{"id":61292,"date":"2021-05-31T10:10:56","date_gmt":"2021-05-31T08:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=61292"},"modified":"2021-10-13T18:07:02","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T16:07:02","slug":"adopt-pet-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/adopt-pet-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Adopt a Pet in Barcelona And Save a Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It\u2019s easy to feel enthusiastic about getting a <strong>pet.<\/strong> They\u2019re cute, they\u2019re cuddly and they are lots of fun. Unfortunately, those may be the only factors people think about, which ends up proving too much of a hassle to some owners.<\/p>\n<div id=\"metaslider-id-104526\" style=\"max-width: 850px; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-20-3 metaslider metaslider-responsive metaslider-104526 ml-slider\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_104526\">\n        <ul id='metaslider_104526' class='rslides'>\n            <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/yearly-rental\" target=\"_self\"><img width=\"850\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/en-5.jpg\" class=\"slider-104526 slide-104528\" alt=\"rent barcelona\" rel=\"\" title=\"Banner medio larga estancia inquilinos\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To decide if you should bring in a new furry or scaly friend into the family, you should always consider the costs, the maintenance of the <strong>animal<\/strong> and the fact that you will always need someone to take care of your <strong>pet<\/strong> for you if you feel like going away on vacation.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/adopt-pet-barcelona\/#Why_you_should_adopt_a_pet_in_Barcelona\" title=\"Why you should adopt a pet in Barcelona\">Why you should adopt a pet in Barcelona<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/adopt-pet-barcelona\/#Where_to_find_cats_or_dogs_in_Spain_for_adoption\" title=\"Where to find cats or dogs in Spain for adoption\">Where to find cats or dogs in Spain for adoption<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/adopt-pet-barcelona\/#Barcelona_Gat_I_Gos\" title=\"Barcelona Gat I Gos\">Barcelona Gat I Gos<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/adopt-pet-barcelona\/#Save_a_life\" title=\"Save a life\">Save a life<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/adopt-pet-barcelona\/#Animals_Sense_Sostre\" title=\"Animals Sense Sostre\">Animals Sense Sostre<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/adopt-pet-barcelona\/#Lliga_per_a_la_proteccio_danimals_I_plantes_de_Barcelona\" title=\"Lliga per a la protecci\u00f3 d\u2019animals I plantes de Barcelona\">Lliga per a la protecci\u00f3 d\u2019animals I plantes de Barcelona<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/adopt-pet-barcelona\/#Centro_de_Acogida_de_Animales_de_Compania_de_Barcelona\" title=\"Centro de Acogida de Animales de Compa\u00f1\u00eda de Barcelona\">Centro de Acogida de Animales de Compa\u00f1\u00eda de Barcelona<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_you_should_adopt_a_pet_in_Barcelona\"><\/span>Why you should adopt a pet in Barcelona<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Many <strong>animals<\/strong> are abandoned by those who were never meant to have a <strong>pet<\/strong> in the first place, which only brings pain and suffering to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/dog-friendly\/\"><strong>animal<\/strong><\/a> that is left behind.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are thinking of getting a <strong>dog in Barcelona <\/strong>(or other pet)<strong>,<\/strong> consider the possibility of <strong>adopting<\/strong>, instead of purchasing one from a store or a breeder. That way, you can help make a neglected animal to be happy again.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_105854\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-105854\" class=\"size-full wp-image-105854\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/silken-windsprite-6147534_640.jpg\" alt=\"dog in the field\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-105854\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He will be nothing but grateful for your love. In many cases,&nbsp;<strong>adopting an animal<\/strong> means saving its life.&nbsp;Here are some of the organizations that you can contact in order to <strong>adopt a pet in Barcelona<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-flat fasc-rounded-medium ico-fa fasc-ico-before fa-chevron-circle-right broken_link\" style=\"background-color: #850909; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/barcelona-rent\/pet\" rel=\"nofollow\">Stay with your pet in a rental apartment in Barcelona<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_to_find_cats_or_dogs_in_Spain_for_adoption\"><\/span>Where to find cats or dogs in Spain for adoption<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Barcelona_Gat_I_Gos\"><\/span>Barcelona Gat I Gos<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/barcelonagatigos.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"broken_link\"><strong>Barcelona Gat I Gos<\/strong><\/a> is an organization dedicated mainly to the care of urban <strong>cats.<\/strong> The organization divulges notices of lost and found cats and helps <strong>animals<\/strong> find a new home.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Barcelona Gat I Gos<\/strong> has a large list of <strong>cats<\/strong> <strong>waiting to be adopted<\/strong>, which can be viewed <strong><span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"http:\/\/barcelonagatigos.org\/la-38\/nuestros-gatos-en-adopcion\">here<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_85775\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85775\" class=\"wp-image-85775\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/cat-1044750_960_720.jpg\" alt=\"red cat\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-85775\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you can\u2019t adopt a <strong>cat<\/strong> yourself but would like to help the organization, you can make a donation, purchase <strong>Barcelona Gat I Gos<\/strong> products, become a volunteer or offer your home for a <strong>cat<\/strong> to stay in while it isn\u2019t adopted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/animal-therapy\/\">Puppy Love &#8211; Animal-Assisted Therapy<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Save_a_life\"><\/span>Save a life<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/savealife.es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Save a life<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>is a&nbsp;Non-Governmental Organization that protects <strong>homeless animals<\/strong>. The organization has a number of <strong>dogs<\/strong> to be adopted in all of Spain, some of them facing terrible odds.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Save a life<\/strong> also offers sterilization services, in order to prevent the death or abandonment of innocent <strong>puppies.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can help <strong>Save a life<\/strong> by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>adopting an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelonas-animal-sculptures-and-statues\/\">animal<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">offering your house for a <strong>dog<\/strong> to stay in while it isn\u2019t adopted<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">making donations<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">divulging the information<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">offering to take some of the organization\u2019s <strong>dogs<\/strong> to the vet<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">donating medicine and other health materials<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">donating blankets, buckets, brushes, or anything else that can help<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_105855\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-105855\" class=\"size-full wp-image-105855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/dog-toys-5175628_640.jpg\" alt=\"dog and his toys\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-105855\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Animals_Sense_Sostre\"><\/span>Animals Sense Sostre<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/animalssensesostre.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Animals Sense Sostre<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;is another NGO that has a variety of <strong>animals to adopt<\/strong>. Not only <strong>dogs and cats,<\/strong> <strong>Animals Sense Sostre<\/strong> currently has a couple of friendly <strong>pigs<\/strong> who are looking for a nice farm home or animal <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/santuario-gaia\/\">sanctuary<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can help <strong>Animals Sense Sostre<\/strong> by volunteering, gathering the necessary materials, offering a foster home for an <strong>animal,<\/strong> offering your professional services or making a donation. <strong>Animals Sense Sostre<\/strong> also has a page to publish pictures of lost animals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-flat fasc-rounded-medium ico-fa fasc-ico-before fa-chevron-circle-right broken_link\" style=\"background-color: #850909; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/barcelona-rent\/beach\" rel=\"nofollow\">Find a place near the beach (with your pet)<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lliga_per_a_la_proteccio_danimals_I_plantes_de_Barcelona\"><\/span>Lliga per a la protecci\u00f3 d\u2019animals I plantes de Barcelona<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.protectorabcn.es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"broken_link\"><strong>Lliga per a la protecci\u00f3 d\u2019animals I plantes de Barcelona<\/strong><\/a> has been helping abandoned and mistreated <strong>animals<\/strong> since 1944. Their aim is to <strong>protect animals<\/strong> from abuse situations or abandonment, by rehabilitating and finding new homes for them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can help <strong>Lliga per a la protecci\u00f3 d\u2019animals I plantes de Barcelona<\/strong> by becoming a member, volunteering, and making monthly or one-time donations.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_85776\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85776\" class=\"wp-image-85776\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/dog-142668_960_720.jpg\" alt=\"dog\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-85776\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Centro_de_Acogida_de_Animales_de_Compania_de_Barcelona\"><\/span>Centro de Acogida de Animales de Compa\u00f1\u00eda de Barcelona<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Barcelona\u2019s City Council has also created a center to <strong>help animals<\/strong> in need, called <a href=\"http:\/\/ajuntament.barcelona.cat\/adopta\/es\/adopcion\/el-caacb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Centro de Acogida de Animales de Compa\u00f1\u00eda de Barcelona<\/strong><\/a>.&nbsp;You can help <strong>CAACB<\/strong> by volunteering to walk the <strong>animals,<\/strong> clean the facilities and make sure the <strong>animals<\/strong> are always properly groomed and healthy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Important: If you have lost a pet, contact your local veterinary and animal aid associations, in case someone has found it and handed it over to professionals.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Did you get your pet at a cat or dog rescue in Barcelona?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Tell us about your experience!<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"61292\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 137.5px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <strong class=\"kksr-score\">4.7<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\/<\/span>\n        <strong>5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">(<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"kksr-count\">7<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\n            votes        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s easy to feel enthusiastic about getting a pet. They\u2019re cute, they\u2019re cuddly and they are lots of fun. Unfortunately, those may be the only factors people think about, which ends up proving too much of a hassle to some owners. &nbsp; To decide if you should bring in a new furry or scaly friend [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":104215,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4599],"tags":[3364,5387,3876,5386],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61292"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61292"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61292\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":106740,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61292\/revisions\/106740"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/104215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61292"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}