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Two leading non-profit animal welfare organisations in Portugal - Dispencario Portugese De Saude As Animals (DPDSAA) and Sterilise Our Strays of Algarve (SOSAA) - have announced a collaboration to implement a large-scale sterilisation program for street cats and dogs in the Algarve region. DPDSAA and…
1075 vs. 1440 animals, an increase of 365 animals needing help918 vs. 1147 cats, an increase of 229 cats being sterilised114 vs. 122 dogs, an increase of 8 dogs being neutralised49 vs. 171 animals needing help other than sterilisation, an increase of 122 animals!!€ 59.728,10…
We are very happy to announce that we managed to sterilise 1075 animals in 2020, despite Covid-19 and the 2021 End of year figures and a tremendous heartfelt thank you to all of our supporters and donators! You have made this all possible!1440 animals came…
In September 2021 when having a coffee at pastelaria in Loule, we came upon a friendly, unsterilised street cat. One of our volunteers investigated a little more and we authorised the sterilisation of initially 12 cats; a guesstimate because not all cats showed them selves…
We have finalised the project for now, there are still a couple of cats to be done, but they will be forwarded and included in the Autumn. We managed to sterilise an amazing number of 26 dogs and 80 cats & kittens in this 4…
We sterilised an overwhelming amount of 898 animals so far in 2021.We were invoiced for € 54.598,50.Of these 504 were females, and 298 were males.96 animals came in for other reasons (surgeries/amputation/medication/ orthopaedic/euthanasia, etc.) at a cost of €6.747,96.In total we paid for the sterilisation…
Authorised sterilisations for the month of June 2021:a staggering 269 animals - 251 cats and 17 dogs have been authorised for sterilisation!25 dogs and 72 cats were from the Alte Project, the rest were mainly in Loule Concelho. Locations:Messines, Vale Judeu, Loule, Almancil, Vilamoura, Quarteira,…
We authorised another 205 animals, (179 cats & 26 dogs!) to be sterilised this month! Of which: 15 dogs, 3 house cats, 50 colony cats came from our low cost sterilisation project in Alte! Locations: Alte, Boliquieme, Quarteira, Silves, Tavira, Vilamoura, Almancil, Messines, Querenca, Loule,…
We have made an A4 poster/leaflet one can print out and post on garbage containers or locations where newly born puppies or kittens have been found in the trash or in a box. We would like to sterilise the mummy cat and/or dog so they…
Danny the little guy with his dislocated hip, half blind, deaf, dementia, kidney failure, and awful lung fibroses. The little guy with eyes to die for, he touched many people’s heart, he was such a charmer! And he was so happy, but yet so unwell.…
We authorised another 179 animals, (165 cats & 14 dogs!) to be sterilised this month! March, April and May are typically the months where the cats need our help the most…but these numbers are something else! Locations: Sao Lourenco, Vila Nova de Cacela, Bordeira, Almancil,…
In conjunction with DPDSAA we have been able to sterilise so far on Armona Island 102 cats. Although we started in February 2020, Covid 19 and its numerous lockdowns and lack of work has affected the planning of this project tremendously. Out of the 102…
In conjunction with DPDSAA we have been able to sterilise so far in Olhao, the "Fishermen’s Cats" – the unsterilised cats are scattered around the port and the industrial estate. Although we started here in February 2020 as well, Covid 19 and its numerous lockdowns…
On 15 April we finalised the Benafim Sterilisation Project. It has been a pilot project, and quite successful and we hope to expand this further in rural Algarve. In Benafim, we have sterilised: 36 cats, of which the majority feral/colony cats and in total 3…
In March we were invoiced for the sterilisation of: 238 animals of which 145 females and 80 males,13 other (broken legs, injured, hit by cars, found, euthanasia)Total number of cats 203Total number of dogs: 22 We were invoiced for: € 14.504,58 for the month of…
In February 2021 we were awarded a grant for sterilisation by the SPCA-I in New York We have just submitted our results, invoices & photos to the SPCA-I as required and requested by them, and will publicise these here too. In total 5 dogs and…
In 2016 we are happy to announce we have helped to sterilise an astonishing 963 cats and dogs throughout the Algarve. 963 animals who are no longer able to add to the already immense and problematic situation of overpopulation and abandonment amongst cats and dogs.…
Portugal, it is a dogs life. Visiting Portugal has to be a nightmare for animal lovers….the number of unwanted and (semi) feral living dogs is so high… dogs next to the road, asleep, trotting along the road, scouring the parking lot for food… And this…
At the end of June we revisited the Camara Canil in Ferreira do Alentejo, with a car full of donations. We met up with Kim, volunteer, Dr Luis – Camara Vet, and Diogo, responsible person from the Camara, whom we met for the first time…
With the help of the Camara Vet. Dra Cristina, constantly pushing for better facilities, things are hopefully about to change in Albufeira. Cristina was appointed Camara Vet for Albufeira in January 2013 and ever since then, she has been trying to improve the life for…
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And this little girl came in for sterilisation from Faro!
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Near Messines
A cry for help for a cat breathing heavily was posted on local social media earlier this week.
We reached out and offered help with the uncastrated cat.
He came in thanks to a lovely friend who picked the cat up and drove it to the clinic.
Cat was tested (negative for fiv and felv) was dewormed and defleed. He was castrated and given a convenia injection which is a long lasting anti biotics to help him recover. ... See MoreSee Less
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5 days until til Christmas and 1 more female cat came in for sterilisation!
She came in from Marisa in Armacao de Pera!
Yet another female cat taken out of the reproduction cycle!
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5 days until til Christmas and 4 more cats came in for sterilisation! They came in from AGA!
3 females and 1 male cat were taken out of the reproduction cycle!
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The festive season is upon us and we are closing from now, until Tuesday 6 January 2025.
When we started in November with the DPDSAA Joint Venture, I had hope we would be able to reach more low income people and offer them help with sterilisation of their cat/dog by simplifying the application process. And we managed quite a lot of colony cats to come in.
It seemed to work and we received quite a few private applications, authorisations were issued. And yes cats and dogs were brought in, but hen it stopped in the beginning of December, authorisations passed their expiration date and no appointments were made. Even worse is it when appointments are made, and people do not bother to show up! or cancel.. Vet Clinics are helping us, and offer us slots for these sterilisations, when these are not used, another cat could have been helped. It is such disrespect towards EVERYONE involved, DPDSAA who is funding this all, the vets and staff who make time and resources available, and to Sterilise Our Strays for all the efforts, time etc made available, it is unacceptable. People who will not use their authorisation or are a no show will be listed and not receive help from us again.
There are still some people on our waiting list for January. But as we are working with a limited budget, we cannot issue the authorisations as freely as we would like, but everyone is listed and we will be in touch!! If in the meantime you have already received help, please do let us know please.
****HOW TO APPLY FOR HELP IN 2025****
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You can already apply for slots in February 2025! and even March 2025. We will be going full speed ahead in February, March and April to start with!
So please if you have a colony, or are a registered organisation which would like the help and the cooperation, please apply through our website only!
www.sosalgarveanimals.com/sterilisation
We offer help to animals from the following councils:
SIlves, Lagoa, Albufeira, Sao Bras de Alportel, Faro, Olhao.
Please DO NOT! email us with cries for help, we will NOT reply and NOT be able to help.
For December we will have sterilised probably another 70 plus cats and at least 8 dogs..
Happy Festive season to everyone!
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We would like to express a HUGE thank you to Josh at DIRECT TRANSPORT to bringing over two pallets of cat traps and transport cages ! For free!! Thank you all so so much!!
These have been sponsored and paid for by DPDSAA to help and support the current sterilisation efforts being executed!
And another thank you to Carol and Christian for helping out with storage !
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Joining forces is the only way forward!
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Whow, we can catch and castrate a lot off cats with those đź’Ş
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5 cats from AGA came in on Tuesday as well for sterilisation ! 3 females and 2 males!
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