Short Update April 28, 2012

April 28, 2012

In these two last weeks of April it has been very busy again. We had two new litters of puppies brought in. All but two puppies are now happily reserved (Danny and Davino for new families in Portugal, and Jeffy to Frankfurt). Jason and Juliette still need to find their families. They are very lovely, [...]

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Moppie: Sweet loving girl who needs a home

April 18, 2012

In early May 2011 Moppie was seen on the street near the house of one of our volunteers. Moppie was incredibly thin, but it was also clear to see that very recently she had puppies. The volunteer brough food and water to Moppie twice a day, and she was incredibly hungry. But was also afraid [...]

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Lukky: Extra cuddly Mummy Dog Urgently Seeking Her Home

April 18, 2012

Lukky: It was December 2010 that Lukky was first seen. Another extremely skinny and scared podenco bitch, another one left in the middle of nowhere by local hunters. Lukky appeared in the vicinity of a large villa, near the river in the hills, and decided to stay with the two dogs that belonged to the [...]

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Special Romara Happily To Go To Holland

April 17, 2012

Poor little Romara is just one year old and has had a terrible life so far. A tiny little dog, she was found in a box tied to the side of the road. Bad enough when someone abandon’s their animal in such a way, but for Romara the situation was even worse. A man saw [...]

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April and March, 2012 News and Sterilization Activities

April 12, 2012

There are unwanted puppies (and kittens have now begun) everywhere we look in Portugal. Hundreds in shelters… hundreds on the street. The only way forward is by sterilization of female dogs and cats so as the constant reproduction of unwanted puppies and kittens stops. In the past month we have sterilized 23 female dogs, plus [...]

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A Day In The Life

March 26, 2012

Friday 4th November, 2011 of a volunteer for SOS Algarve Animals.. After more than a week being overloaded with many abandoned dogs and animal related issues, I finally have a day off.. to show my visitor from Holland more of the Algarve than the roads to the veterinary clinics in the Almancil area. So, despite [...]

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Portugal At Its Worst

March 1, 2012

Update March 1, 2012: While we still believe that these photos and atrocities took place at the Leiria Municipal Camara, as our volunteer discovered and is explained in our update January 21, 2012, the situation has improved so that we do not believe such atrocities are any longer occuring at this municpal camara.  The following reply [...]

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Celebrities At Their Worst

February 28, 2012

Last summer, well known celebrity Rita Egidio and husband Luis Viola, also known as Ricardo, happily adopted two dogs from us after meeting them at the Algarve Dog Show.  The dogs were Dina and Eddie and, after completing the adoption process, Rita, Luis, and their three children happily took the dogs to their new home and life.  We [...]

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Diego – Third Time Lucky

February 27, 2012

Diego is a wonderful dog who has thankfully, luckily, and finally found a new home.  This is his third new home, and we truly believe it is third time perfect.  Which he definitely deserves.   The family who has adopted Diego are truly lovely people.  They have no other animals, but a large female dog [...]

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Old Dog’s Poem

January 21, 2012

One by One, they pass by my cage, Too old, too worn, too broken, no way. Way past his time, he can’t run and play. Then they shake their heads slowly and go on their way. A little old man, arthritic and sore, It seems I am not wanted anymore. I once had a home, [...]

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