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Tag Archives: Shelters and Rescues
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
Posted in Animal Shelter, Animal Welfare, Events
Tagged Aanifeira Fundraising Events, Animal Rescue, Animal Shelter, Animal Welfare, Feira Medieval Santa Maria da Feira, Saving Lives, Shelters and Rescues, Veterinarians, Volunteering in Animal Welfare
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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
Dalai Lama’s Representative Visits Aanifeira
Last Sunday, Aanifeira was very privileged to receive, for the second time running, the Buddhist master and representative of the Dalai Lama, Tulku Pema Wangyal Rinpoche. As a vegetarian and advocate of non-violence, especially towards animals, Tulka Pema Wangtyal Rinpoche made … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Shelter, Animal Welfare
Tagged Abandoned Dogs, Animal Rescue, Animal Shelter, Animal Welfare, Dalai Lama & Animals, Shelters and Rescues, Tulku Pema Wangyal Rinpoche, Veterinarians, Volunteering in Animal Welfare
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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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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
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Tagged Abandoning Kittens, Adopting Kittens, Animal Rescue, Animal Shelter, Kitten & Cat Rescue, Saving Lives, Shelters and Rescues, Unwanted Animals, Veterinarians
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Update on Foster Mum Bia and Three Saved Lives
I had a wonderful surprise today when I went to Aanifeira. Ana Rita and her husband, who had taken Bia and her puppies in, brought the new family into the Clinic for a check-up. (Read Bia and her puppies rescue story … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Shelter, Animal Welfare, Fosterers
Tagged Abandoned Dogs, Animal Rescue, Animal Shelter, Animal Welfare, Foster Dogs, Fosterers, Saving Lives, Shelters and Rescues, Unwanted Animals, Volunteering in Animal Welfare
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New Vet Sara Joins Aanifeira Veterinary Team
We are delighted to announce that Sara Latourrette Alves has joined the Aanifeira veterinary team starting work this month. Sara obtained her degree in veterinary science at the Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS) in Porto before going on to do … Continue reading
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Tagged Abandoned Dogs, Animais de Rua, Animal Rescue, Animal Shelter, Animal Welfare, Erasmus Student Network, Sara LaTourrette Alves, Shelters and Rescues, Street animals, The University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinarian in Portugal, Veterinarians, Volunteering in Animal Welfare
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Saving Four Lives at Once
My work often takes me into the Douro valley, east of Porto, where Port wine is made and whilst on my way home last week, driving through the fairly remote mountain region, I spotted a small cream coloured dog wandering aimlessly along … Continue reading
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Tagged Abandoned Dogs, Animal Rescue, Animal Welfare, Saving Lives, Shelters and Rescues, Unwanted Animals, Weaning Pups
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Joana Seeks New Horizons
We were very sorry to see our veterinarian Joana Rolo de Sousa leave Aanifeira at the end of last month when her one year professional internship came to a close. Joana joined Aanifeira in April of 2011 (read more here) with an enviable background of experience that she gained both in … Continue reading
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Tagged Animal Rescue, Animal Shelter, Animal Welfare, Joana Rolo de Sousa, Shelters and Rescues, Veterinarians, Volunteering in Animal Welfare
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Today is ‘World Stray Animals Day’
Did you know that April 4th is the World Stray Animal Day to draw attention to the 600.000.000 stray animals worldwide? This special day was started in 2010 when one hundred Dutch stray animal organizations got together for the first … Continue reading
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Tagged Abandoned Dogs, Animal Rescue, Animal Welfare Conferences, Cesar Millan Ambassador, Saving Lives, Shelters and Rescues, Unwanted Animals, World Stray Animals Day
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Update Jasper
Last Saturday I also popped my head in see how our little Jasper had improved since he had been admitted two weeks ago and much to my delight he looked really beautiful and content. Thanks to the help of our own … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Abuse, Animal Shelter, Animal Welfare
Tagged Abandoned Dogs, Animal Rescue, Animal Shelter, Animal Welfare, Saving Lives, Shelters and Rescues, Unwanted Animals, Volunteering in Animal Welfare
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Just Another Manic Saturday!
Last Saturday started out like any other Saturday at Aanifeira, with the usual run of visitors wanting to visit the shelter plus a large number of owners with pets waiting for their appointment to see the vet. In addition, we … Continue reading
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Tagged Abandoned Dogs, Animal Rescue, Animal Shelter, Animal Welfare, Saving Lives, Shelters and Rescues, Unwanted Animals, Utrecht University, Veterinarians, Volunteering in Animal Welfare
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Merial Donates Over 3,000 Vaccine Doses to Portugal’s Needy Cats and Dogs
On July 27th, 2011, Aanifeira together with four other Portuguese animal protection associations Animais da Rua, Bianca, MIDAS and UPPA, joined the global veterinary pharmaceutical laboratory and world leader in pharmaceuticals and vaccines for animals, Merial in a joint vaccination … Continue reading
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Tagged Animal Rescue, Animal Shelter, Animal Welfare, Merial Veterinary Pharmaceutical, Portuguese celebrities, Shelters and Rescues, Unwanted Animals, Veterinarians
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Claudia Jacques Accepts Invitation to Become ‘Celebrity Ambassador’ for Aanifeira
Well known Portuguese celebrity and ‘Lost in the Tribe’ (Perdidos no Tribo) reality show participant, Claudia Jacques recently very kindly accepted our invitation to be the ‘Celebrity Ambassador’ for Aanifeira. Claudia was born in Porto and graduated in Modern Languages and Literature at the … Continue reading
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Tagged Animal Rescue, Animal Shelter, Animal Welfare, Celebrity Ambassador, charity ball, Claudia Jacques & Aanifeira, portuguese television, Shelters and Rescues
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Aanifeira in the HSI’s World Spay Day 2012 Pet Photo Contest
Dear Aanifeira friends around the world, Aanifeira is participating in the Humane Society’s World Spay Day during the month of February where we will be spaying/neutering a total of 29 dogs in this campaign. Check out this link for the … Continue reading
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Tagged Animal Rescue, Humane Society, Pet Photo Contests, Photography, Shelters and Rescues, Unwanted Animals
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