The Leiria region recorded 1,287 adoptions of dogs and cats during last year. This number reflects the activity of an adoption system that seeks to find new homes for abandoned or surrendered animals at the region's official collection centers.
The overcrowding of official collection centers continues to be one of the main challenges of the system. The facilities frequently face difficulties in accommodating all the animals that come in, which creates pressure on available resources and animal welfare conditions.
The problem worsens when the number of intakes exceeds the number of adoptions. This dynamic creates an imbalance that hinders the management of the centers and may compromise the capacity to shelter new animals that need protection.
The data refers to last year in the Leiria region, where the domestic animal adoption system faces the persistent challenge of balancing the entry and exit of animals at official centers.
