animal care - ANIMAL LAW - German Attorneys at law https://animal-lawyer.de Animal law, horse law and animal liability in Germany Mon, 27 Mar 2023 08:33:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://i0.wp.com/animal-lawyer.de/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/horak-website-icon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 animal care - ANIMAL LAW - German Attorneys at law https://animal-lawyer.de 32 32 166617313 Legally speaking: are animals just things? https://animal-lawyer.de/legally-speaking-are-animals-just-things/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=legally-speaking-are-animals-just-things https://animal-lawyer.de/legally-speaking-are-animals-just-things/#respond Mon, 27 Mar 2023 08:33:30 +0000 https://animal-lawyer.de/?p=2807 An introduction to the legal status of animals under German civil law and its significance for everyday disputes.

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]]> You may have already heard about it: legally speaking are animals to be seen us things. But is this true? What’s the matter about this affirmation? The German Civil Code (BGB) contains a provision in § 90a BGB that contains regulations concerning animals. The provision is based on the idea that an animal, as a fellow creature, should not be equated with a thing. This is why § 90a p.1…

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]]> What happen if your dog has been harmed in particular circumstances – such like a car or motorcycle accident? Are you entitled for compensation of damages? This was the case of a german employee that used to bring his four-month-old male Rhodesian Ridgeback to work with him. While taking the animal for a walk on leash on the private grounds of the industrial park, a motorcyclist approaches the…

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