Transcript Aanifeira_Presentation

Aanifeira – Associação dos Amigos dos
Animais de Santa Maria da Feira
Portugal
May 2011
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Mission
Provide clean and safe surroundings for stray and
abandoned dogs and cats with the care and attention that
each animal deserves together with the necessary followup attention after an adoption has been made.
Provide the resident dogs (those that are not adopted) with
a life of the best comfort available for as long as they live.
Pledges to enhance the human-animal bond and to teach
and ensure that neutering/spaying is the foremost in
animal adoption.
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BACKGROUND
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Non-profit / no-kill animal welfare charity
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Location: Santa Maria da Feira, northern Portugal
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Founded on December 7th, 1999
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25 year rental free lease agreement on land and buildings (old cattle
pavilion) given by local council
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Currently housing approx. 400 dogs and a small number of cats
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7 Committee/Managing team out of which 5 are volunteers
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6 full time employees
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Monthly running cost Euros 8.000
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UP UNTIL 2006 VERY DIFFICULT TIMES WERE
EXPERIENCED AT AANIFEIRA
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Close to 800 animals were housed
Serious overcrowding
No population control
Lack of proper sanitation
Lack of daily veterinary care
Lack of staff
Lack of funding
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TERRIBLE LIVING CONDITIONS
Overcrowding
Lack of sanitation
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2006
NEW VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT TEAM TAKES OVER
Changes are implemented
 No new dogs were accepted into
shelter from the local community
 Guidance and help given to
people wanting to have their
animals adopted without taking
them into the shelter
 Start of reduction of dog
population
 Membership campaign gets
underway
 Refurbishing kennels once used
for cattle
 Local schools’ education program
is put into action
 Formal adoption policy put into
action
 Fostering an animal became
possible
 Iniciative of ‘Cats & Dogs’ events
started
 Neutering program for resident
animals got underway
 Line of Aanifeira merchandising
introduced - t-shirts, polos, caps
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2006
NEW DEVELOPMENTS WERE SEEN
• New block of 12 boxes was
completed through donations of
building materials and volunteer
work
• 70 dogs transferred from a dark
enclosure to outside kennels each
with small outside area for
movement
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2007
LANDSCAPING THE EXERCISE PARK
• August 2007 work was
completed on fencing in a
large outdoor exercise area
• Animals were finally released
in sessions, some after
several years of confinement
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Fundraising Events
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Parties held at local establishments
Gala dinners in 2007 & 2008
Adult and Childrens’ theatrical
spectacles
Dinner ‘get-togethers’ for members,
staff and volunteers
Aanifeira 10th Anniversary Dinner held
on December 5th, 2009
Appearance of public figures &
celebrities at some of the above events
Participation by three nationally known
Portuguese celebrities in drawing public
awareness to Aanifeira’s cause and
animal welfare in general:
 Miguel Vieira – top fashion designer
 Ricardo Azevedo – solo singer & guitarist
 EZ Special – top national pop rock music
band
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THIS WAS NOT ENOUGH HOWEVER
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More work needed to be done:
Campaign for funding – nationally & internationally
Work on adoptions of resident animals
Start neutering/spaying campaign
Recruit new members (fee Euros 15 per annum)
Recruit more fosterers (fee Euros 5 per month)
Find more donations of building materials
Publisize for more donations of gifts for bazaars, local fairs, etc.
Recruit more Volunteers
Work on internet site, blog, newsletter
Ensure Aanifeira was known publicly and that its policies were respected.
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MAJOR PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN GOT UNDERWAY
• Regular appearances on the major Portuguese television station
• Photographic exposition of Aanifeira’s animals (courtesy of a
member) on view in public buildings – later made into a set of
beautiful postcards put up for sale
• Presence with volunteers at local schools, sporting clubs,
cultural/recreational associations and senior community homes
• Working closely with local Municipal Council in trying to solve the
street dog situation
• Annual presence on Aanifeira stand at local community fairs
worked by volunteers
• Presence on chat shows on local radio stations
• Presence in local and national newspapers.
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2007 Aanifeira Veterinary
Clinic opened
• Work completed on building a
Veterinary Clinic using some
donations of building materials as
well as basic hospital equipment
• Clinic opens exclusively to
Aanifeira’s members working with
lower prices than those practised
by other clinics
• Today two full-time vets are
employed giving full back-up to
1200 members’ animals as well as
resident animals.
2009
FUNDING GRANT RECEIVED FROM
BRIGITTE BARDOT FOUNDATION
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New set of kennels
constructed to house dogs
kept in central corredor of
main pavilion which had
little access to sunlight
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Capacity to hold 40 dogs
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OCTOBER 4TH, WORLD ANIMAL DAY
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Presence on October 4th, 2009 &
2010 to celebrate WORLD ANIMAL
DAY
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Open days to the members of the
public to visit the shelter
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Educational visit to local sports
ground to explain animal welfare
to junior soccer players
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2009/2010
Educational Programs for staff
and volunteers introduced
 Shelter Care and Medicine, held at Aanifeira
 Senior Animal Care, Aanifeira
 ITP - International Training Programme, Dogs
Trust, U.K. (shelter/animal management) –
held in England
 OEW – Overseas Education Workshop, Dog’s
Trust, U.K. – Focusing on teaching children at
schools about animal welfare, held in Santa
Maria da Feira, Portugal and included a visit
to local school for demonstration
 Attendance by two Management Team
members to ICAWC – International
Companion Animal Welfare Conference held
in Prague, Czech Republic in 9-11 Nov 2010
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International Donations
Aanifeira is proud to be associated with other international animal welfare
foundations
AMCF – Animal Medical
Care Foundation
Holland
Veterinary medicine
Stichting Dierennood
Holland
Veterinary medicine
Medical equipment
International volunteers
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SNIP International
England
Specialist equipment for
use in trap-neuterreturn
2009 – 2011
International Volunteer
Internship Program
• International volunteers coming from
Holland, Belgium, England, Scotland and
Australia are welcomed to work in the
following areas:
Veterinarians
Animal Care
 Members of the public with a love of
animals
• Working under the guidance of the
Aanifeira vets and staff they learn the
basics and difficulties of running a nonprofit/no-kill animal shelter
• Registered with the BVA – British
Veterinary Association as a shelter that is
equipped to receive veterinary volunteers
FIRST BOOK RELEASE - DECEMBER 2010
“PACO”
• Written by Mafalda Damião and
addressing all age groups
• Recounts the many aspects
that concern the treatment of
animals in Portugal, covering
this in an educational way
• Sponsored by Zurich Insurance
company
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STATISTICS - MEMBERS
An important asset to a non-profit association
Year
Members
1999
3
2000
2
2001
5
2002
6
2003
5
2004
15
2005
51
2006
74
2007
130
2008
175
2009
388
2010
338
Total
1192
Nr. Members
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
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STATISTICS
ANIMALS NEUTERED / SPAYED
LAST 3 YEARS
2008
2009
2010
Dogs
68
120
143
Cats
71
132
180
Today at Aanifeira, all bitches are spayed with 25% of males neutered
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STATISTICS
ANIMALS ADOPTED
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Dogs
409
272
186
115
83
Cats
1
23
52
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41
Adoptions have decreased over the years due to the fact that people are mainly looking for puppies which
Aanifeira does not have.
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WHAT WE FACE TODAY
• An uphill battle to avoid
overcrowding at the shelter
• Handling an adult > senior dog
population at the shelter
• Difficulty in having people adopt
an older animal
• Stopping abandonment at the
doors
• Continued fundraising
• Drawing public awareness to
spay/neutering and vacination
of animals
• Continued follow-ups on
adoptions
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WHERE DO WE GO FOR THE FUTURE
• Licensing and certification of
Aanifeira Veterinary Clinic for
opening to the general public
• Renovations in main pavilion area to
increase space allowing expansion on
current kennel space for animals
• Building cattery and boarding kennels
to ensure a continued source of
income
• Renovation to Aanifeira Veterinary
Clinic to increase clinic space and
install sophisticated equipment i.e.
X-Ray machine, Ultrasound whereby
increasing customer service to
clients.
• Expanding the Aanifeira Pet Shop
• Grassing the entire outside exercise area
in couch grass
• Work side by side with one other very
small association and the main local pound
in controlling the abandoned animal
population in the five major districts in
the area (Terras de Santa Maria).
• Creating responsible dog/cat ownership:
matching animal to owner, background
checks, home checks, follow-up
• Build a sanctuary for unadoptable dogs to
live the rest of their lives in freedom
• Become an exemplary shelter in Portugal
and have the opportunity in helping and
giving guidance to other shelters around
the country
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OUR THANKS
The staff and volunteers that work with Aanifeira give their own time
devotely to helping the many unwanted animals that come into the
shelter, sometimes in incredible circumstances and situations.
They work tirelessly, often facing long hours but all is done with
dedication and with one thought in mind to save animals.
Animals are special to them and over the years their dedication and work
has not gone unnoticed.
Aanifeira’s story over the past 11 ½ years has only improved and we
believe this is only the beginning. We look forward to a better future
and to achieving even greater heights.
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