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It is estimated that more than 1 million animals
were abandoned in Portugal.
In 2012, up to 100.000 animals
were killed in the municipal kennels and catteries.
What have they done to deserve such a fate?
I believe that our society can always improve
My name is Luís Filipe Borges
I have a cat. An adopted one.
This project is my second adopted son.
Kairós - nationwide adoption project.
Indeed, associations are self-absorbed with their own work
due to the amount of hardships they have to deal with and,
hence, the time they have left to share
their experiences with other animal associations,
work together, or even strive for common goals,
is very little.
People must be informed, nevertheless,
that there are many successful stories,
stories where a responsible adoption reflects a sense
of personal accomplishment and fulfillment within the families adopting animals.
It is vital to make known these successful stories.
People still resort to the veterinaries only
when the animal is already sick.
They lack a more preventive approach
as well as information concerning their duties,
which are, most of the time,
simple things to do
to avoid diseases.
Our main objective is to find new owners
for the animals we shelter
Since 2006, a group of designers,
programmers, and philosophers
have been working on the planning of a project
that aims to change people's mentalities
and habits in order to build a bridge
between our civic behavior and animal welfare.
What is the Kairós project?
Kairós, is a design and communication project
applied to a cause, to an action.
It is a truly "design for good" project.
Project Kairós aims to work
with three major pillars;
Firstly, the associations: by trying to instill mutual cooperation
through a completly free management platform;
Secondly, the adopters: by providing an adoption portal
and finally the community: by raising awareness to these issues
through advertising campains
What can we expect from this project?
Our goal is not, nor is intended to be modest.
We mean to concentrate, through a single platform,
all the associations, whether small or big
so that they are able to better communicate and cooperate with each other,
in order to guarantee responsible adoptions,
significantly increase the adoption number
of abandoned animals,
sensitize the public
to the urgency of this cause
as well as create mechanisms that will pave the way
for the involvement of the community in this project.
It is not a modest idea
But neither is the will of the people involved.
Please support our cause by visiting: www.kairos.org.pt
An indifferent life
that does not get moved
by others' needs
is a less lived life,
while a life that
that commits to others' well-being,
including non-human welfare,
is, in turn, a much more meaningful,
pleasurable
and joyful life.
I am absolutely convinced about this.