HUELLAS Puertollano

What HUELLAS Puertollano does

HUELLAS Puertollano – Protectora de Animales y Plantas is a registered Spanish non-profit animal welfare association (CIF G-13521653) founded in 2011 and headquartered at Carretera del Villar s/n, Puertollano, Ciudad Real. The organization operates an animal shelter (albergue) that rescues abandoned and mistreated dogs and cats in the Puertollano area and surrounding Castilla-La Mancha and Andalucía regions. Services include animal rescue, veterinary care, sterilization programs (150+ procedures per year), structured adoption with contracts and sterilization commitments, foster care placement (hogares de acogida), and advocacy for stronger animal welfare laws. As of the latest data, 87 animals are listed for adoption across size and age categories, and the organization has documented 3,089+ successful adoptions (Finales Felices) since founding.

The organization is run by approximately 12 active volunteers and ~5 staff, operating 365 days a year. It has no proprietary technology platform: its digital infrastructure consists of a WordPress website, a Facebook page, and standard donation channels (Sabadell bank transfer, PayPal, and the Teaming micro-donation platform). Revenue is generated entirely through voluntary contributions: recurring memberships (socios) starting at €5/month, animal sponsorships (padrinos/madrinas), one-time donations, Teaming micro-donations of €1/month, and event fundraisers such as training masterclasses. GTM motion is community-led, relying on word-of-mouth, social media, press coverage of rescue cases, and digital self-serve forms for adoptions, fostering, and volunteering.

Recent operational scale has expanded into crisis response: HUELLAS has coordinated large-scale confiscations including 82+ dogs from a single neglect case in 2024 and an additional 11 dogs from the same source in January 2026 in partnership with La Huella de Wonder. The shelter has secured a judicial court order prohibiting the identified abuser from owning animals and continues to advocate for stronger enforcement. Despite demand, growth is constrained by a severe and publicly acknowledged volunteer shortage, with the organization urgently recruiting additional helpers to sustain daily operations.

Name

HUELLAS Puertollano

Legal name

HUELLAS Puertollano - Protectora de Animales y Plantas

Website

https://huellaspuertollano.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

HUELLAS Puertollano is a Spanish non-profit animal shelter founded in 2011 that rescues, rehabilitates, and rehomes abandoned dogs and cats in Puertollano and Ciudad Real. Run by ~12 volunteers, it funds operations through donations, memberships, and sponsorships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Animal Shelter and Welfare Services

NAICS

Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services (81291)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Animal Shelters & Adoption Services (BPAGAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Animal Shelters & Rescue Operations (AFAEALAB)

Keywords

• Animal rescue services
• Animal shelter operations
• Pet adoption services
• Animal welfare nonprofit
• Foster care programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Puertollano

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees (Cuotas de socio): Individuals become paying members (socios) of the association by filling out a membership form. Membership fees are a recurring revenue stream used to cover animal food, veterinary care, and shelter maintenance.
2. One-time and periodic monetary donations: The organization accepts both sporadic and regular financial contributions. Donations can be made via bank transfer (Sabadell ES37 0081 7610 7300 0213 9822 / BIC BSABESBBXXX), PayPal, and Teaming micro-donations of 1 euro per month.
3. Animal sponsorship (Apadrinamiento): Supporters can sponsor a specific animal by covering its maintenance costs during its stay at the shelter, providing a recurring or periodic revenue stream tied to individual animals.
4. Teaming micro-donations: Teaming is a tool for raising funds for social causes through micro-donations of 1 euro per month. HUELLAS participates in the Teaming platform as a fundraising channel.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

HUELLAS Puertollano operates an animal shelter (albergue) that rescues, shelters, and rehomes abandoned and mistreated dogs and cats in Puertollano and surrounding Ciudad Real province, Spain. Its core services include animal rescue and intake, veterinary care and sterilization (150+ procedures per year), adoption placement (3,089+ documented adoptions to date), a foster home network (hogares de acogida) for vulnerable animals, an animal sponsorship program (apadrinamiento), and volunteer coordination across 365-day operations.

Product overview

HUELLAS Puertollano is an animal shelter (Protectora de Animales y Plantas) that provides animal rescue, adoption, foster care, and sponsorship services. The organization operates a shelter facility in Puertollano, Spain, facilitating animal adoptions, volunteer programs, and membership schemes. Their services include animal adoption listings organized by size and category (puppies, small, medium, large dogs; cats), foster home placement, animal sponsorship, and volunteering opportunities. The organization does not offer technology products or services; it is a non-profit animal welfare association.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 3,089+ documented successful adoptions (Finales Felices) since founding
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• La Huella de WondercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 January 2026La Huella de Wonder collaborated with HUELLAS Puertollano in the coordinated withdrawal of 11 dogs from a cruelty case. They assumed part of the intervention effort in this complex situation where animal welfare was the priority. This partnership demonstrates HUELLAS's cooperation with other animal rescue organizations during large-scale animal confiscation operations.
• Ana and Carlos (individual rescuers)minorOthers · 25 January 2026Individual rescuers Ana and Carlos collaborated with HUELLAS in the January 2026 animal withdrawal. Carlos traveled to Puertollano to help rescue the 11 dogs from the neglect case.
• Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente (Fundación Biodiversidad)minorOthers · 1 October 2013HUELLAS appears to have received support from the Spanish Ministry's biodiversity foundation, as evidenced by the ministry's logo displayed on the website indicating funding or institutional backing for the organization's animal welfare activities.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Fundación Affinity: Large Spanish animal welfare foundation focused on the human-animal bond, adoption promotion, and anti-abandonment campaigns. Comparable as a broader, better-funded Spanish animal welfare organization, but operating through advocacy and partnerships rather than running its own shelter.
• Adopt-a-Pet: Large North American non-profit pet adoption network connecting adopters with rescue organizations. Comparable as a broader digital adoption channel used by shelters, though it operates at much larger scale and primarily in a different geography.
• AnimaNaturalis: Spain- and Latin America-wide animal rights and welfare organization running awareness campaigns and advocating for stronger animal protection laws. Comparable as a major Spanish animal welfare player, but focused on advocacy and media campaigns rather than shelter operations.
• Petfinder Foundation: Large online adoption platform aggregating listings from shelters and rescues, primarily in North America. Comparable as a broader digital channel through which rescue animals are rehomed, but operates at vastly greater scale and primarily in a different geography.

Direct peers

• Protectora de Málaga: Volunteer-run animal shelter in Málaga providing rescue, adoption, and veterinary care for abandoned animals. Directly comparable as a regional Spanish Protectora with a similar operating model, donation funding, and adoption focus.
• BAAS – Barcelona Animal Aid Society: Volunteer-led animal rescue and adoption organization based in Catalonia. Directly comparable as a Spanish non-profit shelter relying on foster networks, donations, and adoption fees to rehome abandoned animals.
• Fundación El Arca de Noé: Spanish non-profit animal shelter operating rescue, adoption, and sterilization services. Directly comparable as a regional animal welfare organization providing shelter care, rehoming, and community sterilization programs.
• El Refugio: Major Spanish non-profit dedicated to the protection and adoption of abandoned dogs and cats across Spain. Directly comparable as a high-volume rescue and adoption organization with regional shelter operations and donor-driven funding.
• Sociedad Protectora de Animales y Plantas de Madrid: Long-established Spanish non-profit animal shelter in Madrid providing rescue, adoption, and sterilization services. Directly comparable as a registered Protectora association running a shelter, foster network, and adoption program.
• La Protectora de Sevilla: Animal protection society in Andalusia, Spain, running a shelter and adoption programs for abandoned dogs and cats. Directly comparable as a regional Protectora with a similar non-profit, volunteer-driven shelter model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/749904031700046
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/huellas-puertollano

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Funding overview

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M&A

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