Animal shelters, pet shops, and the like are considered "zoological nucleus" and must comply with the Spanish legislation that governs the authorization procedure. A zoological nucleus is any center, establishment, or facility that houses, maintains, raises, or sells animals, whether or not this is its primary activity. Unfortunately, the only state legislation on this subject that is currently in effect dates from 1975 and is clearly out of date, harming companion animals.

More than 500 Spanish NGOs, including our Member organisations ANDA, AVATMA and FAADA, appealed to the Spanish government to stop providing financial aid to the bullfighting industry.

On the first Sunday of February animal protection organisations took the streets to say no to hunting in several European cities. 

From 2022 the granting of these grants will be conditioned to a cessation in the use of wild animals

Doñana National Park, in Spain, is a crucial stopover point for thousands of migrating birds. However, over-intensive irrigation is threatening these valuable wetlands.