Firefighters and city officials, supported by the Public Security Police (PSP), tried to rescue a dog trapped on the construction site of the new hospital in Santa Rita.
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As part of the annual animal welfare association financial support scheme, the Regional Government, in conjunction with the Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Rural Development, this week signed a programme-contract with the Funchal Domestic Animal Protection Society (SPAD), for 30 thousand euros.
A traditional sheep shearing demonstration will take place tomorrow, the 18th of July, at the Madeira Theme Park.
During his visit to the Animal Protection Society (SPAD), Pedro Calado, candidate for Funchal City Council for the PSD/CDS coalition, promised, that if elected he would develop a massive sterilisation plan for all animals abandoned on the island's public roads.
Yesterday morning, an appeal was posted on the social media network Reddit asking if anyone had seen Michal, a Polish citizen, who has formally been reported missing in Madeira. The message read:
The PS Parliamentary Group will file a request for a parliamentary hearing with the Regional Secretary for the Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change, Susana Prada, in the Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region of Madeira, with a view to finding out the whole truth about the asbestos found buried at the Ginjas site, in São Vicente.
The Regional Government has confirmed that it will support three animal charities to the total sum of 30,000 euros (10,000 euros each).
Over the weekend, the Regional Secretary for the Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change, Susana Prada, was present at another clean up operation in the port of Caniçal. The first took place in September 2020, where 600 kg of rubbish, including tyres, batteries, glass, plastic and iron were collected.
On Saturday the 26th of June, members from the Associação Ajuda Alimentar a Cães rescued a dog that was found chained in terrible conditions, and living on moldy bread, no water and was only alive due to the kindliness of a neighbour, who was feeding it secretly.
An infestation of pigeon lice; a mite that causes skin irritations, forced the closure of some of the wards at the Dr. Nélio Mendonça Hospital yesterday.
Associação Ajuda a Alimentar Cães, manage a small rescue puppy and kitten area at Vetmedis das Madalenas, and are looking for volunteers to help look after the area and animals during their stay at the vets.
On the 14th of June at the Gonçalves Zarco Basic and Secondary School, tropical biologist Ricardo Rocha, researcher in the field of Nature Conservation, researcher at the Research Centre for Biodiversity and Genetic Resources of the University of Porto, and bat specialist held a seminar on the importance of "Bats as agricultural pest controllers in Madagascar and Madeira."
Miguel Albuquerque visited the Civil Protection facilities in Madeira this morning, for the formal presentation of the 2021 POCIF (Operational Plan for Combating Forest Fires).
Starting from the 26th of June, the municipality of Câmara de Lobos will resume its Animal Cause campaign, which will allow dog and cat owners to have their pets vaccinated and microchipped.
This morning, Madeira Volunteer Firefighters (BVM) rescued a puppy, whose legs had been broken and was left dumped in a box in Rua do Matadouro. On finding the poor little mite, the BVM immediately transported the injured puppy to a veterinary clinic for treatment.