Support for litters rescued by Patinhas sem Lar (Homeless Paws)

Dear friends, we are seeing numerous litters of kittens, some with runny noses, in need of veterinary care. We ask for your contribution to support these and other cases that come to our attention daily.

The Patinhas sem Lar Association, based in Espinho, was created 13 years ago. We have a dog shelter with capacity for 110 dogs, and a cattery with capacity for 80 cats. All animals are properly vaccinated, dewormed, and neutered/spayed if they are over 6 months old. In addition to the expenses incurred to maintain the sheltered animals in the best sanitary conditions, there are also the high costs of animals rescued from the streets needing urgent veterinary care: animals hit by cars with bone fractures, animals with parasitic diseases and others, litters of newborn puppies and kittens abandoned. We have also received several litters with serious eye injuries due to untreated infections. Friends, we ask for your help. Contribute to this cause if you can. Thank you!

About the author

My name is Ana Paula Castro, I am 60 years old, I am a doctor specializing in Clinical Pathology, and a full professor of Medical Microbiology at the Abel Salazar Institute of Biomedical Sciences (ICBAS) in Porto.

My passion for animals led me to create the Patinhas sem Lar Association 13 years ago in Espinho, in collaboration with other people who, like me, are sensitive to animal welfare. At the time, the purpose of creating the association was to care for 70 dogs that were abandoned on an isolated plot of land in Paramos, Espinho. Since then, we have rescued and placed for adoption more than 3,000 dogs and cats. Our aim is for the rescued animals to be sheltered for the shortest time possible. After basic veterinary care, including deworming, vaccination, and sterilization, they are advertised on various platforms to promote their responsible adoption. The motivation for this project is to raise the necessary funds to build the new Patinhas sem Lar shelter.

Budget and due dates

We aim to raise 5000 euros by June 30th.

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