Associação Duas Mãos Quatro Patas
Two Hands Four Paws Association
Phone number: + 55 51 8405 8169

Who we are:

Duas Mãos Quatro Patas is a Brazilian association which was formed in 2003 and is composed by a group of people interested in softening the suffering of abandoned animals. We initially got together to rescue 2 female dogs and their 11 puppies. Since then, we have been able to find new homes for more than 500 animals - adults, puppies and kittens. Nowadays, we are responsible for the maintenance of about 300 dogs which are kept in three different shelters.

Our group has no sponsorship concerning expenses resulting from the treatment and maintenance of the animals at the shelters. The person, called godparent, who rescues the animal, becomes totally responsible for all the expenses concerning that pet.

The association itself is responsible for maintaining the animals which do not have a godparent. In both cases, all our animals are vaccinated, neutered, medicated to eliminate worms, fleas and ticks and receive veterinary attendance whenever necessary. To do so, we raise funds by selling products from Duas Mãos Quatro Patas trademark, organizing garage sales and receiving monthly donations from about 30 supporters. However, this is not enough.

We know we can’t help all animals which need a place to live even if it is temporarily. Our shelters have no structure to provide place for all of them. In order to ease this problem, we try to instruct people who wish to rescue dogs and cats, providing them with advice on how to proceed. We also receive and publish e-mails with announcements of animals for donation on our website.

Two Hands Four Paws is composed by a small group of people. Consequently, the impact of our actions may seem small if compared with the huge universe of abandoned animals. However, we have no doubt that we have made a significant difference in the life of those which crossed our path.

Contact us:

If you wish to contact us, please send us an e-mail in English and we’ll be happy to contact you. contato@duasmaosquatropatas.com.br

Make a donation

Your donation will help us take care of our animals. We thank you in advance!
If you wish to donate in US Dollars, please, send a payment order using one of the following options:

Option 1

Correspondent bank: Banco do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul S.A. New York Branch, New York, NY, USA.
ABA FW026011073
Beneficiary’s bank: Banco do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul SA, Main Branch, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
SWIFT code: BRGSBRRS
Account number: 2272011
Beneficiary: Associação Duas Mãos Quatro Patas
Branch number: 073
Account number: 06.855551.0-8

Please, quote DONATION on field 70.

Option 2

Correspondent bank: Banco do Brasil SA, New York Branch, New York, NY, USA.
SWIFT code: BRASUS33
ABA FW026003557 or CHIPS UID CH023960
Beneficiary’s bank: Banco do Brasil SA, Main Branch, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
SWIFT code: BRASBRRJPAE
Beneficiary: Associação Duas Mãos Quatro Patas
Branch number: 2796-0
Account number: 15717-1

Please, quote DONATION on field 70.

If you prefer to donate in Euros, please, send a payment order using one of the following options:

Option 1

Correspondent bank: Commerzbank AG, Duesseldorf, Germany.
SWIFT code: COBADEDD
Beneficiary’s bank: Banco do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul SA, Main Branch, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
SWIFT code: BRGSBRRS
Account number: 600067123001 EUR
Beneficiary: Associação Duas Mãos Quatro Patas
Branch number: 073
Account number: 06.855551.0-8

Please, quote DONATION on field 70.

Option 2

Correspondent bank: Banco do Brasil SA, Frankfurt Branch, Frankfurt, Germany.
SWIFT code: BRASDEFF
BLZ 51220800
Beneficiary’s bank: Banco do Brasil SA, Porto Alegre Branch, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
SWIFT code: BRASBRRJPAE
Beneficiary: Associação Duas Mãos Quatro Patas
Branch number: 2796-0
Account number: 15717-1

Please, quote DONATION on field 70.