This picture! Posted in Official State Gazette (BOE) the long-awaited Animal Welfare Act. This new law Pets and wild in captivity. Also, it has established positive list of pets that can be kept at home. The initiative aims to regulate which animals can be pets and to ban the ownership of non-legal species.
List of animals you can have as pets under the new Animal Welfare Act
The main innovation of the Animal Protection Act is positive list of pets that can be kept at home Pets. This list will be of a state nature and will be permanently updated by the competent ministry office. Additionally, it will have a list of a group of wild animals, both vertebrates and invertebrates.
new law includes dogs, catsferrets, hawks, and aquarium animals not included in the invasive alien species or protected wild species catalog. However, this is not the final list, the Government has 24 months to approve a regulation that determines the wild animals that can be included in this list. Additionally, it includes: All animals considered domesticated, Animal Health Law 8/2003.
The Scientific and Technical Committee for the Protection and Rights of Animals will be tasked with resolving different requests for inclusion or deletion of animals from this list. With Animal Welfare Lawaims to protect animal species and to prevent their adoption in inadequate conditions.
This law has been eagerly awaited by organizations and animal protectors who have fought for years for the recognition of animal rights and welfare in Spain. It is also an opportunity for pet owners to learn about the regulations regarding the ownership of pets and to realize the importance of their care and protection.
The law also includes measures to be taken. combating abandonment and animal abuse. One of the measures pet registration, the mandatory nature of electronic identification of dogs, cats and ferrets, and the prohibition of performances with wild animals in circuses. Economic sanctions of up to 100,000 euros were also set for serious violations.
With this law, it aims to ensure animal welfare and to punish those who do not comply with the determined regulations. Time to protect our furry friends!