Three days of Pidowing for the death of the pet. That is the innovative measure that the Spanish brand of animal products has promoted Legs & co in order to provide a new right to its workers. Thus recognizes the emotional impact of this type of losses among employees, in a context in which pets have gained relevance at social and economic level.

“Going to work the next day your dog or cat dies is one of the toughest things you can do. It is a brutal pain, a feeling of loss that is heartbreaking”, Explains Claudia Cañellas, founder of the company, in a video posted through Instagram.”For many people it hurts more than the loss of a relative not so close, for which you have paid permission days”

In this sense, he claims to become the first company in Spain that has permission days paid for death of “Your life partner”, As expresses in the publication.“The same days that if a very close relative died, because we feel it and so it hurts us”

In this way, the 33 employees who are part of Patitas & Co, based in Madrid, can now enjoy this possibility. Cañellas also points out that he hopes that the initiative serve as inspiration for other companies and adopt the measure if they consider it pertinent. “Yes, it can represent one more cost and the law does not demand it or raise it, and it is very difficult to undertake and be profitable, I know and I live it every day, but in this it is specifically where it seems to me that you have to cut”, He explains.

Beyond the company’s own activity, focused on natural feeding for pets, Patitas & Co already had other measures that recognize the growing presence of pets in people’s lives. Among them, allowed to go with the animals to the office, As Antena 3 collects, an initiative that have also adopted many other companies over the last years.

The establishment of a permission for the death of the pet implies the recognition of law for the workers of the company. “In legs we love the animals deeply and believe that if someone needs to stop, cry and say goodbye, they have the right to do so”, They express from legs & co.“This is not a whim. It is a big step for a company that believes in the link with our life partners, and that takes care of its people how to take care of their hairy”

Currently, Spanish regulation does not contemplate paid permits for the death of a pet. The possibility of granting them corresponds in a particular way to each company, some of which offer their own matters or vacations. However, the gesture of legs & co I could sit precedent And not only to open a way for more companies to sensitize with reality, but also to promote legal recognition for it.

Moreover, according to a recent Sanicat analysis, a brand specialized in cats for cats, 70% of Spaniards consider that their company should give days off for the death of his pet. The profiles that are most shown in this measure are women and young people between 18 and 24 years.