Getting a Pet in Germany: What you need to know from Taxes to Vocabulary | Germany In A Nutshell

Germans are the Pet CHAMPIONS!
Besides Russia, there is no country in Europe that keeps more pets: almost every second household in Germany lives with pets. But it wouldn't be Germany without a certain amount of rules: your pets must be registrered in order to get a tax number, especially dogs. What else there is to consider when getting pets and which one is the favorite of the Germans?

00:00 Germany's Obsession with Pets
00:26 Pets in Germany - The 101
01:30 Adopting in Germany/Bringing your Pet here
01:42 Burying Dead Pets
02:01 Deep Dive/Pet Supplies
02:37 Pet Psychologist explains why Dogs and Cats are SO beloved
03:15 A Brief History of Pets in Europe
03:53 German Words You NEED to know
04:15 Animal Shelters and the meaning of Adoption

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CREDITS
Report: Shaheen Welling, Hannah Hummel
Camera: Robert Richter
Edit: Robert Richter

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