Association Akira was founded in April 2011 after animal lovers noticed a need for a shelter in the areas of Benissa, Teulada and Moraira.

After several meetings and negociations with the mayors of Benissa and Teulada, the mayor of Benissa offered a beautiful piece of land in the Poligono Industrial La Pedrera in 2014 and Teulada would help with financing the construction. AKIRA raised more than 140,000€, and the shelter build was completed in April 2016.

During 2011-2016, the team continued to rescue and rehome lost and abandoned dogs – hundreds of them. Once the Shelter had opened, there was a steep learning curve towards managing operations to the standards required for our accreditation as a Nucleo Zoologico, awarded in 2019.

We are an “Asociacion con anima sin lucro “– a non-profit association registered in Valencia with number CV-01-047778-A.

If you want more information about how AKIRA is run, please get in touch by email at info@akiradogshelter.com.