The lawyer Wolfgang Wessely, Chairman of the Senate at the Provincial Administrative Court and lecturer at the University of Vienna, published a legal opinion on Section 19 of the Animal Welfare Act. In it, he clarifies that animal owners must protect their animals even if an alpine pasture is considered “unprotectable”. There are no blanket exceptions; each individual case must be examined. It also emphasizes the duty of the district authorities to intervene in the event of violations – for example by imposing conditions, ordering night penning or, in extreme cases, by removing the animals.
Livestock Protection / Training
Challenges at livestock protection: EU report criticizes Austria’s handling of the wolf
The European Commission’s recently published country report on the implementation of the nature conservation directives sheds a critical light on the state of livestock
Online Triesdorf Herd Protection Days
Transnational LIFEstockProtect project offers an online program with practitioners, projects and discussion rounds for two days from 21-22.11.2022. A final excursion day rounds off
Building fences for shepherds, farmers and schoolchildren in South Tyrol
South Tyrol recently experienced two intensive weeks of courses: First, our instructors were at work at the Salern technical college to teach prospective shepherds
LIFEstockProtect competence centers: Regional centers for practical livestock protection
The LIFEstockProtect competence centers are regional contact points for effective and field-tested livestock protection in the Alpine regions of Austria, Bavaria and South Tyrol.
🐑 Invitation: 2nd Herd Protection Day in Grub – March 29, 2025
Are you a livestock farmer or interested in effective livestock protection? Then come to the 2nd Livestock Protection Day at the demonstration site in
Successful webinar series on livestock protection – over 1000 participants!
Our LIFEstockProtect webinar series is a hit! In the past 13 webinars, we have welcomed over 1000 participants – almost 70% of whom were
Successful for the third time: LIFEstockProtect at the International Green Week 2025
LIFEstockProtect was represented at the International Green Week in Berlin for the third time – with over 2,000 expert discussions, 2,500 visitors to the Livestock guarding dogs presentation and 6 school classes who learned about predators and grazing.
🌍 International representatives from Iraq, Azerbaijan, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway, Turkey and the USA showed great interest in European livestock protection strategies.
🐶 Livestock guarding dogs thrilled the audience – live on the pasture and in the large presentation ring.
📖 More than 5,000 brochures were distributed – interest in the topic is growing!
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Free webinar today Basics livestock protection
Basics livestock protection and predation, what now?Date: Today, January 14, 2024Time: 19:30 – 21:30 (GMT+01:00)Location: Online (free of charge) Dear colleagues, Are you interested
Visit us at the International Green Week 2025 in Berlin!
For almost a hundred years, the International Green Week has been one of the largest and most important trade fairs for food, agriculture and
