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Most popular pets

THE Spanish have shown the world how devoted they are to their animals by creating a law that states animals are not things but sentient beings and your pet should be considered a member of your family. Not only that they have recently re‐leased a new animal welfare law, reported in last week’s Eu‐roWeekly News. With that in mind let’s have a look at the most popular pets in Spain.

Top of the list are dogs, with the most popular breeds being the Yorkshire Terrier, the Labrador, the German Shep‐ard, and the Bulldog.

Next up are cats, the pre‐ferred pet for people living in apartments. After cats, anoth‐er good option for apartment living is birds with most Span‐ish pet owners opting for ca‐naries and parrots. Other ani‐mals high in the ranking are turtles, a very popular option for kids. Notable mentions go to hamsters, rabbits, and lizards, all great pet choices.