Guides
Dealing with Invasive Plants and Animals in Portugal
Which garden plants and pets are banned as invasive in Portugal, what to do if you already have one, how to report a sighting, and the fines.
Pets
Guides
Owning a Rottweiler or a Pit Bull in Portugal
The seven listed dog breeds in Portugal: the yearly parish licence, €50,000 liability insurance, training, muzzle and short lead, sterilisation, and fines.
News
Portugal's Veterinarians Press Parliament to Cut the 23% VAT on Pet Care Toward 6%
The Order of Veterinary Surgeons is launching a national petition to force Parliament to debate the 23% VAT on companion-animal care, four times the 6% charged for farm animals. It wants 6%, calls the gap a 'fiscal injustice', and says a cut would cost just EUR 19.5 million.
Pets
OMV Bastonário Pedro Fabrica Launches a National Petition From the 11º Encontro de Formação on 23 May to Force a Plenary Debate on the 23% Companion-Animal VAT Versus the 6% Production-Animal Rate
The Ordem dos Médicos Veterinários (OMV) opened a national petition on Friday 23 May 2026 to force a plenary debate in the Assembleia da República on the value-added tax applied to companion-animal medical services. Bastonário Pedro Fabrica...
Guides
Bringing a Pet to Portugal
Microchip, rabies rules, the DGAV arrival notice, airport checks, and SIAC registration for dogs, cats, and ferrets.
Pets
Adopting a Dog or Cat in Portugal: Shelters, Costs, and What Expats Need to Know
Portugal has a complex relationship with animals. The country passed landmark animal welfare legislation in recent years — recognising animals as sentient beings (Lei 8/2017) and criminalising animal abuse (Lei 69/2014). But stray populations remain...