Purchase of 8 beautiful harnesses thanks to donors

We received a total of 290 euros in donations to buy harnesses for our dogs. We've just come back from Tom and Co with a very nice purchase: 8 beautiful, large anti-pull models for our big dogs! Thanks to everyone who participated! Thanks to you, we'll be able to get our dogs used to putting them on and wearing them when they go out in our parks and on outings with them around the shelter. More comfortable for

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Tax certificates: we need your national number

Thank you to everyone who helped our association in 2023! Have you made a donation or would you like to make a donation of at least 40 euros in 2024? Since January 1, 2024, in order to be able to issue a tax certificate, SPF Finances requires us to provide them with your national register number. If we don't have your national registration number, we won't be able to issue a valid certificate and you won't

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Shiva, 3 months old, has just been adopted in our shelter!

This energetic French bulldog cross had been found abandoned in Brussels with her kibbles. As the 15-day deadline had passed and no one had come to claim Shiva, she was put up for adoption. We have given priority to analyzing puppy adoption applications received via our https://www.veeweyde.be/adopter-un-chiot After several appointments that went very well, we decided to entrust Shiva to a great couple who wi

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Brussels: landlords will no longer be able to refuse the presence of pets in accommodation

Good news: it will no longer be possible to refuse a tenant because of their pet in Brussels. In future, landlords will need "reasonable grounds for refusal", thanks to a draft ordinance amending the Brussels Housing Code. This point enshrines the right for tenants to have a pet, and thereby recognizes that our pets are fully-fledged members of our households! Indeed, at the end of March 2024, the Brussels Parli

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New seizure: a hundred animals were living in their own excrement

On Sunday March 31, our Refuge du Marais team went to Rebecq with the associations Animaux en Péril, Help Animals, le Rêve d'Aby and Opale, at the request of the police, to take charge of around 100 animals held in miserable conditions. Initially, walkers noticed goats, rabbits, hens, geese, ducks and birds held in tiny cages or bathing in pools of mud. The alarm was raised with the local Rebecq police, who we

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Elise, our faithful volunteer, presents “ELIDOG – Forest dog walks and home visits for cats and small animals”

Elise is one of our most indispensable volunteers. For two years, she has been taking care of the shelter dogs, once or twice a week. Rain or shine, she is always there. Elise has a gift with animals: it's her passion. Highly motivated, she juggles between volunteering at the shelter and her business ELIDOG, which she launched a few months ago in Brussels. At the shelter, she mainly handles the dogs' outings in t

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SOS for Victoire!

This Tuesday, we witnessed the premature birth of Présumida's baby, one of the mares seized in January in the Charleroi region. The consequences of her deficiencies and atrocious living conditions before her rescue led to the early birth of her foal, and unfortunately, Présumida cannot provide her with milk. In urgency, we took the baby and her mother to the veterinary clinic where they have been hospitalized s

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Survivors of the seizure in Maurage

The Veeweyde Marais refuge went on Tuesday morning to the 4 Balzanes ASBL shelter to retrieve the 6 adult goats and 3 kids, taken in during the rescue operation in Maurage on Monday. We thank them for hosting these animals for a few days while the Veeweyde Marais shelter organized itself. They are now settled in their quarantine stable, warm and dry, and are slowly recovering. If you wish to help them in their

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Worming your pet: why is it important?

Worming is essential for pet owners, whether they have access to the outdoors or not: it protects them against parasites, specifically worms. What is worming for dogs and cats? Worming for cats or dogs is a medication prescribed by your veterinarian to prevent or combat a worm infestation. The dose, calculated based on your pet's weight, eradicates worms present in the organism. Worming comes in several fo

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New rescue in Maurage

Following the call from SPA La Louvière and thanks to an order from the acting mayor Antonio Gava, our colleagues from other shelters mobilized for a new emergency intervention in Maurage, in the Walloon region. The scene on site was horrifying: 16 sheep, around thirty goats, and two ponies were kept in disastrous living conditions. On the ground, littered with debris, every step posed a danger to the animals.

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