A non-profit in Beira Baixa, Portugal

Cared for, and right where they belong.

We feed and watch over the free-living cats of the village and help them access sterilisation and veterinary care. Get to know the colony and help us reach every last one.

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Faces from the colonies

Each profile is a small biography and an open invitation.

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Sterilised

Fig

Male

Fig is a small black cat who regularly visits a resident's garden.

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Lia

Lia is missing an eye, but she seems to be in good health.

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Mrs Maisel

Female

Mrs Maisel is a lovely but wary cat who keeps her distance from the other street cats.

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Imbir

Imbir is a pale ginger and white cat who occasionally comes to the bar for food.

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Patch

Patch is a young kitten who comes for food every day with a sibling who looks much like him.

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Dottie

Female

Dottie comes for food near the bar, but she is still too wary to let us touch her.

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“We don't rehome. A healthy, sterilised cat is happiest in the place it already knows, so we bring the care to them.”

Associação Ambiental da Via da Estrela · NIPC 519 292 170

How sponsorship works

Pick a level that suits you. Every euro goes to food, sterilisation and veterinary care for a named cat and you'll follow their journal as the seasons turn.

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