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The Municipal Councillor responsible for Housing, Almudena Martinez, held a meeting with members of the animal shelter, "4 Legs" association responsible for managing the hostel.

Protective members councilman moved to more immediate needs have to rush into the shelter, such as minor repairs to facilities and the installation of a fence to allow passage of people avoiding direct contact with the animals, and thus leading several groups to visit the hostel.

The meeting also discussed the possibility of performing various awareness campaigns and actions aimed at preventing abandonment of animals, and instead comply with the Municipal Ordinance Tenure and Companion Animal Protection and Potentially Dangerous.

At present, the hostel is at the limit of its capacity, so that those responsible for its management have appealed to the sensitivity of the population jumillana, as indicated by "animal abandonment is a problem of all."

"The Jumilla, one of the few municipal shelters in the region with outsourced management applying the model" sacrifice 0 ", so it is still more important than the number of dropouts decreases, since the capacity is limited and we can not serve more animals, "said Irene Santos, president of the Association 4 feet.

In so far this year, the shelter has collected about 200 animals, of which 60% were younger than four months, which is why it is specifically intended impact in preventing unwanted litters.

According to the councilman said, is expected to hold another meeting soon to prepare a work schedule which include the awareness campaign and various activities organized by the association.

"The abandonment of animals in the city is a problem that the City Council tried to compensate, but without the cooperation of the public and awareness, these actions have no effect. Through these campaigns is to educate and raise awareness of the importance of maintain a responsible attitude when they decide to have a pet "said Almudena Martinez about.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla