Article 24. General obligations regarding companion and wild animals in captivity
1. All people are obliged to treat animals according to their condition as sentient beings.
2. In particular, their guardians or managers must observe the following obligations with respect to the animals included in the scope of application of this law:
a) Maintain them in decent living conditions that guarantee their well-being, rights and healthy development. In the case of animals that, due to their characteristics and species, live permanently in cages, aquariums, terrariums and the like, they must have adequate spaces in size, naturalisation and environmental enrichment for their possession. The conditions for each species will be developed according to regulations.
b) Educate and handle the animal with methods that do not cause suffering or mistreatment to the animal, nor cause states of anxiety or fear.
c) Exercise adequate vigilance over the animals and prevent their escape.
d) Do not leave them alone inside closed vehicles, exposed to thermal conditions or of any other nature that could put their lives in danger.
e) Provide the animal with the necessary health care to guarantee its health and, in any case, those stipulated as mandatory according to its specific regulations, as well as provide it with a veterinary examination, with the periodicity determined by regulation, which must be duly documented, in where appropriate, in the corresponding identification record.
f) Keep the animal permanently located and identified in accordance with current regulations.
g) Notify the competent authority of the loss or theft of the animal within a maximum period of forty-eight hours from the time it occurred.
h) Use the services of a professional veterinarian, or a veterinarian accredited in animal behaviour, whenever the situation of the animal requires it.
i) Collaborate with the authorities, facilitating the identification of animals when required and communicating their change of ownership, loss or death.
j) In general, comply with the obligations established in this and other regulations.
3. The person responsible for an animal will also be responsible for possible damages, losses or inconveniences that, without provocation or negligence by a third party, could cause to people, other animals or things, to roads and public spaces and to the natural environment, in accordance with applicable law.
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