SOS/NAFS Save our Stray animals
SOS Animal - help our strays!
HELP THE STRAY ANIMALS OF MADEIRA – WE NEED DONATIONS FOR NEUTERING AND FEEDING OF STRAYS [NAFS],
NAFS is a group of people in Madeira who are trying to help the stray animals.
We are mostly in the West of the island and need volunteers near to Funchal and the Lido areas because there are a lot of dogs and cats there.
Whether you live in Madeira or you are here on holiday, you can help.
• CAN YOU GIVE A DONATION?
• CAN YOU DONATE SOME DRIED FOOD?
• CAN YOU FEED A GROUP OF DOGS OR CATS?
• CAN YOU HOME AN AMINAL FOR A FEW DAYS AFTER IT IS NEUTERED?
There are many dogs and cats in Madeira who have become strays. These animals are on the street through no fault of their own. They have to beg food from wherever they can because nobody will take them in and give them a home.
This problem in Madeira exists because these animals are not neutered and they breed without control.
Neutering can be done by SOS Animal, which is a scheme run by Dr. Teixeira at VETFUNCHAL.
If you offer to feed a group of strays the location is important. Make sure that it is:-
NOT NEAR TO HOTELS
NOT NEAR TO RESTAURANTS
HAS FRESH [NOT SEA] WATER IS EASILY AVAILABLE
Once the animals are used to being fed by people they can gradually be neutered in order to lessen the reproduction rates.
If you want to help these animals you can FILL IN THE FORM BELOW and give it in at the Madeira Times office in Funchal [near to the Monumental Lido] either with a donation or an offer of help.
OR
SEND A DONATION [not food] to Dr Teixeira at SOS ANIMAL, VetFunchal, Calçada da Cabouqueira, 61, 9000-171 Funchal. Please let him have your name and address so he can send a receipt.
OR
Contact the Group co-ordinator, Thelma Brown at 291 822 543
January 6th, 2007 at 12:10 am
I just read an article in my local paper in Uxbridge, West London about a lady called Thelma who is helping stray dogs in Madeira. I visit Funchal every year and only a few weeks ago I was watching the strays in the Mercado dos Lavradores and wondering if anyone bothered about them. Thelma, what a wonderful job you are doing, I will make a point of remembering where you are and will visit next time I am over.
January 16th, 2007 at 5:28 pm
Hello Sarah
Thank you for your comment. I will relay the message to Thelma.
We look forward to meeting you when you are next over
April 23rd, 2007 at 9:39 pm
I am still thinking of the wonderful work that Thelma does on Madeira. I would love to meet up and wondering if I could volunteer for a day? I am on Madeira between May 29th and June 1st. Please email me.
January 9th, 2008 at 7:38 pm
Dear Sir or Madam,
We are trying to contact someone with regard to a stray dog that was living in the vacinity of the Pestana Bay Hotel Funchal. We have just returned from Funchal and we want to adopt this little dog called Menina.
She is about 18 months old and currently has puppies. A rep at the hotel is trying to help us. We are trying to find a trustworthy boarding kennels in Funchal that can look after Menina whilst she is neutered, innoculated and prepared for transportation to England. We cannot afford for her to go into quarrantine kennels, but we are very happy to contribute to the cost of her boarding whilst she is in Madeira.
Any help/information you could give us would be very gratefully appreciated.
Regards.
Reg and Sheila Limpkin
January 21st, 2008 at 4:19 pm
Dear Reg and Sheila
The kennels in Funchal are run by SPAD (the Madeiran version of the RSPCA).
If you go and have a chat with them, they will be able to do all the vetinary things to Menina before you go away, so that she is able to be kennelled whilst you are out of Madeira.