Take care of pets, even during your vacation

It is part of the vacation planning to think about the whereabouts and the care of the pets, since the pets cannot always go on vacation. In addition, you shouldn't bring animals from your vacation.

"A particularly large number of animals are exposed to the holiday season or in Peter Hauk . The state veterinarian experts have a Information brochure (pdf) developed, developed, developed. the dog owners provides important information.

"While dogs mostly cope with vacation trips and would be very fixed on their owner anyway, cats are tended to be tied to their familiar surroundings," explains Hauk. Smaller pets such as rabbits, guinea pigs or birds should not go on vacation. If you take an animal on vacation in the car, ensure a safe place and enough food and water. In addition, the animals should never be left alone in the car at high temperatures, since a heat build -up could endanger the animal's life after a short time.

entry restrictions for pets

"Before the trip begins, it must be clarified whether there are suitable accommodation for the animal at the holiday location. There are also Entry restrictions for pets . Valid rabies vaccination with the corresponding entry in the EU Home Tier Ide explained the effectiveness. Rabies vaccination additionally confirmed by the detection of an adequate antibody title using a blood test.

"It happens again and again that travelers from pity or financial considerations bring a dog, a cat or other animals offered from abroad. Often incalculable follow -up costs arise here, since particularly favorable puppies are often bred under animal welfare conditions and are often subordinate, sick or with bad behavior," said Minister Hauk. Expensive veterinary treatment could result. "If you really want to help, you must not support such dubious business practices at the expense of the animals. Many animals are waiting in the animal shelters in Baden-Württemberg to be put in good hands," says Hauk.

So -called flight sponsorships can also be seen very critically: "Animals that are prohibited as their own animals with the intention of later submitting for private trips are subject to stricter animal disease regulations. If the animals do not correspond to the statutory animal health regulations, the flight sponsors could incur high costs for the return transport of the animal to its country of origin or the accommodation in a quarantine facility.

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