If we are looking for a life partner, what better way than to adopt him and rescue him from his long life of malnutrition, abandonment, fear, pain, cold and loneliness. That is why we have proposed to teach the best applications to adopt that we can install on our mobiles and browse which puppy or kitten best suits our needs. A very active dog is not the same, if we do not have time to dedicate to it, or a very old dog if we are very active, we must create a balance in the relationship so that there is no frustration on either side of the scale.
The eternal debate between buying and adopting. We do not want to open any melon, we only want to give information and that each one decides based on their wishes, needs and tastes, as long as the animal is well cared for, fed, full of love and of course vaccinated, with a chip, dewormed and sterilized. .
The abandonment of pets in Spain
Every year in Spain more than 300,000 dogs and cats of all sizes, colors, characters, ages, and even breed are abandoned. The vast majority are the fault of the irresponsibility of humans in not sterilizing . Animals, unlike humans, are not 100% aware that if they have sex (they do it instinctively) that will result in a litter.
And the most ridiculous of all is that when the cat or dog returns home pregnant, we blame her, when in fact, having paid for the sterilization would have put an end to the problem.
An animal is a long-term responsibility, about 10 years . If we do not have enough time we cannot face all his expenses, if we are not going to give him a full life, we do not have patience, the best thing is that we forget and do not become infatuated, since that animal will be precious, but we have to be conscious and responsible.
Before throwing it out on the street as if it were garbage (which it is not, the only one that is garbage is the one that leaves), we must look for solutions, such as contacting associations, family or friends who want to keep it or do the impossible so that come with us, in case you change your residence, or go on vacation. Let us remember that there are hotels for dogs and nurseries, caregivers who go to home and the like.
Adopt or buy?
Before showing the best applications to adopt the new member of the family, we want to give a little information about the two options that currently exist, without counting on the chance of finding an abandoned dog or cat and keeping it.
The dark side of hatcheries
On the one hand, the kennels, except for a very small handful that are legal and more or less comply with the law and give females a rest after a certain age and the animals are well cared for, there are clandestine kennels where dogs and Cats are crammed into cages, in terrible living conditions, without veterinary control, and even in some cases they have not seen sunlight for months.
If we really (but really) want a dog or cat of a specific breed and a puppy or kitten from a protector cannot supply that desire or need, then we recommend informing ourselves very well (but VERY well) about the place where we are going to buy that animal. If we can go visit it, all the better.
We must think that this female will have been gestating almost without rest since her year and a half of life, since she has become the main source of income for that family or individual person, together with her passion for that breed. But it must be borne in mind that, for some farms, they are not animals and sentient beings, they are merchandise for which they earn money.
The Truth About Adoption That No One Has Told Us
People believe that having a dog or cat is free, but they need a good quality diet, toys, bed, blankets, drinking fountain, veterinary care, antiparasitic collars, hairdresser, dental snacks, vaccines, sterilization, etc.
The same goes for adoption. Adopting a dog or a cat is not free , at least not in 95% of the cases, why? Well, because the association that collected that animal cured it, vaccinated it, put the chip on it, washed it, etc. All these expenses accumulate in the account in the name of that puppy or kitten and whoever adopts it must answer for it. It is true that the expenses are at cost price and you only have to pay the essentials, that is, vaccines, chip, styling, operations, or whatever has been done to you.
It is also true that there are animals that have not been operated on, and that were already sterilized because they have been abandoned or deposited in the association or something similar. But as a general rule, there is always a cost, no matter how small.
Another important fact, that adopted pet does not just come out of a book and comes perfectly educated, but comes from suffering hunger, blows, cold, screams, has passed from hand to hand, etc. By this we mean that you have to be patient (a lot), since some will have separation stress, anxiety, terror, mistrust, mania, they will pee where they should not, they will bark and so on.
On average, it takes a dog about 5 days to trust us , about 3 weeks to adapt to the home and family, and about 3 months to learn the routine and feel part of our life.
Best apps to adopt a pet
In the market there are countless applications to adopt that we can install on our mobile, so now we are going to highlight the best and the ones that we have used in recent months to adopt our pets.
Miwuki
We adopted one of our dogs here just over 4 years ago. A very simple app and one of the best applications to adopt that has all the necessary information about each animal , from its age, character, coat tone, sex, breed, if it is neutered or not, health problems, where it is, and even the cost of adopting it appears, also if it is sent to our location or not, we can sponsor, etc.
We can contact the protector or refuge directly and in a matter of minutes they will respond to us. There are also signs between animals available, reserved and adopted. There are not only dogs or cats, but also ferrets, rabbits, chinchillas, gerbils, reptiles, birds, etc. The official app is only on Android and there is also a website that works super well.
Adopt me
A very simple app in which we can meet the new member of the family just by swiping as we do on Instagram and other social networks. To use it we have to register and inside we will see hundreds of animals waiting for their stroke of luck. We can filter by race, age, location, etc., although the filters are scarce, since the app is relatively young and needs some improvements.
In this app we will only find dogs and cats that are looking for a home . It is convenient to download several applications, including this one, since animals are not the same in all applications.
Amazdog
The Amazon of pets, one of the applications to adopt where yes or yes we will find our furry better half. A very visual, simple and intuitive app where we find much more than adoptions, also other services such as hotels for dogs, veterinary clinics near our location, beaches for dogs, etc.
Here we will only find dogs and within each photo, there is information about their breed, age, coat, character, where they are and so on. Likewise, we can also notify lost animals with the certainty that it reaches all of Spain and even by location.
Mascomad
This works only within the Community of Madrid , but if we see some animal that we like a lot, we could reach an agreement with the protector to let us adopt it if we are not from Madrid, but it is something that we cannot promise.
In this app we can also report situations of abandonment or disseminate cases of lost animals within the Community of Madrid. Inside the app there is a list of shelters and animal protection associations authorized by the CAM government, which we can contact if we like a little animal.
