Advice on welfare duties, inspection findings, corrective orders, animal removal and restrictions on keeping animals.
Prepare a defensible operational record
Husbandry instructions, veterinary care, staffing, feed, housing and inspection records are central to an authority’s assessment. We review the relevant activity and species rather than relying on a generic welfare checklist. Scientific and veterinary evidence often matters as much as the wording of a policy.
Responding to an authority
An inspection report, hearing letter and enforceable order have different consequences. We examine the legal basis, evidence, proportionality, compliance period and available remedies. Where an order is immediately enforceable, challenging it may require a separate application for interim protection.
Removal, keeping bans and enforcement
Section 16a TierSchG provides a framework for remedial measures. Removal and restrictions require close examination of the statutory conditions and the facts. Criminal or administrative-offence proceedings may arise alongside an administrative case; submissions in one procedure should be coordinated with the others.
Example: an inspection identifies inadequate housing
An operator may be able to present a funded improvement plan supported by veterinary evidence. That does not guarantee acceptance. The plan should specify measurable steps, completion dates and interim welfare arrangements, and address each finding rather than merely disputing the inspector’s conclusions.
Preparing for advice
Please provide the relevant contracts or official correspondence, a dated account of events and any technical or veterinary reports. Identify the parties, the country or German state involved, and every known deadline. We will agree the appropriate next step after reviewing the documents.
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Reviewed 8 November 2026. Examples are illustrative and do not describe reported client matters.
Discuss your matter
Send a short description, the parties involved and any deadline. We check conflicts and agree the scope and fees before starting work. For urgent matters, telephone our office as well.