Streetdogs

Streetdogs

Streetdogs Associação de Proteção Animal

Barcelos, Braga, Portugal

Animal welfare
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Profile last updated: October 19, 2026

About

Streetdogs is a non-profit association based in Barcelos, Portugal working on animal welfare.

Streetdogs is a non-profit animal protection association based in Barcelos, Portugal. It rescues abandoned animals, treats them and places them for responsible adoption, using volunteers and no physical shelter. It runs a trap-neuter-return programme for feral cat colonies with the Barcelos municipal council, runs a foster-family scheme, and helps low-income families with pet care costs. It is funded by donations, membership fees and shop sales, and receives no institutional funding.

Location

Barcelos, Portugal

Organisation type

Association

Legal form

Associação

Legal name

Streetdogs Associação de Proteção Animal

VAT number

PT500033000

Focus areas

animal welfareanimal protectionanimal adoptiontrap-neuter-returnfoster carestray animals

Languages

PT

Causes & programmes

Causes

Animal welfare

Works for

AnimalsFamilies

How they work

Direct servicesVolunteer programmesAwareness & education

Programmes

CED (Capturar-Esterilizar-Devolver)

Animal welfare · Portugal

Trap-neuter-return programme for feral cat colonies in the municipality of Barcelos, under a protocol with the Barcelos municipal council. Cats are sterilised, ear-tipped, dewormed, vaccinated and microchipped, then returned to their territory with a carer, while tame adults and young kittens are placed for adoption.

Família de acolhimento (foster families)

Animal welfare · Portugal

Households temporarily host animals until they are adopted. The association covers veterinary and food costs.

Ajuda às famílias carenciadas

Animal welfare · Portugal

Support for low-income families in Barcelos who cannot afford the costs of their pets, mainly through monthly food help, sterilisation assistance and help in cases of illness or accident.

Countries of operation

Portugal

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donationsMembership feesEarned income

Ways to support

DonateMembershipVolunteerShopSponsorship

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Câmara Municipal de Barcelos, Mimos Centro Veterinário do Olival, Centro Veterinário da Cidade, Clínica Veterinária da Avenida

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