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Legally speaking: are animals just things?

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 […]

Animals Regulations for the Entry into the European Union

By horak Attorneys at lawPosted on 12. September 2022Posted in Animal keeper law, Animal law, Animal liability law, Animal protection law, Animal Purchase, Compensation law, Damages, Dog law, Farm animal law, German Civil Code, German law, Liability insurance for pet owners, Liability law, neighbouring rights for animalsTagged animal law, animal regulation, entry, eu, European UnionNo Comments

Regulations on entry with dogs, cats and ferrets into the European Union: are you planning to travel to Germany with your loved one or two? Make sure to make the right steps to allow yourself and your pet to travel without having any legal problem. For the entry with dogs, cats and ferrets from non-EU […]

Bee Law in Germany

By horak Attorneys at lawPosted on 13. July 2022Posted in Animal keeper law, Animal law, Animal liability law, Animal protection law, Compensation for damages, Farm animal law, Generalities, German Civil Code, German law, Liability insurance for pet owners, Liability law, VetTagged animal, animal law, bee law, bee rights, bee swarms, legal object, object, private law, property, public law, swarms rightsNo Comments

Yes, you heard that right: Bees also have very important rights. Bee law contains the totality of legal provisions that regulate the legal relationships of beekeeping. Bee law can be roughly divided into private bee law (neighbour law, liability issues, swarm law) and public bee law (permissibility of beekeeping under building law, food law, animal […]

Purchase of an animal: Check-List

By horak Attorneys at lawPosted on 6. May 2022Posted in Animal keeper law, Animal law, Animal liability law, Animal protection law, Animal Purchase, Compensation for damages, Compensation law, Damages, Dog law, Farm animal law, GeneralitiesTagged agreement, animal purchase, buy, check-list, contract, contractual insurance, general information, health, intended use, purchase examination, secure, training levelNo Comments

Our Check-List: Buy an animal and remember to be safe. In case you are thinking about buying an animal, you shall be aware that in Germany the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture is currently warning against illegal puppy trade. The animals are bred in countries like Poland, the Czech Republic or Hungary under very […]

Regional Dog Register – Lower Saxony Regulation

By horak Attorneys at lawPosted on 13. April 2022Posted in Animal keeper law, Animal law, Animal liability law, Animal protection law, Animal Purchase, Compensation for damages, Compensation law, Dog law, Generalities, German Civil Code, German law, Liability insurance for pet owners, Liability lawTagged animal law, attorneys, Dog, dog owner, dog register, horak, Hund, hunderegister, international, law, lawyers, NHundG, regional, registerNo Comments

Dear international dog owner living in Germany: did you know that you have to register your dog in many regions of Germany? As our main office is located in Hanover, we will give you some information about the Regulation of Lower Saxony. According to the Lower Saxony Law on the Keeping of Dogs (NHundG), all […]

Hundeführerschein: The Dog Owner License in Germany

By horak Attorneys at lawPosted on 25. March 2022Posted in Animal keeper law, Animal law, Animal liability law, Animal protection law, Animal Purchase, Compensation for damages, Compensation law, Dog law, Farm animal law, Generalities, German Civil Code, German law, Liability insurance for pet owners, Liability law, Vet, Warning NoticeTagged Dog, dog licence, dogs, Hundeführerschein, liabilities, Liability, license, must, obligation, owners, pflichte, research, to doNo Comments

The dog licence is a certificate of competence for you as a dog owner in Germany, with which you can show that you have special knowledge in dealing with dogs. Furthermore, this dog licence provides the information that you have trained your dog well and have it under control, i.e. that the pelt nose is […]

Federal Nature Conservation Act – Wolves Decisions

By horak Attorneys at lawPosted on 27. January 202227. January 2022Posted in Animal keeper law, Animal law, Animal liability law, Animal protection law, German law, Tribunal DecisionsTagged animal rights, BNatSchG, case, conservation act, court, decision, District Court, federal nature, permissions, rights, wolf, wolvesNo Comments

Exceptional permits Düsseldorf Administrative Court, Judgment of 06.05.2021 – 28 K 4055/20 – The district is not obliged to grant a shepherd from a small village a permit to take a female wolf into another. This was the decision of the Administrative Court of Düsseldorf, which dismissed the shepherd’s complaint. A shepherd living in a […]

Transport of animals: the last tribunal resolutions

By horak Attorneys at lawPosted on 15. November 2021Posted in Animal keeper law, Animal law, Animal liability law, Animal protection law, Compensation for damages, Compensation law, Dog law, Farm animal law, Generalities, German law, neighbouring rights for animals, Tribunal Decisions, VetTagged animal rights, animal transport, care, cattle transportation, District Court, Germany, ship transport, suffering, Tribunal, welfareNo Comments

VG Osnabrück confirms ban on cattle transport to Morocco How important is the Animal welfare for slaughtering purposes? Shall Animal welfare be guaranteed by extension of the transport time? The answer, in Germany, it’s yes. Fighting for animal rights? We are the experts you are looking for. The Osnabrück Administrative Court has rejected an urgent […]

“Hundesteuer” – German Tax on Dogs

By horak Attorneys at lawPosted on 9. September 2021Posted in Animal keeper law, Animal law, Animal liability law, Animal protection law, Animal Purchase, Compensation for damages, Compensation law, Dog law, Generalities, German law, Liability insurance for pet owners, neighbouring rights for animals, tenancy rights for animals, Tribunal Decisions, Vet, Warning NoticeTagged consequences, consultation, dog tax, dogs, financial system, Germany, payment, taxation, taxesNo Comments

German Tax on Dogs: Tell me more about it! Almost everywhere in Germany, dog owners have to pay taxes for their fur-friends. The only people exempt from paying these taxation on dogs are: shepherds, dog breeders or blind people or more generally explained: those who need their dog for their job or for living, or […]

German Animal law

By horak Attorneys at lawPosted on 16. March 202110. September 2021Posted in Animal keeper law, Animal liability law, Animal protection law, Farm animal law, Liability insurance for pet owners, neighbouring rights for animals, tenancy rights for animalsTagged animal keeper, animal law, animal protection law, farm animalsNo Comments

About 23 million pets live nowadays in Germany. Statistically, every second household now has at least one animal. Nevertheless, most of these people are not aware that they also assume a special legal responsibility in their capacity as pet owners. The following points are important in general animal law: Animal Liability Law in Germany Public […]