Laws And Your Pet – Crazy Global Examples

As communities have grown over the years and standards have changed laws have sprung up regarding the do’s and don’t’s of pet ownership. Sometimes these protect the pets and sometimes they are out of consideration for other residents. Take a look below to see some of the strangest ones we’ve found from around the world. Some of these we have to question how they are actually enforced  and some we really hope are!

Crazy Pet Laws

• French Lick Springs, IN – On Friday the 13th all black cats must wear bells around their necks.
• Chicago, IL – No dogs allowed in the Opera.
• Georgia – Goldfish may not be used as bingo prizes. Apparently this got out of hand!
• Little Rock, AR – Curfew time! Dogs are banned from barking after 6pm.
• Duluth, MN – It’s illegal for cats to sleep in bakeries. Wonder if they can do other things in the bakery?
• Saudi Arabia -Here there are laws that forbid men from walking dogs.
• Japan – Cat curfew! Public display of a cat is illegal after 8pm. Curious what this consists of…
• Wyoming – No photos please! It is illegal from January to April to photograph a rabbit.
• Oklahoma – It’s against the law to make ugly faces at dogs, punishable by a fine!
• France – Owners of pet pigs are banned from naming them Napoleon out of respect for Napoleon Bonaparte.

Laws in Rome prevent goldfish from being kept as pets!

• Norway – It is against the law to spay a female cat or dog. Only males may be altered.
• Switzerland – Only want one pet? Too bad! Pets in Switzerland are required to have a companion.
• Australia – It is against the law to name a farm animal. Only pets you intend to keep may be named!
• Alaska – It is illegal to tie a dog to the roof of your car. Really?!
• Florida – No “duck face” here! It’s illegal to imitate an animal.
• Switzerland – Laws here require aspiring dog owners to pass a verbal and written test before they may take one home.
• Sweden – Dogs in boarding houses or day car must be able to see out a window.
• Rome, Italy – Owning a goldfish as a pet is illegal as it is deemed cruel.
• Oklahoma – Dogs are forbidden from getting together in groups of larger than 3 without a permit.
• Paulding County, OH – It’s LEGAL for police officers to bite a dog to calm it down.
• Michigan – It is against the law to own both a cat and a bird.
• Maryland – Pet lions are not allowed in movie theaters. Thank goodness!

photo credit: goldfish via photopin (license)