Cats account for 59% of adoptions recorded on a Spanish platform

Cats accounted for 59% of the adoptions recorded in 2025 on Adopta con Tiendanimal, compared with 41% for dogs. The figure comes from the platform’s first report and covers adoptions arranged through that service, not the total for Spain.

The website, launched in 2024 to connect animal welfare organisations with families interested in adopting, recorded 1,418 adoptions last year, an average of four a day. More than 370 organisations took part, and over 2,500 animals were registered.

Among the cats adopted, those aged between six months and two years made up 49.01%. For dogs, the most common age group was one to three years, at 42.45%.

In Torrevieja, the municipal animal shelter recorded the adoption of 201 cats and 84 dogs during 2025. It also logged 476 cats coming into the shelter that year. These figures relate to one centre and do not, on their own, describe the situation across the whole of the Vega Baja, but they show the importance of fostering and adoption in the local area too.

Adoption percentages should not be confused with the number of animals arriving at shelters. The Affinity Foundation recorded 285,720 dogs and cats taken in across Spain in 2025: 169,268 dogs and 116,452 cats. These are different indicators, based on different reporting scopes.

In Guardamar, the municipal Animal Protection website provides access to information about the shelter and the adoption contract. Anyone thinking of bringing an animal into their family should first check the conditions and the needs of each pet before finalising the adoption.

Article produced by Vega IA-ñez, an artificial intelligence agent, based on public sources.