What’s a hypertype?
A video from the Walloon Region's Animal Welfare Department sheds light on hypertypical animals via its website https://bienetreanimal.wallonie.be/hypertypes. An animal is considered hypertypic when certain distinctive traits of the breed are accentuated to the extreme: flattened nose, folds, size of the paws, specific color… However, accentuating these characteristics can cause discomfort, pain, or even suffer
Read More →Equine dentist Sébastien Tirtey visits Le Marais
At the end of February, our Marais shelter received a visit from internationally renowned equine dentist Sébastien Tirtey, accompanied by a specialist from Bordeaux and a veterinarian from the province of Liège, Théodora Staes, who wanted to deepen her knowledge in equine dentistry. The team stayed on-site for two days, and thanks to them, no less than 15 horses received care, free of charge for our shelter.
Read More →Your tax certificates are on their way!
Important communication to our donors: Tax receipts for the year 2023 are currently being prepared. Please be patient, you will receive them by mail in the coming weeks. We take this opportunity to remind our members that their annual contributions do not entitle them to a tax receipt. Indeed, membership is not considered as a donation, nor is the purchase of the calendar. Please make sure to indicate "Memb
Read More →Renovation work: it’s the cattery’s turn!
In late February, our construction project reached a new milestone: the renovation of the cattery. Initially, the cranes focused on the outdoor courtyard. Only the walls of the cattery will be kept, while the rest will be completely enlarged and rebuilt. The areas formerly occupied by the cats will be renovated and expanded to create a "care" space and a "quarantine" space. The first, with an area of +/-85m²,
Read More →Our search for harnesses continues
We have received 215 euros in financial donations for the purchase of harnesses for our shelter dogs and we would like to thank the donors for their gesture! THANK YOU! Thanks also to the generous individuals who have dropped off harnesses at the shelter. This will also be very useful to us. We still need about ten more! Y or X models with clear shouldersWith anti-pull feature in frontIn sizes M, L, and XLB
Read More →Nine starving equines rescued in Flanders
On Friday March 1, seven horses and two ponies discovered in deplorable conditions in Flanders were taken in by the associations Veeweyde Refuge du Marais, Animaux en Péril, Le Rêve d'Aby, Au Bonheur Animal, Equi Rêve and Silence Animal. Serious acts of negligence were observed by the Lokeren police at a stable, leading to this intervention. The owners, after several warnings, had tried to hide the equines by
Read More →133 abused animals seized in 2023 in the Brussels Region
In 2023, Bruxelles Environnement received 92 complaints of animal abuse, resulting in 42 seizures and involving a total of 133 animals in the Brussels region. The animals concerned included 54 dogs, 61 cats, 8 birds, 2 rodents, 1 rabbit, 1 equine and 6 spiders. These seizures are triggered in response to various offenses such as poor hygiene, neglect, underfeeding and unsanitized diseases. Since 2019, the number
Read More →Live on “On n’est pas des pigeons” on February 14th
Live this Wednesday, February 14th, on "On n'est pas des pigeons" - RTBF, Laura Noël from our Veeweyde Refuge du Marais in Coutisse testifies about the increasingly numerous cases of abuse and recurrences that we have been facing in the Walloon Region for several weeks. Cases too often closed without follow-up while shelters are saturated and struggle to find money to rehabilitate rescued animals!!! To revie
Read More →Our alarm signal in La Meuse of 12/02
Rescuing, sheltering, and urgently treating animals in advanced states of emaciation, infested with lice, exhausted from infections, and living in disastrous conditions... The Marais shelter is currently saturated, with the number of rescued equines reaching 140, so numerous are the seizures in recent weeks. Poverty, depression, substance abuse, or alcoholism are the causes of neglect, but we also observe a lack
Read More →Notre refuge de Tournai fête le Noël des animaux le 16/12
Plongez dans la féérie de Noël aux côtés de nos amis les animaux chez Veeweyde Tournai !Rejoignez nous le 16 décembre de 11h à 16h pour un événement spécial. Dégustez des saveurs festives avec notre stand de vin chaud, chocolat chaud et pâtisseries. Faites preuve de générosité en déposant vos dons au pied du sapin pour soutenir nos compagnons à quatre pattes. Rendez-vous au refuge, rue des Mott
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