Pet Protection Seen from Animal Protection Laws
Austria [Dog / Cat ownership rate: 24 per 100]
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Key Laws: Bans pet store sales (only adoptions), bans chaining dogs for more than 3hrs per day and cages for cats.
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Dog Meat Ban: YES (covered under slaughter laws).
Taiwan [Dog / Cat ownership rate: 21 per 100]
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Key Laws: Bans all cosmetic surgeries (tail docking, ear cropping, declawing), and prohibits abandonment with heavy fines
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Dog Meat Ban: YES (since 2017)
Germany [Dog / Cat ownership: 23 per 100]
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Key Laws: Mandatory microchipping, bans solitary confinement of dogs.
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Dog Meat Ban: Yes (since 1986)
United Kingdom [Dog / Cat ownership rate: 26 per 100]
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Key Laws: Animal Welfare Act (2006), bans fur farming and shock collars.
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Dog Meat Ban: NO
Netherlands [Dog / Cat ownership rate: 22 per 100]
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Key Laws: Bans fur farming (2013), ear cropping, and tail docking.
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Dog Meat Ban: NO
France [Dog / Cat ownership rate: 25 per 100]
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Key Laws: Recognizes pets as "sentient beings," bans circus wild animals.
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Dog Meat Ban: NO
Norway [Dog / Cat ownership rate: 20 per 100]
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Key Laws: Bans breeding flat-faced dogs, fur farming (2025).
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Dog Meat Ban: NO
