
Aanifeira had the privilege of attending the very 1st Conference on the Welfare of Dogs and Cats in the EU held on October 28th at the Charlemagne Building in Brussels. The conference, presented by the European Commission and the Lithuanian … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Shelter, Animal Welfare, Animal Welfare Conference, Uncategorized
Tagged Animal Rescue, Animal Welfare Conferences, EU Animal Welfare, EU Conference on Welfare of Dogs and Cats in the EU, Unwanted Animals, Veterinarians, Volunteering in Animal Welfare
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The 15th International Companion Animal Welfare Conference
The 15th International Companion Animal Welfare Conference (ICAWC 2013), hosted by Dogs Trust International, U.K.’s largest dog welfare charity, was held this week from 14-16 October in Barcelona, Spain. Barcelona with its coastal location, Mediterranean climate and famous and unique contemporary art made it not … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Shelter, Animal Welfare, Animal Welfare Conference, Cat Welfare
Tagged Animais da Rua, Animal Shelter, Animal Welfare, Cats Protection, Dogs Trust International, Galgos112, ICAWC 2013, MDC Exports, NGO, Podengos, Saving Lives, Shelters and Rescues, Snip International, Spanish Greyhounds, 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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It’s Moments Like These ….
It’s moments like these that make us just so happy! Aanifeira’s volunteers not only willingly come and offer their help and services to the shelter but sometimes there is an added bonus! Mascha with an Aanifeira dog Mascha, a Dutch vet, who … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Shelter, Animal Welfare, Senior Dog Adoption, Uncategorized, Veterinarians, Volunteers
Tagged Animal Shelter, Animal Welfare, Senior Dog Adoption, 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
Aanifeira - Associação dos Amigos dos Animais de Santa Maria da Feira 