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Notification of an animal welfare incident

Notification of an animal welfare incident

If you suspect that animal welfare or animal health regulations are being violated, you can report this here.

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Description

Your notification enables the official veterinarians to specifically check animal husbandry and take measures if the animal is being kept or mistreated in a way that is contrary to animal welfare. If necessary, orders are issued to remedy existing deficiencies.

You can either contact the KVR via the online contact form or file a complaint with the police.

Prerequisites

We require the following information in order to be able to pursue reports of animal welfare violations:

  • Owner of the animal (e.g. name, address, licence plate number)
  • Details of the incident
  • It is helpful if witnesses are named.

Required documents

  • evidence such as pictures or videos, if applicable

Duration & Costs

Processing time

You will receive a confirmation email. We will follow up the information as quickly as possible. For data protection reasons, no information about the investigations will be provided.

Fees

free of charge

Links & Downloads

Landeshauptstadt München

Kreisverwaltungsreferat
Hauptabteilung III
Gewerbeangelegenheiten und Verbraucherschutz
Abteilung III/4 Veterinärwesen
Städtisches Veterinäramt

Internet

Phone

Postal address

Landeshauptstadt München
Kreisverwaltungsreferat
Hauptabteilung III
Gewerbeangelegenheiten und Verbraucherschutz
Abteilung III/4 Veterinärwesen
Städtisches Veterinäramt

Ruppertstraße 19
80466 München

Fax: +49 89 233-36318

Address

Implerstraße 11
81371 München

Mon 07.30 - 12.00
Tue 08.30 - 12.00 and 14.00 - 16.00
Wed closed
Thu 08.30 - 15.00
Fri 07.30 - 12.00

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