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Giving animals another chance at life

Help us build a better sanctuary life

OUR VISION

Our vision is to help save, care for and provide a loving, happy, healthy, fulfilling life to animals in need for the rest of their time on earth.

OUR MISSION

We care for unwanted, abandoned, abused, neglected and rescued animals in all areas of their life – from food, shelter and veterinary care to socialisation and enrichment – for the rest of their lives.

We started 15 years ago, but in 2022 it became official.

Bella is the inspiration for all of this, being the first dog we adopted. When we moved back to Portugal in 2015 we realised how bad animals are treated here by some while others tried their best to help the animals.

After saving some animals from the streets, in addition to those we already had, it became apparent to us that this was what we wanted to do and the seeds of the sanctuary were sown.

Latest updates from our blog

📦 Food Collection for Wigglestail’s Animals 📦

📦 Food Collection for Wigglestail’s Animals 📦

On Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th June, you’ll find a Wigglestail food collection point at Continente in São Bartolomeu de Messines. Your donations help us feed rescued dogs, cats, and the occasional s…

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eqology-partnership

Exciting New Partnership

EQOLOGY Partnership with Wigglestail Animal Sanctuary We’re excited to share that we’ve been offered support from a company called EQOLOGY, who specialize in high-quality health supplements like Omega…

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🐾 Wigglestail Adoption Fair

🐾 Wigglestail Adoption Fair

📅 Saturday, July 12th, 2025🕙 10:00 – 15:30📍 AlgarveShopping – Guia A huge thank you to everyone who came out to our very first Wigglestail Adoption Fair! 💛 We loved meeting so many of you in person – …

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Children’s Day – June 25

Children’s Day – June 25

🎉 Children’s Day at Wigglestail 🐾 📅 June 25 | 9:30–15:30📍 Wigglestail Animal Sanctuary Recap & What’s Next On Wednesday, June 25, we opened our gates to a spirited crew of young volunteers (ages 1…

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Sky’s Story

Sky’s Story

Sky arrived with her best friend, Chase, and while he’s found his forever home quickly, she’s still waiting. She’s a little unsure around people right now, but lightens up the moment she’s with other …

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Zezinho

A tribute to Zézinho

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