World Dog Day on Monday, August 26
To celebrate this day, discover all our dogs waiting for a family in our Brussels shelter here. If you have the time, inclination, energy and patience to embark on the adventure of shelter adoption, and build a relationship with one of these wonderful loulous, they're waiting for you. To meet one of our residents, call us to make an appointment on 02/527.10.50 or contact us at info@veeweyde.be. The Veeweyde
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Veeweyde Tournai takes part in the animal welfare fair on September 15
Get ready for a day full of joy and learning for our four-legged friends! We're delighted to be taking part in the first animal welfare fair organized by the city of Tournai. Date: Sunday, September 15, 2024 Time: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Location: Halle aux Draps, Tournai Admission is free for all participants, and you're welcome to bring your four-legged friend! This day will be the ideal opportunity to meet
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5 severely neglected equines in Uccle, our “Refuge du Marais” inherits a donkey.
This Tuesday, August 20, local police in Uccle inspected a meadow where a donkey, a horse and three ponies were being kept, following an alert from a vet called by the neighborhood. The owner had been on vacation since July and was not taking care of her animals. Animals left without care and used for children's pleasure In exchange for financial compensation, of course, the premises welcomed children in the f
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Veeweyde Tournai: a dog walk on 25 August
Get ready for a day full of fun and adventure with your four-legged friends! We are delighted to invite you to the third Dog Walk organised by Veeweyde Tournai. Date: Sunday 25 August 2024 Time: departure from 10am to 12pm Place : rue des Mottes 159 Three routes await you: 3.5 km: ideal for little walkers5 km: for intermediate walkers7 km: for adventurers Cost: €8 per family. A friendly drink w
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Removal in progress: contact us first by e-mail at info@veeweyde.be
Renovation work has led us to move our reception hall and administrative offices to temporary containers on rue des Papillons - Vlindersstraat 245, shortly after the Luizenmolen mill, in 1070 Anderlecht, still on the refuge site. This means that we have to make a major technical effort to reinstall our telephones. They are currently being reinstalled by our operator. We are therefore difficult to reach. We apo
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Mantrailing at the shelter: Lewis, Tyson, Kira and Kali outdo themselves!
Thanks to a grant from the Brussels Region, this year 2024 we have the chance to train our dogs and teams in mantrailing with Julie & Les Melting'Pets. Here at the shelter, these are training exercises to give our dogs a constructive mental workout by putting in place natural search and sniffing behaviours. These are positive moments for our animal carers and volunteers, but above all for our dogs! This
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The refuge will be closed from 27 July to 12 August
We will be closed for a fortnight, from 27 July to 12 August, due to the move of our administrative offices. From 12 August, we will be open to visitors at rue des Papillons 245 - Vlinderstraat, 1070 Anderlecht. Our offices are moving temporarily to the side of our entrance at rue des Papillons - Vlindersstraat 245 (GPS), still on the site of our refuge in Anderlecht. We will be welcoming our visitors from 12
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Sign the petition for the release of Paul Watson
Environmental activist Paul Watson, founder of Sea Shepherd, which has been defending whales against whaling for decades, was arrested on Sunday 21 July in Greenland. His arrest followed an international arrest warrant issued by Japan. He has been detained until 15 August, and it is not known whether Denmark will extradite him or not. A petition launched by Hugo Clément and addressed to French President Emman
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Our shelter in Brussels is closed on 17 and 18 July
Important note: we are closed on Wednesday 17 and Thursday 18 July ➡️ Our teams are training in feline behaviour ? and we are therefore unavailable. Thank you for your patience and understanding! The Veeweyde team
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June 2024: our closing days
Not only are we undergoing renovation work, but our teams are also training in dog behaviour at the end of June. For this reason, we are obliged to close the refuge on the following dates and at the following times: Tuesday 25 June from 9am to 1pm. Wednesday 26 June from 9am to 1pm. Thursday 27 June from 9am to 1pm. Friday 28 June all day. Our services will not be available on these dates and we will not be
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