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Title: New pet law
Post by: Maik on Thursday, 16 September, 2021 @ 15:55:33
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Greece Approves New Pet Law: “No Animal Abandoned or Abused”

The Greek Parliament approved a new law on pet ownership on Wednesday, which PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis said will create rules so that no animal “will be abandoned, or abused.”

“Greece is changing and is finally adopting a modern legal framework for the protection of pets,” Mitsotakis tweeted before the vote in Parliament.

The new law stipulates that pet abuse will carry stricter fines and will now include acts such as abandonment, shooting, intentional injury and poisoning.

Other provisions include:
https://greekreporter.com/2021/09/16/greece-new-pet-law/

Quite a long list, might be worth a look if you live in Greece and own an animal(s).