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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 […]

Rights of a cat living outside of the house – German Law

By horak Attorneys at lawPosted on 4. August 20224. August 2022Posted in Animal law, Animal liability law, Animal protection law, Animal Purchase, Compensation for damages, Compensation law, Damages, Generalities, German Civil Code, German law, Liability insurance for pet owners, Tribunal Decisions, Vet, Warning NoticeTagged animal attorneys, animal law, cats, cats law, contact, german law, hannover, horak, legal decision, rightsNo Comments

If your cats lives outside of your home, this article will be interesting for you to read. Have fun with it! Defence claims against stray cats/cats living outside: AG Ahrensburg – Ref.: 49b C 505/21 – Judgment of 15.06.2022 The parties are residents of a German city and are not direct neighbours. It is a general […]

Rights and Duties of a Cat-Owner in Germany

By horak Attorneys at lawPosted on 8. June 20228. June 2022Posted in Animal law, Animal liability law, Animal protection law, Animal Purchase, Compensation for damages, Compensation law, Generalities, German Civil Code, German lawTagged animal regulations, animal reproduction rights, animal welfare act, cat population, chip, control, Germany, horak, municipal ordinances, neuter, risk, sterilizationNo Comments

Do I have to have my cat chipped or neutered in Germany? About chipping: No, the law does not explicitly require cats to be chipped or neutered. Chipping or registering cats with a microchip is a quick and simple procedure in which a small transponder is implanted under the skin of the animal. This chip […]

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 […]

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 […]

The 5-Fs Rules on Animal Welfare

By horak Attorneys at lawPosted on 28. September 202128. September 2021Posted in Animal law, Animal liability law, Animal Purchase, Compensation for damages, Compensation law, Dog law, Farm animal law, Generalities, German law, Liability insurance for pet owners, neighbouring rights for animals, tenancy rights for animals, Tribunal Decisions, Vet, Warning NoticeTagged 5f regulation, animal lives matter, animal welfare, Behaviour, council directive 98/58/EC, counsel, Damages, EU regulation, European Commission, farm animals, freedom, improving, Lisbon Treaty, TribunalNo Comments

Did you know that the European Commission has been promoting animal welfare for a long time in order to improve the lives of farms animals? In times when environmental friendly and animal welfare is become every day more important, you’ll may be asking yourself wether the European Union is really doing something in order to […]

“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 […]