Volunteering at ARA 🐾

May - June 2023

1 month of volunteering at Animal Rescue Algarve where I'll be walking A LOT for wildlife extinction fundraising 😅
Want to contribute to wildlife? 👉 https://aroundtheworld.zsl.org/fundraising/britts-movement-for-wildlife Read more

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- May 27, 2023
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Altitude: 190 m
- Portugal Faro Loulé (São Sebastião)Vale de Rosas 37.15179, -8.03011337°9’6” N 8°1’48” W
Day 1
Arrival day 👀🐾
May 27, 2023 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Arrived! Lots of info 🤪 and a tour around the shelter, that is all the dogs, cats and even bunnies! 😍 (about a 100 in total!)

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🧢 anxious on the plane, but was prepared for the adventure with the cap obviously - can't wait to get a own hoodie or T-shirt here!
🥾 hike to the grocery store, could get used to this view
🐈 spend the evening in one of the cat places - Mendes felt like posing
🍋 three cats and a lemon from the yard
🥭🍌 first breakfast, fruit, honestly because I didn't fully know yet how this kitchen works, we'll see tonight 🤩🍝
🐶 Our house dog Kenia, a sweet old lady who likes her space - oh, and food so everything has to be locked in the kitchen 🔒Read more
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- May 28, 2023
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 190 m
- Portugal Faro Loulé (São Sebastião)Vale de Rosas 37.151788, -8.0301137°9’6” N 8°1’48” W
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Day 2
First workday & a lovely evening ✨
May 28, 2023 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
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🧽 after first morning walks we clean the kennels
🤗 cuddles during cleaning of course
☕ landed in a South-American coffee bar during shifts, where we had cake with coffee on top (look closely) - delicious! and only €1,80
🍦grabbed some more sugar before the extra shift
🐕‍🦺 walked Disney on my second shift - aka running a few meters and then stopping for a few minutes to enoy the view (her call)
🐕 after putting the dogs from the parks in their kennel, and cleaning the parks, we socialized with young Mr Tovo, he's very playful!
🍝 Made my first dinner, or should I say dinner for tomorrow too? and, of course it's pasta
🌇 Went into Loulé in the evening where we roamed the streets during sunset,
🪽 and saw storks!!
🍹There once was a German, an American, two Dutch girls and a Belgian at a café, but I won't tell you how the joke ends 🤭Read more
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Traveler Grote pootjes 😀
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- May 29, 2023, 5:08pm
- ☁️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 185 m
- Portugal Faro Loulé (São Sebastião)Vale de Rosas 37.151782, -8.03016137°9’6” N 8°1’49” W
Day 3
Ending day 2 with Loki 💕
May 29, 2023 in Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
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I ended my evening with the lovely, playful, (maybe a bit chubby) Loki 🐶
Pet him to sleep and wished him a good night ✨
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- May 29, 2023
- ☁️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 185 m
- Portugal Faro Loulé (São Sebastião)Vale de Rosas 37.151777, -8.03023137°9’6” N 8°1’49” W
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Day 2 of working at ARA 🐾
May 29, 2023 in Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
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🐕‍🦺 walked our 14 yr old (!) housedog, Kenia. She will only walk with treats
🐶 Met our look-a-like Pickels (dog we rescued from Spain), Ravena. She's looks just like him and also always want to sit on my lap. I'm sorry Ravena, but I got to clean your bed
🍫 Don't need to explain, (chocolate) cakes are the BEST on vacation!!
🐕‍🦺 With enough sugar, I had a run with sweet Merida. She doesn't like walking too much and rather runs 🏃‍♀️
🥎 Threw a ball while cleaning the big park
🗣️ Time to socialize! My first dog: Jude, who lives with the sweet, playful Napoleon (on the first picture)
🍬 Was able to give her a treat out of my hand! And by the end pet her real carefully, she's lovely and defenitely needs a lot more love 💕
🐕 Second socializing of the day: 12 year old Smoke & she decided to give me some love too 👅Read more
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- May 30, 2023
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Altitude: 190 m
- Portugal Faro Loulé (São Sebastião)Vale de Rosas 37.151792, -8.03012837°9’6” N 8°1’48” W
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Day 4
3th day at ARA 🐾
May 30, 2023 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
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🐕‍🦺 Walked Merida (without cone!) and Chaplin
🐕‍🦺 Walked silly, energitic Tovo
🌴 Went to the park
☕🍰 Had THE nicest vegan chocolate cake, oh my god
🌺 Came back for the second shift and admired the pretty flowers that are all over the shelter
🐕‍🦺 Walked silly Tovo again on my second shift
🐶 Got Chaplin to walk, but didn't want to walk any further so we waited on his housemate Puca. He came sitting on my leg, and chilled against my back.
😺 Cleaning the cattery
🩹 Don't worry, not from a dog, just an encounter between clumsy me and a sharp edge 💁🏽‍♀️
🗨️ Socialize time! I went with Zagnis first, she's alone (for) now because her housemate Tomé got adopted. Of course I brought some treats!
🐾 Then went to sit with Azul and Yeshua, they are both so sweet!
🍦 We went back in town for ice cream - straciatella and cookies hmmm
🧁 And brought some pastries back home too, to have a snack for my day off with Loki tomorrow
👯‍♀️ Quickly took a picture together during the last seconds of golden hour - ARA friendships 💛
🌄 Sun was down, end of the day, went home to have some rice for dinner!Read more
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- May 31, 2023
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 190 m
- Portugal Faro Loulé (São Sebastião)Vale de Rosas 37.151791, -8.03011837°9’6” N 8°1’48” W
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Day 5
1st day off ☀️
May 31, 2023 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
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😍 Had a day out with the lovely Loki - he was such a good boy! 11/10 would date again!!
🔊 reel with sound ➡️ Instagram
🤩 Some more pictures
☀️ and ended the day with a cinnamon roll at the pool
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- Jun 1, 2023
- ☁️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 190 m
- Portugal Faro Loulé (São Sebastião)Vale de Rosas 37.15179, -8.03010737°9’6” N 8°1’48” W
Day 6
First adoption event 🎪
June 1, 2023 in Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
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🐕‍🦺🧽 In the morning I walked Kenia (yes, she was already asking for a treat, she got her breakfast right after) and said hi to the bébés, Carlitos and Caleb, and sweet Loki while cleaning their cages.
🐇 They asked pictures of the little (and big) bunnies who are for adoption
😻 And while I was there I said hi to the little kittens (they're for adoption too 🤭)
🎪 After that I went to my first adoption event, apparently it was Children's Day in Portugal and they play and party the whole day. We brought the bébés, old Dandi (white), best friends Spike (brown) and Oscar (black) and Albano (little brown). For this I got my volunteering T-shirt so it's official now! We raised some money and I helped a boy get over his fears of big dogs. Oh and I also ate a shrimp kroketta 🤣🤭Read more
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- Jun 2, 2023
- ☁️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 190 m
- Portugal Faro Loulé (São Sebastião)Vale de Rosas 37.151795, -8.0301137°9’6” N 8°1’48” W
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Day 7
Day off with Nugget and Precious 🤩
June 2, 2023 in Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
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🍌🥜🫐 Had some breakfast outside
🧦 Did a wash
🐕 Said hi to Loki in the park while I was passing by
🐾 Took Nugget and Precious out to Loulé
🍫 Had the best chocolate cake!! - Actually every chocolate cake I ate here was the best already, they're so damn good
🎬 Video of Nugget and Precious's day out, with sound on Instagram
🎁 A present arrived from my mom and brother, so sweet 🥹❣️
🍝 PASTA - and there is still some for tomorrow 🤭Read more
Traveler Dat moet ook gebeuren hé 🥰
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Traveler Jaja, en veel want je wordt hier goed vuil 🤭
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Traveler Nog tijd voor taartjes? 😍
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Traveler Zeker dat! De cakes hier zijn geweldig 😍
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- Jun 3, 2023
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 185 m
- Portugal Faro Loulé (São Sebastião)Vale de Rosas 37.15179, -8.03016237°9’6” N 8°1’49” W
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1 week at ARA 🐾
June 3, 2023 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
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🐕‍🦺 Walking Isolda, she's adopted by a volunteer so going home soon
🐕 Walking big, strong Bernard, that was a work-out 😅
🐶 Silves came to say hi during cleaning, he's adopted too!
👕 That's why I brought cheap T-shirts 🤭 Mayra just wanted to play, nothing dangerous happened
🪙 Went to the market in Loulé and found this British man making cool hangers out of coins
🍰 Went for an ice cream but got cake instead and not regretting it
🙏 Appreciation for our new ARA-sign
🗨️ Came across this quote that's now my lifeline
📷 Took my camera out because they needed pictures of the kittens for adoption
🐱 Anyone want one?
🐕‍🦺 Walked Simone, Novio, Nugget and Precious during my second shift
🦎 Can you see what we saw?
🗣️ Socialize time with my socialize dog Ametista who's very shy and doesn't like to walk roads - look at her!
📷 Ended the day with another shoot 🤩 still need to editRead more
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- Jun 4, 2023
- ☁️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 190 m
- Portugal Faro Loulé (São Sebastião)Vale de Rosas 37.151793, -8.03012437°9’6” N 8°1’48” W
Day 9
Adoption Event @shoppingalgarve
June 4, 2023 in Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
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🎪 So yesterday I was at the adoption event at Shopping Algarve the whole day. That meant a whole day of cuddles, playing with the dogs and a lot of donations 🙏

🙋🏽‍♂️ When I got home I had a call with my brother
🖼️ And got back to editing the shoot of Little Leslie - to be continued!Read more
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