No
one cared for this pup except...
 |
While on holiday in Portugal Mike Gibb (a playwright based in Aberdeen Scotland whose many works include Outlander The Musical) was horrified by the many stray and abandoned dogs, most of whom displayed horrific signs of neglect, mistreatment and starvation, and shocked by the fact that there was no one to care for them except charities run by volunteers. And so on his return home he decided to set up Friends of Bianca, a group established with the purpose of supporting and raising funds for
Bianca
Associacao
throughout the English speaking world. Every penny donated through Friends of Bianca goes directly to the charity in Portugal.
Bianca is a Portuguese charity that rescues, treats, cares for and then re-homes stray and abandoned dogs and cats. Many of the animals, which are left in the streets to fend for themselves or found tied or chained to the fence of the Bianca compound, have suffered severely through neglect and abuse and, without Bianca, some would simply starve to death or die of treatable diseases. Established in 2002 in Sesimbra, south of Lisbon, and run solely by volunteers, Bianca now takes 600 animals into its care every year. The shelter currently looks after over 200 dogs and 30 cats and re-homes the animals both locally to responsible owners and through a network of animal associations in Northern
Europe.
To learn more about Bianca visit their web site at www.bianca.pt/english.
Charity Registration
number (SC042783)
|
|
