Ley 5/1995, de 22 de marzo, de Protección de los Animales. | BOE-A-1995-9729 — Spain law | Esheria

Ley 5/1995, de 22 de marzo, de Protección de los Animales.

This article states that the law’s purpose is to establish the rules needed to protect animals within the territory of the Autonomous Community of La Rioja.

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Jurisdiction
Spain
Instrument
Act or statute
Citation
BOE-A-1995-9729
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
es
Updated
Official source
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Los centros de acogida de animales de compañía need prior authorization from the Consejería de Salud y Servicios Sociales to operate, and they must keep a record of each animal and keep it available to official veterinary services and competent authorities. Reception centers must have suitable facilities, veterinary supervision, and take care of animals’ adaptation, feeding, safety, and case-specific measures. Dog owners must register their dogs with the local town hall within the stated time limits, report the animal’s death within one month, and veterinarians who want to collaborate in identification must request authorization. This article defines when animals are treated as stray and when they are treated as abandoned. Municipalities must collect and care for lost, abandoned, and stray animals in their municipality until they are recovered, transferred, or killed. Local entities may make agreements for that work, and killing an animal requires prior authorization in certain dangerous, hard-to-carry-out cases.