Effetto Palla: The association that cares for and saves abandoned animals.

A veterinary clinic in Sardinia funds expensive veterinary care, fights stray animals, and rescues dogs and cats before placing them up for adoption.

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Effetto Palla Onlus, Two Seas Veterinary Clinic Association, Oristano 2

Palla didn't make it. The dog who for ten years was a symbol of rebirth, love, and redemption for thousands of "nobody's" animals died on June 28, 2026, in her home, next to the person who had saved her and made her her lifelong companion: Monica Pais. The veterinarian at the Duemari Clinic in Oristano had saved her from death in 2016: Palla had been found in the Terralba countryside, in desperate conditions with a nylon noose around her neck.

Palla Effect Onlus, Veterinary Clinic Association, Two Seas, Oristano

Rescued and cared for at the Due Mari Veterinary Clinic, Palla has become more than just the symbol of a happy ending: her story has shed light on the plight of all those injured, abandoned, and abused animals who, without someone willing to intervene, risk never having a second chance. And it is precisely from that second chance that a project destined to continue, in the dog's name, took shape: Effetto Palla Onlus.

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Transforming a single rescue into a system that enables many others : bringing together veterinarians, volunteers, donors, local associations, and governments, funding treatment while simultaneously working on sterilization, education, and prevention. This is the goal of Effetto Palla, an association that has so far saved 4,000 animals and implemented 14 projects to care for abandoned dogs and cats and combat stray animals.

It all started in 2016 from the story of Palla, a dog found in critical condition and saved by veterinarian Monica Pais. From there, a network of volunteers and veterinary facilities was formed to care for animals they call "nobody's pets": strays, abandoned, injured, or victims of abuse.
When she was found, initially it was even difficult to understand what breed she was: a nylon noose around her neck had completely distorted the physiognomy and features of Palla, the dog recovered in Terralba, a small village in the province of Oristano, and then taken to the Two Seas Veterinary Clinic of Oristano where she was treated.

Palla has become the spokesperson for the foundation named after her, Effetto Palla Onlus, through which the Due Mari Clinic helps abandoned, sick, and injured animals , caring for them, and, once they are fully healthy, seeking adoption for them.

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An important activity carried out by the Due Mari Veterinary Clinic, and an example that we hope will spread more and more in every Italian region, to help the animals Especially with the arrival of summer, holidays, and car trips, as unfortunately happens every year, they will be abandoned. Remember that animals are loyal friends, they become part of the family, not just a pastime. Adopting an animal must always be a conscious choice made from the heart: animal abandonment is a crime punishable by fines of up to €10 and imprisonment of up to one year for those guilty.

( The images and videos are taken from the Facebook page of the Due Mari Veterinary Clinic )

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