Mike and Sam are cat lovers of note and live with 7 rescued cats and devote a lot of their time to a cat sanctuary in Ferragudo called the Carvoeiro Cat Charity.  Many of the inmates have been bottle fed from two weeks. They are well fed and given love every day by a couple of staff and several volunteers, some from other countries.

The Charity hosted an evening braai and we were introduced to many of the 250 cats cared for in separate hand made shelters. There are also a couple of dogs, three horses and two chickens, literally dumped there. There can be moments when you want to take them all home.