For Animal Welfare Associations
You're already doing the hard work. We provide digital tools, templates and coordination resources to help your organisation operate more effectively, at no cost, ever.
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Animal Welfare
Starting in Spain
No animal belongs on the street. Nearly 300,000 dogs and cats, abandoned or lost, were taken in by Spanish animal protection organisations in 2025. We build tools and resources with the people caring for them.
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285,720 dogs and cats, abandoned or lost, were taken in by Spanish animal protection organisations in 2025.
Read the Fundación Affinity 2026 studyBehind many of those stories are human decisions we can change.
It's not an animal problem. It's a human problem.
What can we all agree on?
Whether you care deeply about animals or simply don't want them on the streets, we share a common goal.
How Can We Help?
For Town Halls
Associations using Gatálogo can give you clear, up-to-date reports on their colonies and TNR work: the information you need to plan and fund colony management. It's free for them, so there's nothing for you to buy or procure.
See what associations can shareFor Volunteers & Community Members
Caring for a colony on your own or with a small group? Gatálogo is free for independent carers too, and so are our guides and templates.
Get In TouchOur Mission & Vision
Building Communities That Care for Animals
We believe every animal deserves dignity, and no volunteer should work alone. Our mission is to give animal welfare organisations the support they've always lacked: coordination tools, standardised resources and operational infrastructure. That way, passion turns into measurable impact.
Many organisations struggle not because they lack expertise, but because they lack structure. We close that gap.
Our long-term goal: fewer animals abandoned, a clear path home for those who are, and fewer cats on the street every year until none have to live there. Our public benchmark is the 285,720 dogs and cats Spanish rescues took in during 2025; we aim to see it fall below 100,000.
See the full strategy and impact model
How We Approach the Problem
Behind every animal on the street is a situation people can help change. We work on three fronts to improve outcomes.
Prevention
Abandonment starts with human behaviour: impulse purchases, unwanted litters, animals lost without a microchip. Prevention means acting before a crisis: practical resources for associations, volunteers and the public, and a children's book in development that teaches the next generation why every animal's life matters.
Management
Thousands of volunteers across Spain already manage street cat colonies, coordinate foster care and keep the system from collapsing under its own weight. Management means giving them the infrastructure to do that work professionally and sustainably: informal care becomes organised, auditable work, admin gets lighter, and associations can show their impact to town halls and funders.
Reduction
The long-term goal is fewer animals on the street. Not the same number managed more humanely, but genuinely fewer. Reduction means building the pathways from the street and shelters to stable care: foster homes, adoption, and the data that lets associations and town halls see whether the number is actually going down.
What We're Building
Practical tools shaped by the people who use them. Tested in the field, not designed in a boardroom.
Gatálogo
Gatálogo helps associations register colonies, record TNR activity and produce reports for their town hall. Built with active colony carers in Andalucía.
Open Source
We're preparing Gatálogo for open-source release under AGPL-3.0-or-later, so other organisations can run it, adapt it and improve it.
Resource Library
Ready-to-use templates, legal forms, Canva designs and training guides, all developed through real operational experience and free for any registered animal welfare organisation.
Network Building
A growing directory of veterinary services, legal contacts and partner organisations. Because no association should have to figure everything out alone.
Need Help With Your Work?
Running an association, managing municipal services, caring for a colony or rescuing on your own, in Spain or elsewhere? Tell us how you work. We'd love to hear from you.
Working with animals outside Spain?
We started in Spain and are preparing Gatálogo for open-source publication. Tell us how you work and what tools would help your community.
Tell us about your workOur Commitment
Non-profit animal welfare associations and independent colony carers will never pay to use our tools. Ever. It's not a pricing decision, it's a founding principle.
Get In Touch
Questions about our resources or interested in collaboration? Contact us directly.
Contact Information
Questions about our digital resources, collaboration opportunities, or technical support for your organisation.
Share Your Story
Tell us about your rescue work and how we can help
Resource Access
Registration Process
Simple registration for verified animal welfare organisations provides access to our complete resource library.
Digital Resources
Templates, guides, and tools developed through operational experience and tested in real-world conditions.
Technical Support
Help getting set up with our tools, from the people who built them.
Leadership & Contact
Niko Peltoranta, Founder & President
Niko started volunteering with street cat organisations in southern Spain and saw the same problem everywhere: passionate people doing critical work with almost no operational support. 101 Lives exists to change that, starting with Gatálogo.