The municipal animal shelter formalized nearly 300 dog and cat adoptions during 2025.

Concha Sala, the Councillor for Animal Protection in Torrevieja City Council, has reviewed the activities carried out by the Municipal Animal Shelter during 2025. Nearly 300 dog and cat adoptions were finalized during that period. Specifically, 201 cats and 84 dogs were adopted by people who expressed interest.

With the collaboration of various animal welfare associations in Torrevieja—Alma de Gato, Ces, Animalistas, La Voz de los Gatos, and ADAT—to whom the councilwoman publicly expressed her gratitude for their ongoing support, the sterilization program for cats and dogs continued. A total of 88 dogs and 662 cats from feral colonies and those taken in at the shelter received this treatment.

The Animal Shelter processed a total of 139 reports of animal abandonment during 2025, of which 69 were dogs and 70 were cats. In addition to these figures, the Shelter acknowledges that kittens under three months old that are taken in due to abandonment are born on the municipal premises and are therefore included in its official population.

In 2025, the number of requests for the transfer of animals to the City Council began to be recorded, rising to 34. Of these, less than twenty were accepted, for justified reasons according to current animal welfare legislation and always ensuring animal welfare.

Furthermore, the Municipal Animal Control Service made numerous calls to collect animals outside the shelter. August was the busiest month with 195 calls, and December the least active with 123.

The veterinary technical services of the Department of Animal Protection, headed by Beatriz Lloret, issued 54 warnings regarding responsible pet ownership, prevention of abandonment, and animal abuse. The Local Environmental Police, working closely with the Department, also issued a higher number of warnings, many at the request of the local administration, to initiate the corresponding penalty proceedings where applicable. The councilor responsible for the department emphasized the “great effort made daily to carry out this collaborative work.”

On the other hand, the Municipal Shelter took in numerous animals due to various circumstances, including being lost, accidents, and so on. A total of 476 cats entered the facility. Of these, 21 were happily reunited with their families. Eighty-four died, many as a result of being hit by cars, illness, or similar causes. A significant number of seagulls, swifts, kestrels, and other birds also entered the Municipal Shelter. With the collaboration of Juan Antonio Pujol, the municipal biologist from the Department of the Environment, these birds were transferred to the "Santa Faz" Wildlife Recovery Center in Alicante.

The Department of Animal Protection publicly thanks all the workers and volunteers of the Municipal Shelter for their involvement in this "cause of animal welfare that does not rest any day of the year".