Study "He wouldn’t do it to you" on the abandonment and adoption of dogs and cats

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Abandonment has no excuses, but adoption has thousands of reasons.

The Abandonment and Adoption Study reveals essential aspects of the current state and trends regarding the causes and patterns of this issue.

Analyze the figures here and explore the data to better understand this phenomenon and join the solution.

Below, we detail our findings and insights.

Dogs and cats collected by shelters in Spain during 2023

+286,682

Dogs and cats collected by shelters in Spain during 2023

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33

dogs and cats collected every hour

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785

dogs and cats collected every day

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23,890

dogs and cats collected every month

Evolution of the data on the entry and destination of animals

How many dogs or cats arrive at shelters?

Discover how many animals arrive at shelters and how their characteristics are distributed. Is there anything that surprises you?

In 2023 were taken in...

59.5%170,712 dogs

40.5%115,970 cats

Dog

Cat

What breed are the animals?

28%

Breed

7%

72%

Mixed-breed

93%

At what age do they arrive?

24%

Puppy / Kitten

46%

62%

Adult

47%

14%

Senior

7%

What is their health condition when they arrive?

14%

Injured

15%

58%

Healthy

49%

28%

Sick

36%

What size are the dogs?

16%

Small

58%

Medium

27%

Large

In which season do most animals arrive?

23%

JAN-MAR

17%

24%

APR-JUN

33%

27%

JUL-SEP

32%

26%

OCT-DEC

18%

Animals collected that had a microchip

27%

4%

Do you want to know more?

What are the main reasons for abandonment?

"We know them only and exclusively thanks to the people who bring their animals to the shelter. "

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Study the evolution of the intake and outcome data of the animals

Discover the trends surrounding animal intake and how they differ between dogs and cats.

What can you do to help solve the problem?

Reproduction control

Unwanted litters are one of the main causes of abandonment.

Preventing them is one of our responsibilities if we are caring for a dog or cat.

Identification

Chipping an animal in our care is not only an obligation, but our most important one: it makes it much easier to return a lost pet home.

Training

Knowing and training our pet is an important way to forge healthy bonds.

Training can prevent and help manage potential behavioural and relationship problems.

A good relationship reduces the risk of abandonment.

Adoption

When you adopt, you are changing a dog’s or cat’s life for ever.

You’ll receive advice from the shelter and you will be helping to solve a problem that affects us all.