Tag Archives: Animal Welfare

Scouts Help Bring Shade to Aanifeira Dog Parks

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Aanifeira

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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Aanifeira joins the EU Dog and Cat Alliance

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Aanifeira

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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Contributing to World Animal Day 2014

Posted on October 4, 2014 by Aanifeira

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 →

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Catching up with Old Friends

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Aanifeira

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 →

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Aanifeira Participates in World Spay Day 2014

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Aanifeira

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 →

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Skoda & Yoda – New Life, New Home – Together!

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Aanifeira

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 →

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Aanifeira & The Body Shop Foundation United in a Cause

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Aanifeira

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 →

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Fairytale Ending for Senior Shelter Dog

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Aanifeira

This is Pa a senior girl who came into the care of Aanifeira many years ago. Unfortunately we know very little of Pa’s past.  Where she came from? Was she stray? Where she was found?  Who owned her?  All a … Continue reading →

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Helping Shelter Dogs in the U.S.

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Aanifeira

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 →

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The 15th International Companion Animal Welfare Conference

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Aanifeira

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 →

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Aequor Acreditation as Foreign Training Company

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Aanifeira

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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41 Dogs Get a New Opportunity in Life

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Aanifeira

It was a proud day for Aanifeira yesterday when 41 dogs, the majority of them puppies and young dogs, were removed from the local pound, Canil Intermunicipal da Associação de Municípios das Terras de Santa Maria (CIAMTSM) and relocated into the shelter to 12 newly completed boxes – … Continue reading →

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It’s Moments Like These ….

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Aanifeira

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 →

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New Short Film on Aanifeira

Posted on April 28, 2013 by 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 →

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Breaking the Stigma for Black Dogs & Cats

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Aanifeira

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 →

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Catching Up with Old Friends

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Aanifeira

We always enjoy hearing news of how our animals are after they have been adopted and are in a totally new environment.  This month, we had news from Holland about one of our senior shelter dogs plus we had a visit … Continue reading →

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Scout Volunteer Day at Aanifeira

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Aanifeira

Last Saturday, January 5th, Aanifeira was delighted to receive a group of 18 scouts from the Clã 20 Agrupamento 465 Sto. Ovideo, located in Vila Nova de Gaia (next to Porto) for a day of volunteering in animal welfare at … Continue reading →

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Christmas 2012 – New Year 2013

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Aanifeira

To our all our friends in Portugal and throughout the world we wish you a Merry Christmas and a very Happy and Prosperous 2013. It is our wish that: there will be no abandoned animals living on the streets in this world there … Continue reading →

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Seniors’ Week at Aanifeira

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Aanifeira

It was a busy week at Aanifeira this week along with the normal day-to-day running of the shelter and veterinary clinic, there were several adoptions plus one new canine member to the shelter. Last Tuesday vet Claudia arrived at the shelter to open up, … Continue reading →

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Christmas Fundraising Events

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Aanifeira

It’s that time of the year again with Christmas roaring up and, we at Aanifeira, have several fundraising programs in action as follows:- 5th Christmas Bazaar – 26 Nov. to 31st Dec., held at the old Mill situated not far from the beautiful … Continue reading →

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