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Vienna Veterinary Office Animal Protection Hotline

The animal protection hotline is available 24 hours.

Contact

Phone: (+43 1) 4000-8060
Fax national: (+43 1) 795 14-99-97619
Fax international: (+43 1) 795 14-7602
E-Mail: tierschutz@m60.magwien.gv.at

The animal protection hotline is your direct link to the Veterinary Office's veterinarians for all matters concerning protection and keeping of animals. Make an appointment with our staff via E-mail.

Services and assistance

  • Dealing with reports of cruelty to animals
  • Information on how to keep pets and domestic animals
  • Tips on which animal is best for you
  • Information on animals you may keep in Vienna
  • What you need to know before acquiring a pet or domestic animal
  • Information on animals and children
  • Information on legal provisions concerning treatment and keeping of animals
  • What you need to know when you register animals requiring special authorization
  • How to protect yourself from diseases which can be transmitted from animals to human beings
  • Who to contact and ask for assistance when you have to say goodbye to your pet
  • How to fend off wild animals (such as martens, foxes and badgers) when they become a nuisance
  • Contacting societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals, associations and institutions which can serve your very specific animal-keeping needs
  • Information on how to keep dogs in Vienna (dog taxes, dog zones in Vienna, when to use a muzzle or keep them on a leash)
  • Travelling with animals
  • Lost and found: assistance with lost or found animals

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