Cat and dog owning households in Spain 2010-2023

Among the wide variety of animals kept as pets, cats and dogs are the most common. In Spain, dogs seem to be the most popular pet, with 27 percent of Spanish households owing at least one canine in 2023. The share of households that owned a cat experienced an ongoing decrease over the recent years, falling to 11 percent in 2019 down from a 21 percent in 2010. This figure picked up again in 2022 to reach 17 percent. Dogs: Spain’s favorite domestic animalThe popularity of dogs in Spain cannot be denied – the number of hounds has only increased in the last years, reaching figures of approximately 9.3 million in 2023. The number of stray and street dogs recused on the Spanish streets saw a drop over time, falling from 108,300 dogs in 2013 down to 104,700. This figure, however, increased dramatically in 2019. The situation of pet cats in SpainSpanish homes had around 5.8 million pet cats in 2023, which is about half the number of that of dogs the same year. The number of rescued stray or street felines was also significantly lower compared to dogs, until figures rocketed in 2019. The fate of rescued street and stray pets normally has a happy ending, with nearly half of them adopted by a new family and 18 percent returned to their original homes that year.

在众多被人类作为宠物饲养的动物中，猫与狗无疑是其中最为普遍的种类。在西班牙，犬类似乎更受民众青睐，截至2023年，已有27%的西班牙家庭拥有至少一只犬类。近年来，拥有猫咪的家庭比例持续下降，从2010年的21%降至2019年的11%，但这一比例在2022年有所回升，达到17%。犬类：西班牙最钟爱的家养动物在西班牙，犬类的流行程度不容置疑——在过去几年中，犬只的数量逐年上升，至2023年已达到约930万只。西班牙街头流浪犬和街犬的救助数量逐年下降，从2013年的108,300只减少至2019年的104,700只，但这一数字在2019年却急剧上升。猫咪在西班牙的家养状况截至2023年，西班牙家庭中大约有580万只宠物猫，这一数字约为同年犬类数量的一半。与犬类相比，被救助的流浪猫和街猫的数量也显著较低，但这一数字在2019年也急剧上升。被救助的流浪和街猫的命运通常以幸福的结局告终，其中近一半被新家庭领养，而在同年有18%的猫只回到了它们原来的家中。