"A successful edition". As summer approaches, the SPA, which had opened the doors of its 63 shelters on the weekend of May 13 and 14, saw 630 of its animals adopted, it announced Wednesday evening. A total of 252 dogs, 343 cats and 35 new pets, rabbits and other rodents, have found a new home. "A successful edition with great encounters and 630 responsible adoptions. We hope that the awareness raised during these Open Days will bear fruit," said Jacques-Charles Fombonne, President of the SPA.
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To optimize its mission of "responsible adoption", the SPA had launched a survey in March to better understand the behavior of the French. Among the barriers and levers to adopting a pet, 33% of respondents said they do not have pets and do not consider it. 21% cited financial reasons, 44% of which associated them with inflation.
Stagnation of adoptions
"In this survey, financial reasons came in third place," noted Jacques-Charles Fombonne, who deplores "a 10% increase in abandonments and a stagnation in adoptions." "We assume that inflation is one of the reasons for the abandonment of animals because it is the only parameter that has changed. People who abandon their pet because they can no longer provide for it do not say so, certainly out of modesty. It's heartbreaking for them to abandon them," he said.
"In 2019, an animal cost us about 650 euros, the operating budget divided by the number of animals rescued. This year we are at 924 euros per animal, "he worries fearing "in the medium term, fewer adoptions, more abandonments and fewer contributions if people are caught by the throat by inflation! ".
For its part, to fight against abandonment as summer approaches, the 30 million friends Foundation has just launched its new online platform to "prepare your holidays with your pet". A multi-criteria search engine and a chatbot or dog-bot allows masters to ask questions and benefit from downloadable personalized advice. 36,476 accommodations, 203 beaches, 236 pensions and places of guards where animals are accepted are listed on an interactive map.
