| Abstract: | section 16 a of the Animal Protection Act presents difficulties from a number of points of view. What applies here in particular also applies to the Animal Protection Act in general. A look at the rulings of the Federal Administrative Court, which has only issued about twelve judgements regarding the Animal Protection Act, shows that a large number of elements of this act are still in need of final interpretation. One of the principal reasons for this seems to be that disputes involving this act only relatively rarely come up before the administrative courts. Furthermore, this legal provision has shortcomings and it not entirely easy to implement. section 16 a of the Animal Protection Act should at least be improved from the legal technical point of view. There is scope for this to be done. Legislators must use this scope within the meaning of animal protection defined in the law--an issue which is of great concern to us all. |
