Thanks to the introduction of legislative norms on the streets of cities and in the settlements of European countries, it is impossible to meet stray animals.
In Belgium, stray animals are placed in special shelters. Financing such institutions is carried out at the expense of donors. In the country, all dogs are subject to mandatory chipping.
In Germany, strict rules for keeping animals are in force. The corresponding tax is charged in the country’s owners in the country. In the annual calculus, the volume of tax revenues reaches about 400 million euros. Part of these funds to cover expenses for animal shelters. The number of pets in Germany exceeds 10 million
In Spain, a number of measures were taken to solve the problem with homeless animals on the streets, including the construction of shelters, mandatory sterilization and use of chips.
France is one of the countries with the largest number of pets in Europe. There are no homeless animals on the streets of the country. In France, there are 80 million pets. Every year in the country they throw up to 100 thousand animals. Animals left on the street are placed in shelters.
The authorities of Great Britain obliged the owners of dogs to implant microchips with pets containing information about the animal and the contacts of its owners. Pets contain 53 percent of British families.
According to the law adopted in Greece in 2021, the care of pets is assigned to municipalities. However, volunteers and NGOs also take an active part in this work.
In Italy, stray animals discovered on the street are first taken to the veterinarian. After a medical examination, they are checked for the presence of chips. The “non -chipped” is left in the shelters. Shelters are financed by regional or local authorities.
In Switzerland, all dogs should be identified using microchips and entered a database. Similar practice applies to homeless cats.
In Sweden, dogs are registered and placed in shelters that have been operating in the country since 1908. According to the law adopted in 2001, dogs are subject to chipping. Today, almost 200 thousand dogs are in the shelters.
In Poland, municipalities are responsible for stray animals. If homeless animals are found on the street, citizens inform municipalities about this. After that, a special team called “eco-patrol” checks the found animal for the presence of a chip.
In Estonia, pets are sterilized and a microchip is implanted. There are practically no homeless dogs in the country. However, on the streets you can find many cats, since non -sterilized and non -niciparous animals of this species are not taken into shelters.
Latvian legislation obliges local authorities to build shelters for homeless animals and care about them.