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Tag Archives: Saving Lives
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
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
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
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
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’s New Cattery Completed
It has been a long time wish of ours to have a spacious cattery where we could house adoptable street cats into an environment where they could feel comfortable, protected and cared for. This day has finally come and we are delighted … Continue reading
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
Catching Up with Old Friends
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
Seniors’ Week at 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
A Poignant Story – Given a Final Chance in Life
RECENT FACEBOOK PLEA by AANIFEIRA Member, SONIA RIBEIRO Blind Podenga bitch, dehydrated, hungry and with serious health problems found lying motionless on main road. This is the moving story of GAIA, a Podenga bitch used relentlessly for hunting and then senselessly discarded … Continue reading
Aanifeira Present at Portugal’s Largest Medieval Fair
Every August for the past several years now, Santa Maria da Feira (SMF) the county where Aanifeira is located, celebrates the largest medieval fair (Feira Medieval) in Portugal. The event, held for over a period of 10 days in the centre of … Continue reading
Pema’s Blessing Saves Another Life
The day following the visit of the Buddhist master and representative of the Dalai Lama, Tulku Pema Wangyal Rinpoche, an Aanifeira member came into the clinic holding a very tiny dog with its right eye bulging out asking for our help. Victor, who … 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
Saving Lives – Two Life Saving Situations
Yet another week over and once again we were faced with two life saving situations. A lactating bitch was abandoned at our front gate with three puppies in tow. She is small and extremely undernourished due to the fact that her offspring, … Continue reading
Kitten Time at Aanifeira!
Well it’s that time of the year again when we are literally inundated with kittens that are abandoned on our doorstep. It never ceases to amaze us as to the audacity of these people, even with our CCTV cameras operating overhead, that they … Continue reading
