In Brazil An innovative system has been introduced that could make school worldwide: the Sinpatinhasa Free national register dedicated to dogs and cats. The main objective is fight abandonmenti mistreatment and finally make millions of animals visible, often forgotten.
Coordinated by the Ministry of the Environment and developed within the program Propatinhasthis project aims to collect fundamental data to improve public animal welfare policies. Each recorded animal will receive one digital identity cardcomplete with name, photo, sex, date of birth, address of the guardian and a QR code.
The latter can be easily applied to collarfacilitating identification in case of loss and making the return to the owner easier. The registration process is quick and intuitive: The guardian accesses with his digital credentials on the government portal and enters the animal data. The system automatically compiles those of the owner, making everything more slender.
Brazil focuses on total traceability of animals, including stray ones
In a country where it is estimated they live about 62 million dogs And 31 million catsof which Over a third without a housethis initiative represents an important step forward. Thanks to the SinPatinhas, too municipalities, Animalist associations, veterinarians And clinics They can record the animals they take care, favoring a more ethical control of the feline and canine population, through tools such as sterilization, vaccination and microchipping.
Unlike Italy, where identification through dogs only for dogs microchip is mandatoryBrazil aims at one Total traceability of animalsincluding road ones. Furthermore, while the Italian system is fragmented at regional level, the Brazilian one proposes itself as a Single National Registeraccessible from any area of the country.
Recording an animal is not just a bureaucratic act, but a gesture of care and responsibility. Thanks to Sinpatinhas, every dog and cat will have a recognized and protected identity, with data that can be used for targeted interventions against abandonment and to promote a more just coexistence between humans and animals. An excellent initiative from which we should take example!
