Welcome
This is the website of Animal Rescue Algarve (ARA) a charity that owns and operates an animal shelter dedicated to improving the welfare of dogs and cats in Portugal. This website is regularly updated to show our animals, the latest news and information about upcoming events.
Who we are
ARA is a Portuguese Charity Association that was legally established and whose main objective is to collect, rehabilitate and rehome dogs and cats in need, prioritizing those that are abandoned and/or neglected. This charity was founded in 2017 by an English businessman living in the Algarve who financed the entire cost of the project and has also financed all operating costs since its creation. The Association's board of directors is made up of twelve individuals, all of whom are volunteers. For ARA, improving animal welfare is of great importance, not only locally, but eventually throughout the country. With several success stories.
Our World | Our Shelter | Our Animals
ANIMAL WELFARE - ENHANCE THE BEST OF WHAT ARA DOES
A number of videos have been produced to demonstrate the various activities that take place at the Shelter and can be viewed in different sections of this website. Here you can watch a video with an overview of the Shelter and its history.
Our Shelter
A Special Place
In January 2018, two hectares of land with trees were acquired, located in a valley in the Cabanita area northwest of Loulé. Several months later, and after a lot of cleaning and infrastructure work, which had to be done before the construction of the first kennels and any other buildings, we opened our doors in September and our first adoption was in November of that same year.
The shelter has 48 state-of-the-art, environmentally friendly kennels that can accommodate up to 100 dogs and puppies and includes 14 outdoor areas for socialization/play, and there are also catteries with capacity for around 50 cats and kittens.





Meet Our Team
The executive committee is made up of eight volunteers who are local professionals and who meet regularly, with four people from this group making up the day-to-day management team.
We also have a number of full-time employees with a wide range of skills, some of whom live at the Shelter.

Cristina Silva
Cuidador de Animais
Coordenadora Voluntários
Claudia Ferrá
Cuidador de Animais
Rebeca Oliveira
Cuidador de Animais
João Ferreira
Gerente
Coordenador Saúde e Bem Estar Animal
Tiago Nagasawa
Cuidador de Animais
Coordenador de Voluntários
Cintia Assis
Vice-Presidente
Marlene Dias
Cuidador de Animais
Élia Dias
Administrativa
Paul Houdemon
Cuidador de Animais
Cláudia Martins
Cuidador de Animais
Responsável Saúde Animal
19
Rescued
Agosto 2024
21
Adopted
Agosto 2024
208
Adoptions in
2024
Our success stories, the animals that have been adopted and rehomed here at Animal Rescue Algarve.
The rescue, rehabilitation and welfare of animals is of great importance to animal rescue shelters, so finding new homes for animals is one of our priorities and we are very pleased to do so.
Giving abandoned animals a second chance at life and seeing them in their new environment, with new families who receive so much love from them is very rewarding and makes this project worthwhile.
1761
Adopted
Since 2018
One of our goals is to give abandoned animals a second chance at life and find new homes for each of them.
We work hard to ensure that every animal that comes to our shelter finds a home, a family and lots of love.
And so far we feel that our efforts and work have been rewarded by the number of animals we have been able to rehome.
Todas as fotos de animais presentes no nosso site, passaram por nós ou ainda estão connosco.
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