Municipality sues for costs

Dog ends up in an animal shelter: who pays 17,000 euros?

The animal welfare competence center in Klagenfurt provides professional care for four-legged friends. That has its price.

(Bild: Tiko )

An animal rescue is currently occupying the courts between Klagenfurt and Vienna: after a municipality took two dogs from a pensioner, the four-legged friends ended up temporarily in an animal shelter. However, food and care come at a price - almost 17,000 euros! Who is going to pay for this? 

Most Carinthian municipalities are more or less broke - so this ruling by the Supreme Court is unlikely to cause much joy in the parlors of financially exhausted municipalities. Because it shows that even animal rescues can become an expensive undertaking.