THE province of Seville has 512,795 petswhich represents 20.29% of the people registered in the entire autonomous community (2.52 million), according to data updated, in December, from the Central Registry of Companion Animals. … of the Government of Andalusia (RAIA). Of this number, almost 14,000 corresponds to potentially dangerous dogsout of more than 434,000 registered dogs.
Of the half a million pets, 434,924 are dogs; about 74,000 are cats; 3,394, ferrets and 869, other domestic animals. As for potentially dangerous dogs, such as the Pitt Bull Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, Rottweiler, Dogo Argentino, Fila Brasileiro or Doberman, Malaga, with 17,196, is the province with the most dogs of these breeds, followed by Seville.
Malaga It is also the province with the most dogs in total according to the RAIA, with 436,486, with Seville being second (434,924) and Cadiz the third (300,211); Also regarding felines, the same order is maintained: Málaga (112,592); Seville (73,608) and Cádiz (67,537).
The highest number of domestic animals per province is once again concentrated in Malaga, with 552,679; Huelva is the one with the leastwith 166,361. Animals over 15 years of age that do not appear to have been vaccinated against rabies in the last two years, in accordance with current regulations in Andalusia, are not included in the statistical data.
In this way, Seville experiences an increase of 7.61% in the pet registry compared to the previous year (476,526), where, in turn, a growth 2.76% compared to 2023 (463,709).
THE registration of animals at RAIA It constitutes an obligation of owners and allows the implementation of health programs for prevention or emergency against diseases transmissible to humans or other animals, their recovery in the event of loss or theft, or intervention due to abuse.
This allows animals to be located by their owners in the event of loss or theft. The RAIA also includes information on diseases Mandatory treatment for pets, including anti-rabies vaccination and animal medical records.
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