Adopt a cat in Castilla-La Mancha

Province by province

Each province has its own page on Michipedia, with the shelters we have located and their contact details. In Castilla-La Mancha there are 8 listed.

Cat associations in Castilla-La Mancha

They work only with cats, almost always through foster homes: their cats are socialised in a home, and they can tell you what each one is really like.

Search sites: start here

They bring together the listings of hundreds of rescues. Each link takes you straight to the cat section, where you can filter by province, age and sex. The sites are in Spanish, but your browser’s translate option copes well with the listings.

MiwukiThe longest-running adoption search site in Spain, with cats listed by province and town. Bambú DifundeCats for adoption from rescues all over the country, with a page for each province. Save One AnimalA national platform that brings together the listings of over a thousand organisations, with a filter for cats. Dejan HuellaDetailed profiles of cats and dogs, with a section for each region. Kiwoko AdoptaSearch across nearly five hundred partner rescues, many of them cat-only associations. MundimascotaAdoption listings for cats and kittens, by province. WallamascotasA noticeboard of cats for adoption from private owners and associations.

Before you adopt: what the law requires in Castilla-La Mancha

Spain’s animal welfare law, Law 7/2023, sets the common minimum for the whole country; each region also has its own law and register, and each town council its own bylaws.

The national law requires every cat to be identified with a microchip and neutered before six months of age, except those registered as breeding animals with a registered breeder (art. 26). It bans the sale of cats in pet shops: only registered breeders may sell them (art. 27), and it does not allow a pet to be left unsupervised for more than three days in a row. Public centres must hand animals over for adoption identified, with a contract, and neutered or with a commitment to have it done (art. 23). In Castilla-La Mancha, Law 7/2020 on animal welfare, of 31 August, also applies, and the microchip is recorded in the Companion Animal Identification Register, run by the veterinary associations. Its law already required dogs, cats and ferrets to be identified before three months of age. Cat colonies. Managing colonies is the job of the municipalities (art. 28). Breeding control. It requires animals whose breeding cannot be controlled to be neutered (art. 11). If the cat you adopt comes from a rescue, they or your vet will usually take care of transferring the microchip registration into your name. What each Spanish region requires (Spanish) →

Other sources

Third-party directories, in case you want to compare (in Spanish). These do take you away from Michipedia.

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