Plataforma de Amigos de los Animales (the friends of animals platform) was formed a few months ago as an umbrella organisation for almost all of the organisations that work for animal wellbeing in the province of Almeria. Amongst those that form part of this organisation are SOS Pechina, Almeria Defensa Animal, Paws-Patas and Ecoligistass en Accion, as well as other organisations and individuals worried about the mistreatment of animals.
This organisation has recently presented suggestions for improvement in animal welfare to the Almeria delegation of the Junta de Andalucia. One of the suggestions presented was that of introducing a tax to be paid by pet owners. Miguel Angel Reinoso, the president of Plataforma de Amigos de los Animales said that it would be an effective way of making people more conscious of the responsibility having a pet involves. He added that Spain is one of the few European countries not to have such a scheme. The tax would be higher for unsterilized animals as an incentive to animal owners to have this operation performed on their pets. There could be exemptions for kennels or other concentrations of animals or for elderly people who could find the tax more difficult to pay.
The Plataforma de Amigos de los Animales is also working on a series of projects the objective of which is to offer alternatives to putting down animals collected off the streets in the ayuntamientos of Almeria, Roquetas de Mar and Pulpi, where this is still the habitual response to this problem.
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