Romania: Chamber of Deputies passes new law protection animals

18.12.2007

Yesterday, the 17th of December 2007, something happened that nobody would have ever expected: the Romanian Chamber of Deputies voted almost unanimously in favor of a bill to protect animals (revision of Law 2005/2004).

The new law contains two huge new provisions: it prohibits the killing of healthy dogs and cats and sanctions the abandonment of privately owned animals.

Although the bill did not make explicit mention of stray animals, we believe that the new law represents a first step in modifying Ordinance 155, which since 2001 has been the basis upon which stray dogs have been put to death...

Source: Chamber of Deputies passes new law protection animals

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