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Date Published: 28/10/2021
ARCHIVED - The wildly successful Benidorm campaign to sterilise feral cats
The Alicante town has drastically reduced its wild cat population
Feral cats have become part of the scenery in Spain, but local councils in Alicante have been introducing measures for years to reduce their number. To this end, the Health and Environment Councils of the Benidorm City Council have initiated a new campaign this year to capture, sterilise and re-release the felines back into their community in a manner that is "is considered the most respectful of animals".
Before this cat population control program, the field work carried out identified a total of 39 colonies distributed throughout all areas of Benidorm, with an approximate number of 900 cats.
The field work found that the number of colonies is increasing due to the fact that some people feed the animals on roads and public areas, even though this is prohibited by the Municipal Environmental Ordinance. Feeding feral cats and kittens, while done with the best of intentions, has been shown to not only attract more felines but rodents also, as well as many pestilent insects.
So far this year, 240 cats have been captured in Benidorm before being reintroduced back into their colonies. All of them were thoroughly examined by vets, dewormed and inoculated before being sterilised.
The campaign has cost a total of 18,600 euros, of which 12,000 has been contributed by the Alicante Provincial Council through a grant from the program of sterilisation treatments for cats in urban colonies without an owner.
According to the Benidorm council, with these measures, in a few years the population of stray cats will cease to be a problem that could affect public health.
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