According to the latest study conducted by the Affinity Foundation, 140,000 animals were abandoned in 2014, 106,781 of them were dogs. So if you have decided to adopt a dog, you have made a great decision because you not only save one life, but two. Since when rescuing an animal that has already been abandoned, its place in the shelter will be free to be able to rescue and save another animal that needs it.
When adopting we must be aware of the great responsibility that it entails, a dog can live between 10 and 15 years, some of them even live up to 20 years, a lifetime in which we can suffer many changes and unforeseen events, but just as a child will be with us all his life, in good and bad times, our pet should also be, he is another member of our family and we must treat him as such. We recommend you read our article on Tips and recommendations when adopting an adult dog.
If you have entered here it is why you have decided to adopt, and from our site we are going to help you find outwhere you can adopt a dog in Madrid since there are multiple options for adoption, either from an animal shelter, or directly from the CPA (Animal Protection Centers) commonly known as municipal kennels. At the end of the list of Animal Protection Associations, you will find a
comparative summary of all of them
S. P. A. P. Society for the Protection of Animals and Plants
S. P. A. P is an animal protection company that has been working on animal protectionism for more than 80 years. In his shelter you will find 300 dogs waiting for a home, although on his adoption website you will only be able to see a small selection of dogs, so it is advisable to visit their hostel in Madrid to be able to meet them all.
You can contact them by calling 913 119 133
New life
Nueva Vida was born in 2005 in Las Rozas de Madrid. They are currently looking for homes for 270 dogs that you can meet in their adoption section. They work mainly with foster homes so If you cannot adopt a dog but would like to have one at home, temporarily, you can be a foster home for someone who needs it.
Contact them through their website or by calling 691 48 41 62
The shelter
Since 1996 El Refugio works constantly in its fight against abandonment. You can meet his 160 dogs for adoption in his adopt gallery. If you want to know them even more, they have a YouTube channel with very interesting information and videos of many of their dogs that you can meet.
Contact them at 917 30 36 80
ANAA. National Friends of Animals Association
ANAA is an association dedicated to animal rescue since 1992, located in Fuente el Saz de Jarama. In his shelter you can find more than 140 dogs looking for a new home.
Meet them on their adoption website or contact them at 91 667 20 36
APAP-Alcalá
Located in Alcalá de Henares and founded in 1977, this Association has more than 100 dogs to adopt, meet them all at the APAP website.
If you have any questions or would like to contact them, you can do so at 639 100 008
Las Nieves Association
Young association, born in 2011 but already has more than 100 dogs looking for a new home. Enter their website and meet all of them.
They are located in Navalcarnero and you can contact them at the telephone numbers: 918 139 126 / 670 785 100
BOW. Association for the Defense and Protection of Animals, Plants and the Environment
This Association located in Leganés, has more than 80 dogs that need a home, although they do not have telephone attention to answer your possible questions, their attention to the user through their Facebook is fast and effective.
You can also contact them via email [email protected]
SUNRISE. Association for Animal Liberation and Welfare
This Association has been fighting against animal abandonment for nearly 20 years. On its website you can find 77 dogs looking for a home. In addition to being delivered identified, vaccinated and sterilized, A. L. B. A. It also delivers them with a leash and collar, a nice detail when going out with your adopted dog from the shelter.
Contact them at 609 291 930
Perrikus
With a hostel located on a plot of 7,000 meters in the Sierra Norte de Madrid, visiting them and meeting their dogs is wonderful, you can also see them all through their dog adoption page.
If you need more information about their dogs for adoption, you can contact them at 610 376 351
AXLA. Friends for animals
Association located in Loeches with more than 130 dogs in search of a home, you can see many of them on their website axlamadrid but if you really would like to meet them all, go ahead and visit them at their shelter.
If you would like to adopt one of their dogs, you can contact the email [email protected]
La Madrileña
After the change of management of this protector, the shelter has been improving little by little, now they need to find a home for more than 100 dogs. In the adoption section of their website you can meet some of them.
Your contact telephone number to adopt a dog is: 648 495 073
ACUNR (El Olivar). Animals with a New Direction
This Association has a shelter called “El Olivar”, where more than 50 dogs are housed waiting for their new family, you can visit their website and get to know them.
If you have any questions about adopting a dog in your association, you can contact them by calling 622 279 554
a.i. B.a. Association of Animal Welfare Initiatives
Meet this Association located in Valdemoro and its 27 dogs in search of a home, visit them on their adoption website.
You can contact them by calling 671 358 865
Evolution
Since 1999 Evolución has been working against animal abandonment and the search for new homes. Want to meet the dogs waiting for a home at your shelter? Visit their profile on Facebook and you will be able to see photos of their dogs for adoption and all their data.
Contact Evolución at 666 617 535
Almanimal Association
Located in Boadilla del Monte, this young Association has 13 dogs that need a home. Get to know them on their AlmaAnimal website.
You can also contact them by calling 619 461 394
Comparison of Animal Protection Associations in Madrid
At the beginning of this article we commented that you would have at your disposal a comparative table of all the associations mentioned above, not in order to make a comparison between them, but to help you more quickly to know all the associations where you can adopt a dog in Madrid.
Below you can view the comparative table of the Animal Protection Associations in Madrid:
Adopting a dog in Madrid at a CPA (Animal Protection Center)
Not only do you have different animal protection associations at your disposal, as you have already seen in the development of this article, There are also Animal Protection Centers (CPA) where you can adopt a dog in Madrid Each municipality must have a CPA to care for abandoned animals or a collaboration agreement with an association. The associations are usually the ones who rescue the animals from these centers or directly from the streets. Below we present the information of some of these Animal Protection Centers:
CPA Madrid
This center has about 38 dogs for adoption, which you can find on its website at MuniMadrid.es.
You can contact them through the web or by phone: 915 298 210
CPA Torrejon de Ardoz
This center is managed by the Hoope Association. They have a website where you can meet the 27 dogs looking for a home.
Their adoption fee is €180 and you can contact them through their website or by calling 916 771 810
CAA Las Rozas
In the center of Las Rozas you can meet 10 dogs in search of a new home. Through their website you can meet some of them.
For more information you can contact 916 317 889
What to consider before adopting a dog
You already have all the information on where to adopt a dog in Madrid, remember that adopting an animal carries a great responsibility, it is for Therefore, before making the final decision, we recommend you read the following article on "What to consider before adopting a dog".
