Bianca's Ambassadors

The project "Bianca's Ambassadors" is an expression of solidarity to our animal friends.

- Because in Portugal thousands of pets are abandoned each year;

- Because they continue to be mistreated and be victims of abuse from which they often die;

- Because moral and social values are lacking in society so people are unable to understand the noble, loyal and gentle nature of these friends;

- Because people lack the intelligence to understand their capacity to feel and to love;

- And because iif we don't start to respect these living beings we will never be able to respect other human beings and mother nature;

It's urgent to start developing a big national sensibilisation campaign that will teach people that animals are our best friends so they would not hesitate to consider them as family members - which is exactly how animals at home should be treated.

Bianca believes that we all must work for it and everyday we should make one step forward, no matter how small. If we raise our voice to defend the animal wellfare, we will be planting a seed that will grow stronger and stronger. If we believe that we can make a diference than we can. We will accomplish our goals. Yes, my friends, we can do it!

Our Ambassadors - Os Anjos, Pedro Henriques, Francisco Mendes, Joana Duarte, Helena Laureano, Adelaide de Sousa and Clara de Sousa - are national public figures that joined us in this noble cause against abandonment of animals. Lets work together to create a future in which we will be able to state with pride that Portugal is one of those European countries where animals are peoples' best friends.


The words of our Ambassadors:

I say that the human being is never as bad as his worst attitude but also not as good as his best one.  
Now, in case of my dog it is different - I have no doubt that he is as good as his best lick.
I am a new "father" and I am very proud of the love I have to my "son", Sôtor.
Sôtor is a happy dog and I am a happier man next to him.
I have learnt a lot.
I believe that the only way to experience love is to experience it in an inconditional way and if we look at it, animals can do it much better than us. They givem every day and they never charge for it.
How many people are like that?
Some time ago I read that dogs last less time than us because they have less issues to resolve.
Thsi is true! They already know to forgive, accept a bad day of their owner, or acceot a whole day of waiting on the balcony, they know how to love and give like noone else.  
I wnat to share with you a recent story:
One day, when I had had Sôtor for 8 months, I punished another dog that I had at home by putting her on the leash and attaching to a post on the balcony. Then I could not find my dog. I finally found him - and what I saw brought me tears to my eyes - he was on the balcony with the other dog basically eating her leash to free her.
I hugged him and said: I understand, I would have done the same.
I let the other dog loose and they both lied down and sleep next to me. I learnt a lesson. But many more lessons are still to come.
We learn things from each other.... we should be attentive and follow the example of our four-legged friends. 
 
Gustavo Santos

Eunice Muñoz

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Mahatma Gandhi, one of the major personalities of reference of the XXth Century who even now continues to be an inspiration for thousands of people around the world contained, in a simple sentence, what I feel about how us, humans, should relate to animals. He said: "The greatness of the nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.”
It is about the greatness of a soul, about the moral based mostly on love, happiness and even compassion. It is what makes us more noble, better person.
If it is not like that, then the human turns into e despicable being, selfish and useless.
I cannot even imagine what goes in a head of someone who opens the door of a car to abandon an animal, just because it is inconvenient because the family is going on holidays.
I cannot imagine what goes in a head of a two people who separate and who leave their dogs or cats in a municipal establishment to have them killed or to have them maybe adopted by some merciful soul. Someone can imagine a couple that divorces that would put up their children for adoption because they don't want to keep them anymore?
Our animals are an integral part of our family.
We have them vaccinated, we feed them, we educate them. We suffer when they suffer, we cry when they disappear, we are angry with them sometimes or we praise them, depending on the situation. But in all circumstances I think we never give them as much as they give us, in a completely selfless way. They can give us great lessons of nobility of spirit. They do not care about what is our language, skin color, if we are pretty or ugly, or handicapped. They only care about love and attention. So simply. And such a great life lesson.
Clara de Sousa
Journalist

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Pets are, undoubtedly, our great companions, they are never upset with us, they are always ready to play and to give us affection and when they see us - they are full of joy. 
The big problem is that there are others "animals", from our own kind, that abandon, that neglect, that mistrate their faithful companions.
Bianca fights everyday for the well being of animal and against mistreatment and abandonment. But its not enough: Bianca needs support from all of us! Even a small support can make a diference and help those who really need!
It's with a great pride that I accepted to be one of Bianca's Ambassadors and I'm willing to embrace this cause, because like me there are many other people who want to fight for the quality life of our animals.

Francisco Mendes

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Since I was a little girl I always had pets at home and clearly some of my best and dearest memories come from my childhood.
It is up to us to fight against animal mistreatment, just like we do with people. Institutions like Bianca are sometimes the last resort and the ultimate salvation for hundreds of abandoned cats and dogs. This is where they find their salvation. A small contribuition from all of us can mean a lot to those who have little.
Keep up the good work.

Joana Duarte

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The abandon of an animal is a cruel act, punished by law and morally wrong. Animals deserve our respect, afection, solidarity and friendship. It's how they treat us.

We decide to support Bianca because Bianca has been doing a meritorious work defending and protecting abandoned animals and victims of abuse and because we believe that it is possible to say "no" to abandonment and to prove we are civilised people. Join us!

Nelson and Sérgio Rosado

OS ANJOS