LOOKING FOR FOSTER PARENTS

The shelters here in the Algarve are desperately looking for people to come forward and volunteer to foster various puppies and kittens.

We are looking for people who do not live close to a main road and have a fenced garden (if fostering dogs)

If you are able to help us then please contact KATY on 911084377 or email katerex_22@hotmail.co.uk

URGENT!

RE HOMED!!

This lucky dog and kitten went to their new homes this week!

We wish them the best of luck!!

If you are in the ALGARVE and wish to adopt an animal then please call: 911084377 and speak to Katy or email katerex_22@hotmail.co.uk

Kiki - Give me a chance?

Kiki is a very sweet female puppy - roughly 6months old.

She will be medium in size when fully grown (terrier cross) and has a very loyal temperament. Currently living in her foster home in Sao Bras, Kiki loves to play with her sister, mother and brother.

Call Heike (foster mother) on 963 147 586 and make her part of your family.

thank you

SCRUFFTS 2009

Scruffts 2009...the dog show like no other...will take place on Sunday September 20th at FATACIL in Lagoa Algarve.

SCRUFFTS 2009.
The Association for Protection of Animals in the Algarve are pleased to announce that the 10th Scruffts Dog of the Year Show has now been confirmed for Sunday - September 20th 2009. The venue will be in the same place as the last show in 2007, in the FATACIL Showground in Lagoa, Algarve.
Judging classes this year have been increased by a further two pedigree sections to accommodate the increased interest for this part of the show. Details of the classes are as follows.
1. BEST PUP - MIXED BREED
2. BEST PUP – PEDIGREE (NEW FOR 2009)
3. BEST VETERAN - MIXED BREED
4. BEST VETERAN - PEDIGREE
5. BEST 6 LEGS - MIXED BREED
6. WAGGIEST TAIL - MIXED BREED
7. BEST MALE - PEDIGREE
8. MOST HANDSOME DOG -MIXED BREED
9. HAPPIEST RESCUE DOG - MIXED BREED
10. BEST FEMALE - PEDIGREE
11. PRETTIEST BITCH - MIXED BREED
12. MOST APPEALING EYES - MIXED BREED
13. MOST APPEALING EYES - PEDIGREE
14. BEST CONDITION - MIXED BREED
15. JUDGES FAVOURITE DOG - MIXED BREED
16. BEST CONDITION - PEDIGREE
17. JUDGES FAVORITE DOG - PEDIGREE (NEW FOR 2009)
18 . SCRUFFTS - BEST IN SHOW PEDIGREE
19. SCRUFFTS - BEST IN SHOW MIXED BREED

To enter your canine friend in any of these catagories you will need to provide thier vaccination books etc..class entries are 3 euros per class.
Entry to the show is 1 euro per person. Children entry is free. Registration will be from 10 am onwards with judging from 11am until 4pm

If you would like more information please email scruffts2009@yahoo.co.uk

Labrador - HAPPILY RE HOMED!

Pure bred male labrador - castrated, microchipped and up to date on all his vaccinations.

Found last week, dumped on the road in Querença with a wounded foot. Currently in a foster home so used to family life.

Excellent with other dogs and people, very docile personality. Very deserving of a new home.

Please call katy on 911084377 if you wish to adopt this lovely dog.

UPDATE: This gorgeous labrador is now very happy in his new home in Germany!

Mummy cat

Young female - Spayed.

Currently living on a resort (vale do garrao) and fed by the residents there. This young female cat has had one litter of kittens but is now spayed.

Very friendly, likes other cats and humans. Never been around dogs.

Please take her off of the streets and give her a warm place to sleep at night.

Call 911084377 or email katerex_22@hotmail.co.uk

More rehoming sucess!

Hurray!

Two more lucky dogs went to thier new homes yesterday.

A lovely labrador and doberman. Lets hope that they are both VERY happy in thier new homes!

Good luck

Please call Ingrid if you are interested in seeing anymore lovely dogs like these: 918973896

Black and White male dog - RE HOMED

Very friendly, black and white male dog looking for a permanent home!

Young male, castrated, good with children, around 2years old. He is living at the Quintinha in Goldra but is now looking for your love.

Good with other dogs, once he knows them.

Please call Ingrid on 918973896 to go and see him.

RE HOMED!!

ANIMALS NEEDING NEW HOMES!!

Many gorgeous dogs in the rescue centres here in the Algarve are looking for fantastic homes.

Including pure bred dogs (shar pei, pointer, serra da estrela, alsation, spaniels etc)

Many lovely mixed breeds, cats, donkeys and horses!

If you would like to come and visit any of the shelters here, please give us a call.

Ingrid: 918973896
Katy: 911084377 or email katerex_22@hotmail.co.uk

Every little helps!

More kittens - needing new homes!

Two kittens remaining! One male and One female.

Very playful, good with other cats and dogs. Currently being fostered in the monchique. Used to family life! Do not have to be re homed together.

Now around 12 weeks old. If you could find a place in your heart to take on any of these lovely kittens then please call 911084377 or email katerex_22@hotmail.co.uk

Thank you

Two Rottweilers - Looking for you?

Two female Rottweilers - Sisters - MUST BE REHOMED TOGETHER.

Currently living in Portimao with a family. Unfortunately the people are having to move to an apartment and cannot take the dogs with them as the condominium does not allow dogs.

Details: Twin sisters - 3 years old. Born: 19/06/2006. Pure bred rottweilers, bred with a registered breeder.

Both dogs are fully up to date with thier vaccinations, have microchips and have been to obiedience school. Can sit, stay, stop and jump on command.

Both very well behaved, sometimes wary of strangers but once they know you will be your best friend. Good guard dogs. They are very good with other dogs but have never been with cats.

Please call Manuela (current owner) on 914402441 or email manuela.aurora@gmail.com if you would like to give these two lovely girls a second chance.

Male ginger kitten - NEW HOME FOUND!

6 weeks old - this gorgeous boy was found with his mum, sisters and brother on a resort.

Very confident, loves to sit on your lap and watch whats going on.

Call Katy 911084377 to make him part of your family
*Now known as chivers, this little guy is very happy in his new home*

Female Kitten - 6 weeks old - RE HOMED

6 week old female kitten - found with her mother brothers and sister on a resort.

Very sweet nature and would make a lovely pet. Excellent markings.

Please call Katy on 911084377 if you want to make her yours

*Ashley is with her brother Chivers in thier new home! Good luck*

Male kitten - RE HOMED

Ginger and white male kitten - 6 weeks old.

Found with is mother, brother and sisters on a resort.

Shy at first but when he is used to his surroundings this little man is full of energy and loves to play!

Please take him home: call 911084377 (katy) if you are interested

thank you

Female Kitten - RE HOMED

6 week old female kitten found with her mother, brothers and sisters on a resort. Tabby and ginger markings!

Currently being litter trained. Already eating solid food. Very sweet temperament although nervous at first.

If you would like to take this lovely girl home please call Katy 911084377

A new home for Pitti!

Good news for 8month old Pitti. He has now found his forever home after starting life in the Municipal Canil in Portimao.

Lets hope that he has a very happy life.

Please call Marisa on 96 354 63 64 if you wish to take home any of the lovely animals in Portimao.

A Special Thank You

Thank you very much from everyone at the CANIL DE S. FRANCISCO DE ASSIS EM LOULÉ PAAA ALGARVE!!

Last weekend the kind volenteers managed to collect roughly 558,59kgs of food for the hundreds of animals there at the shelter. This is a HUGE help.

Lets continue to help as much as we can, lets try our best and help give these animals the lives they deserve!

Monday Morning Info

*UPDATE *

• Free neutering Campaign!!
• Until July 15th 2009 - ALJEZUR, VILA DO BISPO, LAGOS, MONCHIQUE CALL: Helen 914085052 OR Isabel 965709610
• If you do not have a dog or a cat yourself, then please do what you can to help, set a trap for a stray in your area, get him/her neutered and put them back.
• EVERY LITTLE HELPS

Happily Ever After

Another set of twins were re homed last week - meet Ginger and Fred who were lucky enough to go home with Mrs. Courtney

If you would like to give a lovely puppy a home please call Ingrid on 918973896

There are lots of lovely puppies waiting to be taken home!

SONNY - NOW HAPPY IN HIS NEW HOME!!

Sonny is a pure bred black labrador male who really needs a third chance.

Found as a puppy in Almancil, Sonny had been wounded in the leg. He was then adopted by an English family who kept him for two years. They recently have moved back to England and left Sonny alone to watch the house. New owners moved in and have kept Sonny fed and looked after until now. They no longer want a dog.

Sonny needs a new family to love him and show him that life can be kind. Please call 911084377 if you want to make sonny yours.

thank you

UPDATE: Sonny is now very happy in his new family home where he has lots of space to run and lots of people to play with. Another happy ending!! PHOTOS TO COME OF SONNY AND HIS NEW FAMILY

Happy Waggy Tail Endings

Well we've had an interesting week on the re-homing front. After a month of getting no-where, being let down by people who changed their minds and not returning telephone calls, Molly and Henry found new homes last week within a day of each other. Henry was re-homed first, so Molly spend the day at work with Katy waiting for her new owners to come and collect her as she was so lonely without her brother. Katy was delighted with Molly's new owners, they'd already made plans to crate train her and really understood what a puppy needs to grow into a happy and sociable dog. However, Katy was surprised to find out that Molly's owners actually wanted two puppys, if she'd had known a few days before, they could have taken both Molly and Henry.

I'm a firm believer in 'what's meant to be will be' and was not at all surprised when Katy called on Saturday to say that Henry's owners had returned him. Although the wife was happy to have a puppy, her husband really didn't want one, and through no fault of Henry's it just hadn't worked out. So Katy was straight on the phone to Molly's owners to ask if they would like to have Henry, they took a moment to think about it and called back to say YES!

When you consider that these little puppies were found together at five weeks old hiding in the bushes; they had been abandoned, they were dirty and covered in fleas and ticks. The only constant thing they've had in their short lives is each other, so it is really great news that they will be able to grow up together in a safe and loving family home.

Happy ending - 6TH June 2009

Bella - a young female labrador cross was adopted by the sellars family on the 6th of June from Quintinha dos Animais in Goldra.

We are sure that Bella will be very happy in her new home.
Well done Ingrid!

If anybody would like to go and look at any of the lovely animals at the Quintinha then please call Ingrid on 918973896

Mimuna

Hello! My name is Mimuna and I am looking for a fantastic new home with lots of space to run around.

Female dog - spayed, up to date with all of her injections. 1.5 years old. Very good with children and other dogs. Owner unfortunately run out of room for her in her house and feels that she needs a better chance in life.

Please call Katy 911084377 if you would like more details.

*UPDATE* Mimuna has been re homed - she now lives in a place that has enough space for her to burn off all of that energy. Lets hope that Mimuna and her new family are very happy together!

RE HOMED!!

Young female dog and her 10 week old female puppy. RE HOMED!!

Found last month on a vilamoura golf course with her two remaining babies, four unfortunately had already passed away. One of the puppies thankfully has been adopted but mother and daughter are still waiting for thier forever homes in the Quintinha in Goldra.

If you would like to make either one of these girls part of your family please call Ingrid: 918973896 or katy on 911084377

*UPDATES* 24.08.2009 -

Little Kylie (the puppy) was rehomed in germany last week but her mum is still looking for the perfect forever home. She is waiting for you at the Quintinha dos Animais in Goldra.

Please give her a home. She is a very sweet and docile young dog.

DAISY - ADOPTED!

GORGEOUS DAISY HAS FOUND HER FOREVER HOME. After being in the shelter for FAR too long, we hope that daisy has a very long and happy life with her new family.

Daisy was found roaming the streets of Almancil. She is extremely friendly, loves people and gets on fine with other dogs. She is currently living in Goldra rescue centre near Santa Barbara.
Daisy is a young dog, she is spayed, vaccinated, house trained and would make the perfect family pet.

Please give her the chance she deserves. Contact: 911084377 for more details or to arrange to meet Daisy

Helping Algarve's Waifs and Strays

Katy and I are new to blogging, but we're no strangers to helping the homeless animals here in the Algarve. Barely a week passes without Katy finding a stray animal or getting a call from someone who needs help with an animal they've found or need help to find a home for.

I should have known Katy and I would end up helping waifs and strays when Katy fell in love with a kitten found in the road during a rainstorm who then became her first permanent resident.

Word must have spread amongst the local animals as not long after Katy took the kitten home, we had a visit from a little blond canine bundle of fluff. He showed up at the office and wasn't going to take no for an answer. Eventually he was allowed to lie quietly on the floor, and he was convinced he was on to a good thing after feasting on lunch scraps and enjoying lots of tickes and tummy rubs. Flokka as he came to be called was eventually re-homed in Germany which was just as well as we were running out of places to hide him from the boss!

Next came Libby the street dog who used to show up at our office in Loulé at lunchtime for her daily meal of dog biscuits and table scraps, she never let us stroke her, but we could see in her eyes that the food we gave her was a lifeline. Unfortunately a month after delivering a small litter of puppies, Libby was found dead at the truckers yard across the road from the office. She'd died in her sleep which was a sad end to a life full of hardship and neglect.

Since Katy and I no longer work together, the animals have stopped showing up at the office, but that doesn't stop stray animals crossing her path. April saw Katy bottle feeding a litter of kittens who had been left in a plastic bag at the animal shelter in Loulé. Bottle feeding is great fun except when you have to get up at 2 o'clock in the morning! Just as the kittens were homed, Katy found two puppies, Molly and Henry on the wasteland near Alisuper in Almancil. Puppies are always cute, but these two are little crackers, I'm happy to say that they're on the verge of being rehomed and we'll update the blog with details as soon as they've been collected by their new owners.

What with kittens in April, and puppies in May, I wonder what June has in store for the SOS Algarve Animals team?

Kitten - 5 weeks old - RE HOMED

Female kitten - 5 weeks old

Currently being hand reared and eating solids ready to go to a new home in a weeks time, this tiny female kitten was found in a shed in Santa Barbara.

Will be used to handling with people, other cats and dogs.

Please call Ingrid - 918973896 if you want to make this little girl yours.

*UPDATE - This lovely kitten is now settling happily in her new home!!*

LOLA - Case Resolved

Lola is a 2.5 year old female dog. Serra d' estrela.

An extremely docile, quiet girl Lola is looking for a second chance.
Her owners have had to rush back to thier home country unexpectedly and cannot take her with them.

She gets on very well with other dogs, although can sometimes be dominent. She is extremely good with children.

Please contact - Nicollette on 917533061 if you would like to give lola a good home.
UPDATE - 04/06/2009 - THANKFULLY LOLA'S OWNER AND LOLA CAN STAY TOGETHER AND CONTINUE TO HAVE A VERY HAPPY LIFE.