Protection against animal diseases - Show animal disease

According to the Animal Health Act, you must report certain animal diseases immediately.

This is to enable diseases to be detected and combated in good time so that they do not spread further.

Tip: The Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture provides you with a list of notifiable animal diseases.

You not only have to report the outbreak of a disease, but also the suspicion of an outbreak.

According to the Animal Health Act, you must report an animal disease if you are

• are the owner of the animal
• represent the owner or keeper
• temporarily supervise the animal
• have professional dealings with animals, for example
  • employees in the livestock trade, livestock transporters
  • fish farmers or fish breeders,
  • farriers and hoof trimmers,
  • people working in hunting, fishing or sheep farming,
  • persons engaged in the practice of veterinary medicine
  • Managers of an examination center or
  • Persons who artificially inseminate animals, test their performance, castrate animals, slaughter animals on a commercial basis

Attention: You are committing an administrative offense if you do not immediately report the suspicion of an animal disease or even conceal it. The animal disease can then spread, for example via the pet trade or people. In this case, you can expect a fine of up to 30,000.00 euros. In addition, you will not be paid any compensation for your own animal losses.

If you suspect that an animal disease may have broken out, report this immediately by telephone or in person to the competent veterinary office in your district or city.

You must report the animal disease or your suspicion of an outbreak of an animal disease immediately. Notify the competent veterinary office by telephone or in person. The notification can be made informally.

Provide details of

• suspected disease
• symptoms occurring
• species, number, location and type of husbandry of the animals
• owner of the animals
• possibly: Neighboring herds affected
• Measures taken by you
• Have the animals been bought or sold
• if applicable, keeping of other animal species

You must do everything possible to prevent the disease from spreading: For example, you must keep the sick and suspect animals away from places where there is a risk of infecting other animals.

The competent veterinary office will investigate your suspicion. It will first order the sick and suspect animals to be separated from other susceptible animals and, if necessary, confined. The movement of people and vehicles on your farm will be restricted. If the suspicion of an animal disease is confirmed, the competent veterinary office will initiate the necessary countermeasures. These may include, for example, testing, quarantine or killing the animals.

You must report your suspicions immediately.

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You can receive compensation for animal losses due to animal diseases in accordance with the Animal Health Act. You can find more information in the service description "Applying for compensation from the Animal Disease Fund".