It was an amazing day of team work when over 30 riders from various countries got together at Pinetrees Riding on the 14th for a fun competition to raise funds for Ukrainian refugees, and Easter eggs for underprivileged children in Almancil.

We finished our sterilisation campaign for cats in the concelhos of Loule and Albufeira on Thursday 14th April, late afternoon. It has been an interesting experience to say the least, with many emotions: stress, sadness, disappointment, frustration, kindness, happiness, joy, laughter and fulfilment.

The people of Portugal have been extremely generous in their support of Ukraine by donating clothing and food through the many and various appeals that have been launched. 

Over the past few weeks we have all watched with absolute horror as the war in Ukraine has unfolded in front of our eyes. The pictures of frightened mothers with babies in their arms, pleading for help, and fathers saying goodbye to their loved ones has been unbearable to watch, and all the time we have been asking “What can we do” and “How can we help?”

Husband and wife Sergey and Yana, both from Russia, bought a building in Portimão a few months ago.  They had the idea of opening it up as a hostel and, while thinking about the options, the events started happening in Ukraine. 

Sterilise Our Strays, or SOS Algarve Animals, is a registered non-profit organisation whose purpose is the sterilisation of cats and dogs living on the street, or belonging to low income families who otherwise have no means to pay for this operation.

SteriliseOurStrays is very happy to announce the financial side of the spaython in April 2022 is sorted out!  We achieved our goal and more!

Early age neutering of kittens and puppies is always a touchy subject, but in a country like Portugal where the problem is so overwhelmingly big, and the number of unwanted cats is huge, there truly is no other way than to sterilise early and prevent even more unwanted births! Population Management in a humane way!