Wigglestail Animal Sanctuary

01/12/2025

💛🐾 We need your help 🐾💛

Running Wigglestail Animal Sanctuary is a labor of love, but it also comes with so many costs – from food, shelter, and medicines to ongoing vet bills that never seem to stop. Every single animal here depends on us, and we depend on the kindness and generosity of people like you.

We’ve set up a GoFundMe campaign to help us cover these ongoing expenses and to make sure we can continue giving our animals the care, safety, and love they deserve.

👉 You can support us here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-keep-our-promise-all-animals-deserve-safety-care/

Even the smallest contribution makes a huge difference – and if you can’t donate, please consider sharing this campaign so it reaches more people.

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for standing with us and our animals. 💕🐶🐱🐴🐔

We are reaching out to ask for your support in keeping our Sa… Ana Sofia Hadjiantonion Ferreira needs your support for Help us keep our promise: all animals deserve safety & care

29/11/2025

🦴 Dear Friends of Wigglestail Animal Sanctuary, 🐾

We’re so excited to share some wonderful news with you! 🧡

Maxfinance Orange, a financial intermediary based in Silves and operating throughout the Algarve, has partnered with us to support our Sanctuary.
For every credit or mortgage that comes through Wigglestail, a contribution will be donated to help our animals.

Maxfinance Orange works with all types of financing — from home and personal loans to car finance, renovations, holidays, or any other dream you’d like to make come true.

Already have a mortgage? It’s even easier to help us!
By transferring your mortgage at no cost for you — through Maxfinance Orange — you’ll be directly supporting our Sanctuary. It’s a win for everyone! 🧡

This partnership has a lovely story behind it: the Maxfinance Orange team became friends of Wigglestail after adopting one of their dogs last year. Knowing the challenges we face to secure funding, they wanted to give back in this wonderful way.

🐶 If you or someone you know is considering a mortgage or loan, thinking about renegotiating an existing mortgage, or consolidation of the existing loans, please get in touch — either through us or directly with Maxfinance Orange — and don’t forget to mention that you came through Wigglestail.

Together, we can turn financial solutions into hope and care for our animals. 🐾

With heartfelt thanks,
The Wigglestail Animal Sanctuary Team
Contacts:

📍 Maxfinance Orange – Eduardo & Hanneke
Silves, Algarve
📧 [email protected]
📞 +351 282 443 511*
Whatsapp - 916 933 831

🦴 Queridos amigos do Wigglestail Animal Sanctuary, 🐾

Temos uma excelente notícia para partilhar convosco! 🧡

A Maxfinance Orange, empresa de intermediação de crédito sediada em Silves e a operar em todo o Algarve, juntou-se a nós numa parceria solidária.
Por cada financiamento que resulte de um contacto feito através do nosso Santuário, será doado um valor para ajudar os nossos animais.

A Maxfinance Orange trabalha com todos os tipos de financiamento — habitação, pessoal, automóvel, férias ou qualquer outro sonho que queira realizar.

Já tem um crédito à habitação? Então é ainda mais fácil ajudar!
Basta entrar em contacto para transferir a sua hipoteca sem qualquer custo, e todos saímos a ganhar! 🧡

Esta parceria tem uma história muito especial: a equipa da Maxfinance Orange tornou-se nossa amiga depois de adotar um dos nossos patudos no ano passado.
Sabendo das dificuldades que enfrentamos para conseguir apoio financeiro, decidiram contribuir desta forma tão generosa.

🐶 Se está a pensar pedir um crédito ou financiamento, ou de renegociar, consolidar os créditos que já tem, entre em contacto connosco ou diretamente com a Maxfinance Orange — e não se esqueça de mencionar que veio através do Wigglestail.

Juntos, podemos transformar soluções financeiras em esperança e cuidados para os nossos animais. 🐾

Com gratidão,
A Equipa Wigglestail Animal Sanctuary

Contactos
📍 Maxfinance Orange – Eduardo & Hanneke
Silves, Algarve
📧 [email protected]
📞 +351 282 443 511*
Whatsapp - 916 933 831

Legal information:
Nº de Registo Banco de Portugal: (nº0008213)
https://www.bportugal.pt/intermediariocreditofar/oranje-egel-lda
Cada unidade franqueada é de propriedade e gestão independente.
O Intermediário de Crédito atua de acordo com o Código de Conduta Maxfinance.
O Intermediário de Crédito está interdito a realizar operações bancárias e financeiras.
*chamada para rede móvel nacional
Resolução de Conflitos: https://www.cniacc.pt/pt/
Resolução de Conflitos: https://consumoalgarve.pt/index.php/pt/

21/11/2025

This Green Friday is for rescued animals too.
Instead of buying things that do nothing, we’re asking you to take an action that protects lives.

During Green Friday, every 2 euros spent with .pt becomes a laundry wash equal to 4 kg of clean bedding donated to the NGO you pick.
And when you pick Wigglestail, you’re helping us keep rescued animals clean, warm, and cared for, giving them comfort, dignity, and a real chance to feel safe again.

💚

Este Green Friday também é para os animais resgatados.
Em vez de comprar coisas sem sentido, pedimos uma ação que protege vidas.

Durante o Green Friday, cada 2 euros gastos na Natulim tornam-se uma lavagem equivalente a 4 kg de roupa doada à ONG que escolher.
E quando escolhe a Wigglestail, está a ajudar a manter os nossos animais resgatados limpos, quentes e cuidados, dando-lhes conforto, dignidade e uma verdadeira oportunidade de se sentirem seguros.

19/11/2025

🐾 Wigglestail 2026 Calendar – We still have a few sponsorship spots open 🐾 Please see preview here: https://wigglestail-animal-sanctuary.pt/calendar-2026

If you run a local business and want a meaningful way to support crucial animal welfare work, this is one of the simplest and most visible ways to help. The calendar will hang in homes, cafés, clinics, guesthouses, and workplaces all across the Algarve throughout the year.

Sponsorships start at 100 €, and every euro goes directly toward food, vet care, and daily comfort for the animals.

📩 If you’d like to support, please get in touch at [email protected]. And if you know a business that might be interested, please share this post.

More info in the image attached.

Thank you for helping us keep this work going.

If you know anyone who would like to become a sponsor, please ask them to contact us at: [email protected]

18/11/2025

🐾 Join our Teaming group — just 1€ a month can change a life.
💛 https://www.teaming.net/wigglestailanimalsanctuary

At Wigglestail Animal Sanctuary, every tail matters. We rescue, heal, and care for animals who’ve been abandoned or mistreated — giving them safety, love, and a chance to start again.

Through Teaming, you can be part of that recovery. It’s simple:
✅ You donate 1€ per month automatically.
✅ 100% goes directly to food, vet care, and shelter improvements.
✅ No fees, no fuss — just quiet kindness that adds up.

Join our circle of true hearts and help us keep tails wiggling. 💛🐙

18/11/2025

IMPORTAN: Please be aware that because of a typo or bank details were not correct. They are now. Thank you and our apologies for the oversight.

QUICK UDATE FROM YESTERDAY
The electrician assessed the pump and electrics after the flooding. To get the basic water supply working again, the quote is 600 euros plus VAT.

Until this is repaired, we have no running water for cleaning, washing, or caring for the animals. This fix is essential and urgent.

If you can help us cover this specific cost, you can donate here:

MB WAY: 937 518 946

Bank Transfer:
Wigglestail Animal Sanctuary
Account number: 0000045684977454
NIB: 0033 0000 45684977454 05
IBAN: PT50 0033 0000 4568 4977 4540 5
SWIFT: BCOMPTPL
(Reference: Pump Repair)

Or, for other ways to donate:
https://wigglestail-animal-sanctuary.pt/ways-to-donate/

Please mention “pump repair” in the donation note so we know it’s for this job.

Any support, shares, or contributions help us get water back as soon as possible.
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!

18/11/2025

🌟🐾 GOOD NEWS UPDATE: All of Luna’s Eight Puppies Have Found Their Forever Homes!

Eight little stars were born to Luna, a brave Podengo mama rescued by Wigglestail and lovingly fostered by Puppy Fosters of Portugal – Algarve.
Thanks to their care and to every adopter, sharer, and supporter along the way, every single one of Luna’s puppies has now been adopted!

From bold little Leo to bright Vega, curious Nova, playful Vela, and sweet Carina (our Pirate Panda) — the whole Star Pack is home.

Stories like this remind us why we do what we do. Every share, every donation, every volunteer hour helps turn rescue into love. 💛



👉 Support more journeys like Luna’s →

17/11/2025

Yesterday’s storms left a lot of damage across Wigglestail, and the photos say more than we can.
Flooded kennels, soaked bedding, water running into the cat rooms and maternity, and the ground turning into deep mud within minutes.

We kept the animals safe, but the site is still in a difficult state and we’re working through each area one by one.

WHAT WE STILL NEED HELP WITH:

• Fixing the pump and electrics so we have water again
• Trenching and drainage support
• Roof work in maternity and the kennels
• Replacing wooden floors in the kennels
• Adding tiles to the house-dogs shed
• Clearing remaining floodwater in cat rooms and the vet room
• General hands to dig, carry, clean, and repair

MATERIALS THAT WOULD HELP:

• Wooden panels
• Primer paint
• Tiles
• Roof sealant
• Materials for trenching and drainage

If you can help in any way, please message us.
We’ll share progress updates as we get more areas secured for the animals.

16/11/2025

We would like to send a heartfelt thank you to everyone who took a bit of their Sunday to help us after yesterday’s storm. ❤️

A special thank you to Sara Santos and her friend, Marina, Carla Benedito, the Bombeiros de Messines, Leigh and partner Mick, Susan and Magali, and to everyone who reached out to their friends to come and lend a hand.

There is still so much work to do, and every bit of help means the world to us. To those who are still planning to come and support us in the coming days — thank you in advance for your kindness and generosity.

Thank you, thank you, thank you! 🙏❤️

16/11/2025

Storms left a lot of damage across Wigglestail, and the photos say more than we can.
Flooded kennels, soaked bedding, water running into the cat rooms and maternity, and the ground turning into deep mud within minutes.

We kept the animals safe, but the site is still in a difficult state and we’re working through each area one by one.

WHAT WE STILL NEED HELP WITH:

• Fixing the pump and electrics so we have water again
• Trenching and drainage support
• Roof work in maternity and the kennels
• Replacing wooden floors in the kennels
• Adding tiles to the house-dogs shed
• Clearing remaining floodwater in cat rooms and the vet room
• General hands to dig, carry, clean, and repair

MATERIALS THAT WOULD HELP:

• Wooden panels
• Primer paint
• Tiles
• Roof sealant
• Materials for trenching and drainage

If you can help in any way, please message us.
We’ll share progress updates as we get more areas secured for the animals.