The animal welfare festival organized on October 5 by the municipality of Anderlecht enabled us to receive several kilos of food. Every year, the municipality of Anderlecht organizes a donation drive in conjunction with the animal welfare festival. For the 2024 edition organized on the weekend of October 5, despite being the only entity to hold it, it did not fail to collect several dozen kilos of food for associ

The renovation work is progressing. In just a few months, our shelter will be able to house many more dogs, cats and Nacs than it does today. The new facilities will be ready soon! Here's what we need most: Indestructible Kong toysNatural chews for our dogs: beef tendons, pig ears…Leashes and harnessesSturdy cots for dogsOutdoor kennels for dogsCat litter You can drop off your donations at 245 rue des

Our Marais shelter in Coutisse takes in horses, donkeys, goats and other abused animals. Recently, some of our residents have been offered a new life! 10 of our little goats have found families for life. The mothers came from the Maurage seizure in March, in disastrous conditions! They had all given birth to 1 or 2 kids with us in good conditions! Our donkeys Parapluie and Roméo have also found wonderful fami

Update 11/14/2024 Paul Watson's fifth request for release has been rejected. Once again, the Nuuk court refused to release the ocean defender on Wednesday November 13. Paul Watson will therefore remain in detention until December 4, 2024 “in order to ensure his presence in the extradition process”, said the police in a statement. Paul Watson has appealed this decision to the Nuuk court. The prosecutor i

A fake Veeweyde page on Facebook is inviting people to buy exotic species such as Gabonese greys and other animals such as dogs, koalas and tortoises, all randomly represented as if they were our residents. This illegal page passes itself off as our association. It is nothing of the sort! Please do not contact these people who claim to work for us at the Marais refuge and the Veeweyde refuge in Anderlecht. This is a

In 2023, 4,784 animals passed through one of Brussels' nine approved shelters, compared with 5,070 in 2022. Cats, birds and dogs are the animals most frequently found in shelters. Cats are still the most numerous in shelters (58%), followed by birds (22%) and dogs (15%). At present, our Veeweyde shelter has to deal with 10 to 15 requests for abandonment every day. Still too many cats in shelters While th

Today, on the International Day of the Will, we'd like to highlight a special and sustainable way to support our animal shelter Veeweyde: a bequest in your will. Why consider a bequest to Veeweyde? Every year, hundreds of abandoned animals find refuge and hope thanks to your generosity. A bequest in your will can make a huge difference to Veeweyde, enabling us to: 🏥 Provide much-needed medical care for o