Notification of an animal welfare incident
<p>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.</p>
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# Notification of an animal welfare incident

## Summary

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

## Responsible Department

KVR
## Required Documents

* evidence such as pictures or videos, if applicable

## 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.

## Please Note

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

## Fee Range

free of charge

## 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.

## Further Links

* [Animal Welfare Act](https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/tierschg/BJNR012770972.html)
* [Animal Welfare Dog Ordinance](https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/tierschhuv/index.html)
* [Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture](https://www.bmel.de/DE/Tier/Tierschutz/Tierschutzgutachten/_texte/HaltungSaeugetiere.html)
* [Pet database](https://www.haustier-berater.de/haustierdatenbank/)
* [Veterinary Association for Animal Welfare](https://tierschutz-tvt.de/index.php?id=50)
* [Report online](https://service.muenchen.de/intelliform/forms/01/02/02/tierschutz/index)

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