ARCHIVED - Seville announces free neutering and surgery for strays in bid to promote adoptions
Seville City Council has announced a free neutering and surgery service for pets adopted from the Municipal Animal Protection Centre in a bid to encourage animal adoption and prevent abandonment.
Spain is attempting to address historic problems relating to animal welfare through the implementation of extensive animal welfare legislation. Amongst the aims included are education, a "zero sacrifices" policy which aims to ensure that strays are not euthanised, but re-homed and mechanisms through which owners are obliged to take full responsibility for their livestock/domestic pets.
As a result of the legislation, many initiatives are taking place at municipal level across Spain to deal with some of the most fundamental issues, amongst which is the topic of sterilisation in order to prevent unwanted births in the first place.
The council of the city of Seville has announced the allocation of €130,680 to provide healthcare for rescue animals, covering free sterilisation and urgent surgery for accidents and injuries.
The council’s neutering service will include an initial general check-up of the animal, surgery, a review 24 hours later, and a medical history certificate.
The urgent surgery funding will offer cover for emergency surgeries, including for pets which have been hit by cars, as well as for the hospitalisation of animals until they are well enough to be transferred back to the municipal centre.
The council confirmed their new sterilisation service will not see the costs of adopting an animal from the centre rise from the current prices, which range between €10 and €45 depending on whether the animal requires a microchip or not.
Likewise, collaboration agreements have been formalized with different animal organizations to which the animals are transferred free of charge fully identified with microchip, issued with health passport, rabies vaccination and deworming , in order to promote the responsible adoption of these animals through their own communication channels; in short, the council is keen to ensure that animals go to new homes rather than filling up the municipal pounds for years to come.
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