Free Veterinary Care for Pets Vulnerable Animals

A company animal is that Domestic animal, that is, the one who has been raised, reproduced and associated with people and does not belong to animals in the wild, who lives at home to offer company in exchange for treated and care as one of the family.

While you think of dogs or cats when you talk about petsIn reality, this concept goes much further, because there are people who use birds, reptiles, rodents and even insects or spiny, such as pets, customs and enjoy them.

Business animals in vulnerable houses

The Ministry of Social Rights, Consumption and Agenda 2030 has the ‘Best Friends’ Program, an initiative developed by Faada (Foundation for advice and action to defend animals) with the financing of the general directorate of animal rights. This program is intended to expand the coverage of social protection to people in vulnerability, in this case to those who live with pets.

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Specifically, and thanks to this initiative, It will offer free veterinary attention, or lower prices, for animals that live with these people And that they cannot assume these costs for the economic problems with which they are confronted. Moreover, in these cases this program will already train social workers in the specific required care that has been sufficient management.

In the presentation of this program, Rosa Martínez, State Secretary for Social Rights, emphasized that public policy “They require new approaches that people and their needs have set in the center‘And since then this program has mentioned as an example Visible and the pets of vulnerable peopleWithin the rights that we must guarantee them and as a fundamental part of their life projects“.

Spanish society is also changing, also in its conception of care and how we should protect families“Said Rosa Martínez, referring to the fact that initiatives such as this meNCLUA for pets as a fundamental part of the Family KerneEspecially for those who, in situations of vulnerability,, such as with esouthogarism or loneliness, experience more material and emotional difficulties“.

The ‘Best Friends’ program was born in 2016 in Barcelona as a project for Make the bandage visible between people and animals in vulnerabilityand extensive at state level in 2023, when the Ministry of Social Rights signed a cooperation agreement with Faada, the foundation that promoted this initiative.

We strive that the attention we get from the security systems is not only of quality, but also respects our preferences and wills. And we are aware that operating animals are all part of this“Said the State Secretary. Rosa Martínez has also underlined the need Adjust care and support to serve both people and their animals On an integral part, all offering resources to these needs.

The presentation of this program also had the participation of José Ramón Becerra, general director of animal rights, and Noe Terasa, responsible for Faada for the social program of pets.