“Since its opening, on January 16, 2023, a total of 1,000 animals, including dogs and cats, have been admitted to CROAF for various reasons, such as collecting stray animals on public roads, delivery by authorities or other partner entities, sanitary kidnappings for aggression against animals or people or captures under the Capture, Sterilisation and Return (C.E.D.) program”, explains the Faro municipality in a statement.

Within the scope of the CED program, 468 felines were sterilised, in addition to 215 sterilisations of canines and felines outside the program.

In addition to the sterilisations carried out at CROAF, the Municipality has “a support program for associations, through which it financially supports animal protection associations that operate in the municipality, thus allowing them, autonomously, to also intervene with stray animals, namely through the C.E.D.” program.

Since its opening, CROAF has delivered, as part of responsible adoptions, a total of 208 animals, with 88 animals found lost on public roads being returned to their families. The vast majority of animals sterilised under the CED program were returned to the colonies to which they belonged.