What We Do
Nandi Animal Charity is dedicated to making a difference
in the lives of sick and abandoned animals in the beautiful Western Algarve.
Through your generous donations of furniture, homeware, and clothes,
we raise vital funds to support the following initiatives:
SUPPORTING PARTNER SANCTUARIES
VETERINARIAN CARE and STERILISATION
ADOPTIONS - COMING SOON!
Our Partner Sanctuaries
Nandi collaborates with and supports a number of animal shelters, of various size
and capacity all genuinely committed to safeguarding the well-being
of abandoned and sick animals in Western Algarve.
We raise funds for the care, accommodation and feeding
of dogs, cats, horses and donkeys.
Cadela Carlota
Cadela Carlota has been caring for abandoned dogs and cats in the area of Lagos in the Algarve, Portugal, since 2008. They are concerned with the animals’ welfare, health, safety and quality of life. They try to re-home dogs and cats however, the shelter will be, for some, their forever home, as they cannot be adopted due to a number of particular circumstances such as age or chronic health issues.
Mayday
Since 2010, sheltering up to 120 dogs at any one time, in private woodland near Vila do Bispo is a small charity called Mayday. Karen Breen and her husband created the shelter and started taking in dogs from the streets, fields and a local municipal kennel to keep them safe. They also help get dogs and cats neutered and sometimes sick cats are temporarily sheltered and cared for until they can be reintroduced to their colony or re-homed.
S.O.S. Animais
Sem Futuro
Founded by Sara Lang, S.O.S. Animais Sem Futuro is a charitable organisation founded in 2006, operating in Monchique for the past 5 years.The main core values of the charity are protecting all animals that cannot protect themselves. S.O.S. does this by taking in sick, disabled, old, and mistreated animals, from goats, sheep, chickens, horses, ducks, dogs, and cats. Alongside the sanctuary animals, S.O.S. also helps other animals through various protocols, one of these being with the local municipality and the street cat sterilisations. S.O.S. also takes cases that the municipal kernel cannot deal with such as sick animals and kittens/puppies that are found as tiny babies in bins and need bottle feeding.
Associaçao Bamboo
Associaçao Bamboo is a small, privately funded sanctuary for donkeys and unwanted dogs located in the Western Algarve. Over the years they have re-homed over 300 dogs. The dogs and donkeys have access to regular human contact, which includes daily energetic exercise over private farmlands. Food, water, cleaning and necessary veterinary services are provided by volunteers and subsidised by local charities, including Nandi.
AEZA
AEZA (Association for Environment and Animal Protection of Aljezur) is a non-profit association, based in Aljezur, whose main objective is to provide abandoned animals decent conditions to live in, with shelter, food, care and health care. The aim of the association is to medicate, spay and castrate; to treat for worms, fleas and ticks and to re-home as many as possible.
Veterinarian Care & Sterilisation
We provide financial assistance for the treatment of cats and dogs, as well as for the sterilisation of abandoned pets.
If you need support with veterinary costs,
we're here to help ensure your pets the care they need.
We provide financial assistance for spaying/neutering of abandoned animals
and owned pets if you cannot pay the full costs yourself.
Nandi also helps with treatment costs for stray animals.
We can only help with treatment costs for owned animals in exceptional
circumstances and where our funding allows.
Nandi operates on wholly donated funds and can only assist those who have limited finances.
You can request financial assistance for the spaying/neutering of dogs and cats
if you cannot afford the cost yourself.
Requests for assistance in the treatment of stray or abandoned
animals can be submitted and will be considered.
Please complete the online application form ensuring you include your fiscal number
and the microchip number of your animal.
You will be asked why you cannot afford the cost and you may be asked
to submit further information.
Nandi works with selected veterinary clinics to ensure the best treatment
is provided for the animals.
You will need to select the veterinary clinic you wish to use from our list of approved clinics.
Nandi will attempt to respond to all requests within 72 hours after the form has been submitted.
An email will be sent to you with information regarding the support provided.
The vet will only be able to use Nandi funds for the costs authorised and for the animal
detailed in the authorisation.
You will be responsible for contacting the clinic and paying
for any additional treatments and costs incurred directly to the veterinary clinic.
Nandi will NOT PAY for any costs associated with the following:
Any dental costs
Vaccinations, deworming or flea treatments
Ongoing and/or repeat treatment
Chronic and/or terminal conditions
Installation of microchips
Food Donations
We provide funds for food for nearly 500 cats in colonies,
run by independent groups of wonderful cat feeders,
who visit the colonies day in and day out, in various locations from Sagres to Mexilhoeira Grande. Money is spent every month on dry and wet food for the cat colonies
and they are also given fresh water on a daily basis.