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Pinoso Association for the Protection of Animals (PAPAs). PAPAs is a registered Charitable Association entirely run by volunteers. We are dedicated to the rescue and welfare of abandoned or cruelly treated animals in Pinoso, Spain. The Association works with the Ayuntamiento (Town Hall) of Pinoso to this end. It also works independently to help animals in other areas whenever possible.

After an initial public meeting in January 2008, PAPAs was formed in April 2008. It is now an officially registered and legal association in the Generalitat Valenciana, Alicante. PAPA's is also registered with the Pinoso Ayuntamiento.

The President and founder, Linda Trott has worked with animal charities for many years, both in the U.K. and Spain. Her vision, having lived here for two years and seeing and hearing of the appalling fate of lost or abandoned animals was to set up a Sanctuary as a viable alternative to the current state of affairs. The options available, at that time, was for such animals to be lucky enough to be fostered in one of the very limited places offered by animal charities or, more likely, to be taken to the dog pound run by CERECO where they were euthanased after just 10 days, having been kept in appalling conditions with no veterinary treatment . Their only other option was to die of starvation or disease in the Campo, or on the streets.

Linda also had the idea of opening a Charity Shop to raise funds. The new HQ, charity shop and tearoom/cafe is now based in Calle Cura Garcia 12, in Pinoso ( just off the market square) and will open in June 2009.

PAPA's mission is, and has always been, to build and run a sanctuary in Pinoso by working with the local community, the town hall and all other relevant bodies. Due to the current economic crisis the long term plan had to be modified to meet the rising tide of abandoned animals.

Therefore, P.A.P.A's identified, on behalf of the Pinoso Ayuntamiento a sanctuary which had the required philosophy, commitent, veterinary and alimentary standards and, most importantly had a policy of non-euthanasia and re-homing, that P.A.P.A's were happy to work with. Through the public consultation of 'Agenda 21' we were sucessful in convincing the Pinoso Ayuntamiento to terminate the contract with CERECO (the organisation who were responsible for the collection and euthanisation of abandoned animals). On May the 1st 2009 the Sanctuary that P.A.P.A's had identified, Protectora Villena, took over the contract on the understanding that P.A.P.A's would play a substantial role in supporting them in their work through collection and re-homing of abandoned animals in Pinoso.

In addition to this P.A.P.A's will continue to help other abandoned animals outside of the Pinoso area whenever possible. We will continue to pursue our long term aim of having an independent sanctuary in Pinoso.

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