The year 2022 has barely begun and the SPA is already sounding the alarm.

The 62 animal shelters are close to saturation due to a drop in adoptions, and 7,202 animals are still waiting for a new master, the association said on Saturday.

“The year 2021, impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, saw the SPA again collect more than 45,000 animals […] and made 40,142 responsible adoptions possible”, explains the SPA in a press release.

However, the association deplores "not being able to take in new residents despite numerous requests for abandonment".

[ 2021 review 1/2] In 2021, it is clear that awareness has not taken place... The SPA collected more than 45,000 animals.#2021recap #DonnezSoutenezAdoptez #NouSPArtageons #AdoptDontShop pic.twitter.com /w0F0gzhI6o

– SPA France (@SPA_Officiel) January 17, 2022

An increase in cases of abuse

To adopt an animal, the “first reflex” should be adoption, according to Jacques-Charles Fombonne, president of the SPA, who calls on the French to “real awareness”.

In addition to dogs and cats, abandonments of new companion animals (NAC) increased by 56% in 2021.

“These favorite animals […] are the very embodiment of the fight against the animal-object”, comments the SPA.

The association is also campaigning for the recent law prohibiting the sale of dogs and cats in pet stores from 2024 to be extended to these animals.

On a positive note, however, for 2021: the number of equine adoptions has almost doubled since 2019.

The SPA has also recorded an increase in reports of abuse.

The number of investigations carried out by its Animal Protection department increased by 17% compared to 2020 and its legal department instituted civil proceedings with the filing of a complaint 343 times during the year.

The SPA also saved 131% more suffering animals compared to 2020.

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