The cat must scratch and be petted – It's the law! 🐾🐱

While in some countries, dogs and cats are persecuted and no authority jumps to their defense, even when cruelty occurs, in other countries laws are given not only to protect them, but also to ensure a life for them in comfort and safety with people. The cat needs to be scratched and petted.

Starting from June 15, 2020, a series of rules aimed at improving the status of dogs and cats came into force in Sweden. The most important law concerns sterilization. Owners of cats are required to spay or otherwise ensure that they will not breed if they are left outside the home.

Other new rules cat owners need to be aware of:

The cat should be given social contact every day.
The cat should have the opportunity to scratch / listen to its claws every day.
The cat should have access to a comfortable place to rest.
The cat must have access to hiding spaces and climbing spaces.
The cat must be given the opportunity to meet its dietary and hunting needs.
The cat must be given mental stimulation.

Source: Embassy of Sweden in Bucharest

In other words, the new rules oblige owners to provide the cat with a sisal where she can sharpen her claws whenever she feels the need, a place for her to rest, a secluded place (a box or sisal with enclosed spaces) where to be able to hide, toys to practice hunting techniques and to be petted.

Iubesc toate animalele, însă nu-mi pot ascunde slăbiciunea pentru pisici. PISICILE.ro este un proiect de suflet pe care vreau să împart experientele mele cu alți iubitori de feline. Nu sunt medic veterinar, așadar, articolele mele nu reprezintă un punct de vedere specializat.

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