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Close-up of abandoned dog in shelter2. Various of abandoned dogs in cages3. Various of cages, with bowls hanging on outside 4. Various of dogs in cages5. Various of Carles Goma, worker at Barcelona...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eAP Television\u003cbr/\u003eBarcelona - 6 May 2013\u003cbr/\u003e1. Close-up of abandoned dog in shelter\u003cbr/\u003e2. Various of abandoned dogs in cages\u003cbr/\u003e3. Various of cages, with bowls hanging on outside \u003cbr/\u003e4. Various of dogs in cages\u003cbr/\u003e5. Various of Carles Goma, worker at Barcelona dog shelter, removing dog from cage and taking for walk\u003cbr/\u003e6. Mid of Goma stroking dog \u003cbr/\u003e7. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Carles Goma, Worker at Barcelona dog shelter:\u003cbr/\u003e\"In this shelter in particular we haven't had a significant increase in number of abandoned animals because of the crisis. But we have noticed some dogs taken here because their owners were evicted from their homes either because they couldn't pay their mortgage or they stopped paying their rent. Those people had to move to a relative's house so they regretfully had to give up their pets.\"\u003cbr/\u003e8. Tilt up of Gemma Llull collecting dog \"Juno\" she is adopting\u003cbr/\u003e9. Wide of Llull walking out of gates with dog\u003cbr/\u003e10. Tracking shot of Llull leaving with dog\u003cbr/\u003e11. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Gemma Llull, Owner of adopted pet:\u003cbr/\u003e\"I'd rather adopt than buy a dog. There are a lot of abandoned dogs and they deserve a different type of life.\"\u003cbr/\u003eManresa - 16 May 2013\u003cbr/\u003e12. Wide of rural animal shelter\u003cbr/\u003e13. Various of abandoned horses\u003cbr/\u003e14. Tracking shot of worker feeding abandoned animals \u003cbr/\u003e15. Close-up of pigs\u003cbr/\u003e16. Tracking shot of sheep\u003cbr/\u003e17. Various of cow\u003cbr/\u003e18. Mid of rooster and hen\u003cbr/\u003e19. Various of Leonor Diaz, animal shelter owner, feeding abandoned horses\u003cbr/\u003e20. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Leonor Diaz, Owner of animal shelter: \u003cbr/\u003e\"The animals usually arrive in a critical situation. For instance, the horses, we usually pick them up when they are about to die. For us, it is very difficult because we have to bring them back to life. With the dogs, it's different. We have either dogs given up by their owners or simply abandoned in the street.\"\u003cbr/\u003e21. Various of Diaz picking up rooster and placing in carrying cage \u003cbr/\u003e22. Various of Cristina Lopez collecting rooster and looking at paperwork  \u003cbr/\u003e23. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Cristina Lopez, Adopted pet owner:\u003cbr/\u003e\"We live in a country house and we have two hens. We wanted a rooster so they can keep them company and offer protection. We're not into conventional pets.\"\u003cbr/\u003e24. Various of Lopez leaving with rooster \u003cbr/\u003eBarcelona - 14 May 2013\u003cbr/\u003e25. Wide of square\u003cbr/\u003e26. Various of people with dogs\u003cbr/\u003e27. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Ana Morente, Pet owner:\u003cbr/\u003e\"No way. I would never abandon my dogs. Never. I don't take holidays because I don't want to leave them alone. Wherever I go my dogs come with me.\"\u003cbr/\u003e28. Various of people playing with dogs\u003cbr/\u003e29. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Marcos Anqueno, Pet owner:\u003cbr/\u003e\"I can understand people giving up their pets because they are unemployed. People should really think twice before buying a pet.\"\u003cbr/\u003e30. Wide exterior shot of pet shop\u003cbr/\u003e31. Wide of dogs on display\u003cbr/\u003e32. Various of prices for dogs on glass display case\u003cbr/\u003e33. Mid of man and woman looking at dog\u003cbr/\u003e34. Various of cats\u003cbr/\u003e35. Various of dog on display\u003cbr/\u003eAs the economic crisis continues to grip Spain, the number of pets and farm animals being abandoned is on the rise.\u003cbr/\u003eThis abandoned dog is one of the many animals now in need of a loving new home.\u003cbr/\u003eThe animal, like many other pets in Spain, has been given up by its owners - as more and more people are affected by the ongoing economic crisis.\u003cbr/\u003eSpain has been in recession for most of the past four years following the collapse of its credit-fuelled real estate sector in 2008. \u003cbr/\u003eThe country is struggling with 27.2 percent unemployment and some people are now struggling to survive.\u003cbr/\u003eOften in such situations, pets are one of the first things to be left behind as they can be expensive to feed and maintain.\u003cbr/\u003eSome animals are rehoused here at Barcelona's main shelter for abandoned dogs and cats.\u003cbr/\u003eIt opened forty years ago and was fully renovated in 2009 with a capacity of 100 pets.\u003cbr/\u003eThere are currently some 150 animals at the shelter.\u003cbr/\u003eThe city council has promised to enlarge the premises in 2014.\u003cbr/\u003eSince the new law of Animal Protection was passed in Spain in 2003 abandoned pets can no longer be put down.\u003cbr/\u003eCarles Goma has been working at the shelter for five years.\u003cbr/\u003eHe says they are noticing the effects of the economic crisis.\u003cbr/\u003e\"In this shelter in particular we haven't had a significant increase in number of abandoned animals because of the crisis. But we have noticed some dogs taken here because their owners were evicted from their homes either because they couldn't pay their mortgage or they stopped paying their rent,\" he says.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Those people had to move to a relative's house so they regretfully had to give up their pets.\"\u003cbr/\u003eGemma Llull has decided to adopt a dog from the shelter.\u003cbr/\u003eIt has taken her less than five minutes to fall under the spell of Juno, a cross-breed.\u003cbr/\u003eJuno is one of the lucky ones and is leaving the shelter for her new home.\u003cbr/\u003eGemma says she is pleased to be adopting a dog from the shelter.\u003cbr/\u003e\"I would rather adopt than buy a dog. There are a lot of abandoned dogs. And they deserve a different type of life.\"\u003cbr/\u003eFarm animals are also being abandoned in Spain.\u003cbr/\u003eThis animal shelter is housing 160 animals of all types including horses, dogs, cats, pigs, sheep, cows, birds and rodents.\u003cbr/\u003eThe number of horses sent to slaughter in Spain by owners and breeders hit 70-thousand in 2012, more than double the 30-thousand recorded killed by the country's Agriculture Ministry in 2008.\u003cbr/\u003eThe shelter is owned by animal lover Leonor Diaz, who runs the facility with subsidies from the local council and private contributors.\u003cbr/\u003eShe says she has noticed a significant increase in animals coming to the shelter.\u003cbr/\u003e\"The animals usually arrive in a critical situation. For instance, the horses, we usually pick them up when they are about to die,\" says Diaz.\u003cbr/\u003e\"For us, it is very difficult because we have to bring them back to life. With the dogs, it's different. We have either dogs given up by their owners or simply abandoned in the street.\"\u003cbr/\u003eOne lucky rooster is heading off to a new life.\u003cbr/\u003eCristina Lopez is taking the animal, which was seized by police from an illegal cock fight, to live out its days with her hens.\u003cbr/\u003e\"We live in a country house and we have two hens. We wanted a rooster so they can keep them company and offer protection. We're not into conventional pets,\" she says.\u003cbr/\u003eBack in the city and it is late afternoon, the perfect time of day to walk the dog.\u003cbr/\u003eMany pet owners in Spain are considered to be devoted animal lovers.\u003cbr/\u003eAna Morente says she would never leave her precious Suri.\u003cbr/\u003e\"No way. I would never abandon my dogs. Never. I don't take holidays because I don't want to leave them alone. 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