Castanha and Simba

Two more puppies neutered and adopted the same day! They had been rescued with their mother in May and they went now. The mother was released after 2 months, when they were big enough and were already eating alone. Now they are gone as well… To be able to keep all this process going, for … Read more

Volunteering Erica Benvenuto

Today we want to thank heartedly a voluntary veterinarian who will always take a special place in our heart for his sweetness and helpfulness! Erica Benvenuto found herself to accompany our work at a very difficult time and we made it one more time only thanks to her patience and generosity of spirit and time. … Read more

Children from Pedrera visit the shelter

simabo educates school kids to care about animals

Yesterday we had the pleasure to host a trip of Sparkling Treasure, a Dutch organisation that aims at supporting children from poor families that don’t have many occasions to have a trip out of town. So this time they visited for the first time our shelter in Lazareto for the joy of our dogs! We … Read more

30 short-finned pilot whales stranded in Boavista

boa vista whales

Yesterday, more than 30 short-finned pilot whales stranded in the west of the Cape Verdean Island of Boavista. A fisherman who was working in the waters off the beach of Varandinha called our local office after he discovered the incident on the beach. In a joint effort of NGOs and local government a rescue mission … Read more

Book a room in our hostel

The Hostel finances our ONG Simabo, which takes care of the street dogs of the island.