Pets in Spain

We are campaigning to get people to have their pets fitted with a microchip to cut down on the number of strays.

Placing a microchip in your dog or cat, can essentially save his or her life. A microchip is simply a small chip, that is painlessly inserted under the skin, between the shoulder blades, most commonly in dogs and cats.

It is now common practice for animal shelters and police to scan each stray pet that comes through their doors. Countless animals have been returned to their owners through this process. These pets would have otherwise only been kenneled for a limited number of hours. Some shelters only hold a stray pet for 72 hours before they euthanasia them. The shelters just do not have the funds, nor the space, available to hold pets longer. I think many people are unaware of how little time these dogs and cats are given.

As an ex-veterinary nurse, I have seen first hand the number of dogs euthanized every week. Pets that had to have been somebody’s pet. We have seen purebred dogs and cats with collars on, but no ID tags. (Don’t think your dog’s id tag is enough, those often times come loose and fall off). It is a devastating number, but it is a number that with some effort, we can reduce.