It normally costs between €40 and €200 to sterilize a cat, but many vets will offer the service for a lower price for animal protection societies. Legislation passed in 2008 makes it illegal to poison cats, meaning that many local authorities are now opting to sterilize animals, a method that has been shown to be the most cost effective in keeping numbers down. People living nearby say they are a health risk, often smell, and can be a nuisance when animals are in heat. In total, almost 3,000 cats were sterilized in the three cities.Ĭat colonies are found in towns and cities throughout Spain. The combined cost of cat management for Barcelona and its neighbors Girona and Tarragona last year was €157,000. In the Catalan capital and in other cities in Spain, local councils have subcontracted out the problem of keeping feline populations under control to animal protection societies, which sterilize them, treat them for parasites and feed them. In Barcelona, the authorities estimate there are around 700 colonies of feral cats: some 9,000 animals in total. Street cats: for some people they’re vulnerable animals in need of protection, for others, they’re pests that need to be eradicated. Street cats in a managed colony in the Barcelona sububur of Vallcarca.
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