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Apart from having a full time job, my main enjoyment lies in supporting Aanifeira as a volunteer in many ways one of which includes creating/posting and updating this blog.
Category Archives: Disabled Animals
Taking the Challenge – Adopt a Disabled Dog
Most people will shy away from adopting a disabled animal due to the time and costs involved in taking on this extra challenge but it is guaranteed that what an animal may lack in physical ability, they will make up … Continue reading
Tuka Living it up in Holland
Just look at our dear Tuka since she left Aanifeira early last month to begin her new life in Holland. Tuka is blind and during the day she naps on the sheep skin mat of her choice but every evening she is … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Shelter, Animal Welfare, Disabled Animals, Visiually Impaired Animals
Tagged Abandoned Dogs, Animal Rescue, Animal Shelter, Animal Welfare, Disabled Animals, Saving Lives, Senior Dog Adoption, Shelters and Rescues, Unwanted Animals, Visually Impaired Dogs, Volunteering in Animal Welfare
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Update on Lucky the Cat
At the beginning of August I put up a story about Lucky, a beautiful black cat with a crushed front paw that I had found on the pavement whilst on my way to work one morning. Today, Lucky is now Timmy, … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Shelter, Animal Welfare, Disabled Animals, Disabled Cats
Tagged Animal Rescue, Animal Shelter, Animal Welfare, Disabled Cats, Saving Lives, Unwanted Animals
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Update on Buddy – Our Blind Dalmation
We, at Aanifeira, definitely wanted to let everyone to know that our dear Buddy (read his story on this link) who went to Germany back in December 2010 for adoption, has found a wonderful new owner and home. According to his owner, … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Shelter, Animal Welfare, Disabled Animals
Tagged Abandoned Dogs, Animal Shelter, Animal Welfare, Disabled Animals, Disabled dogs, Saving Lives
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Lucky in Life
Lucky in life? He certainly is now! This is the story of Lucky the injured black cat, found by myself, about 4 weeks ago. Driving to work one morning on a perfectly normal day, I couldn’t help but notice a … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Shelter, Animal Welfare, Disabled Animals
Tagged Animal Rescue, Animal Shelter, Disabled Animals
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TUKA’S (once Tita) Happy Ending
Wonderful news that Tita now baptized TUKA has been adopted and is now living very happily at her new home. The wonderful person who first showed an interest in her could barely wait to get her home and introduce her to her new … Continue reading
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Tagged Animal Rescue, Animal Shelter, Animal Welfare, Disabled Animals
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Sweet Laura
Laura has been an Aanifeira resident for quite some years, we don’t really know her exact age but she is thought to be around 7-8 years of age. She is medium sized, has been spayed and is incredibly sweet natured. A … Continue reading
Tita, the white cat – Update
Following our story on Tita, posted April 29th, vets Claudia and Joana had carefully evaluated her clinical situation and found that the only solution would be to amputate her front right leg. The operation was performed last month and all … Continue reading
Tita, in from the cold!
The latest resident at Aanifeira was bought by a member just over a week and half ago who had found this little white young female cat with a disfigured paw living around rubbish bins. TITA as she was affectionately named … Continue reading
One ‘Sunny’ day ……..
Aanifeira faces a daily uphill battle with the abandonment of animals at its doors. One case in particular which we shall never forget was when one morning in the late autumn of 2009, Aanifeira General Manager, Paulo arrived at the shelter to find an oblong … Continue reading
Rescued disabled dogs find new homes in Germany
I would like to share with you a special story of taking 8 rescued disabled dogs from Aanifeira to Germany for re-homing. Due to the difficulty in homing disabled dogs in Portugal, the purpose of this trip was to take … Continue reading
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