What Reina said was of course a joke. In fact, the management of dogs in Germany is extremely strict. Dog owners have to walk their dogs three times a day, at least 1 hour each time. 10 euros each time, if you don't dispose of the dog's feces by yourself during the dog walk, you will be fined a lot of money.
However, there is really no good way for dogs to eat shit, unless they undergo strict food refusal training like police dogs, or let dogs with signs of eating shit form the habit of defecating outdoors, and wear a muzzle every time they go out for a walk. , although this will wrong the unrestrained and freedom-loving dog, it is better than licking the owner's face after eating shit, that hurts too much...
Lei Na took Zhang Zian to visit the store, answering some of his questions from time to time.
Zhang Zian's biggest feeling is that the pet products in this store are too complete. There are at least a dozen or even dozens of styles for every purpose, such as kennels. any needs of customers.
Rows of shelves gradually come to an end, and in front is the pet display and sales area.
The first thing that catches the eye is the rabbit. There are several kinds of rabbits in a row of custom-made rabbit cages with wooden skeletons embedded in glass, including lop-eared rabbits, Angora rabbits, white rabbits, spotted rabbits, and Dutch dwarf rabbits. Rabbits monopolize a rabbit cage. The bottom of the rabbit cage is covered with thick hay, and a ball of green grass for rabbits is placed in a round food bowl, and there is an exquisite wooden rabbit house next to it.
On the front of each rabbit cage was a picture-text description, introducing the types, habits, and feeding methods of the rabbits in the cage. Although Zhang Zian couldn't understand the German, he could guess the general meaning from the pictures.
He walked to the nearest rabbit cage and watched carefully. This rabbit cage contained a lavender Dutch dwarf rabbit, small in size, round and cute. It was eating grass, its eyes turned to Zhang Zian for a moment, and it ran into the rabbit house with a small jump.
After getting closer, he found that the cage was not covered with ordinary hay, but scattered golden oat grass. The ball of green grass in the food bowl was also oat grass, with a strong milky fragrance.
Seeing these rabbits, he thought of Little Celery, and couldn't help but glance around the store, and found that there were very few children and teenagers among the few customers, and even if there were, they were accompanied by adults.
Forget about children, shouldn't teenagers who are in the rebellious period really hate going out shopping with their parents
He threw this question to Reina.
Reina pointed to a few lines in German near the price list on the rabbit cage and explained that due to the animal protection law, teenagers under the age of 16 are not allowed to buy pets in Germany, and teenagers over the age of 16 must be accompanied by a guardian To buy, you must know the knowledge of keeping pets. Even adults who buy pets must first understand the knowledge of keeping pets.
In particular, she pointed out that in Germany, pets are not suitable to be given as surprises to others, and the other party must be informed before buying and gifting, and they will not be returned or exchanged after they are sold.
Zhang Zian also encountered a similar situation in his daily business, for example, that Liu Sanlang wanted to buy a puppy to win Shishi's surprise and favor, but he didn't know whether Shishi would keep the puppy, so Brazenly discussing with Zhang Zian, if Shishi doesn't accept the puppy, he hopes to return the puppy. This happens from time to time and is not a rare isolated incident.
If it was changed to Germany, Liu Sanlang would have to inform Shishi before buying a puppy, and he could only buy it after getting Shishi's consent. Would you like to return it after buying it? no way!
Zhang Zian asked suspiciously: "If you don't like it after buying it, and you can't return it, won't it increase the phenomenon of abandoning pets?"
Reina explained that in Germany, if you abandon a pet or fail to provide a suitable living space for your pet, you will be punished severely, which is why stray animals are rarely seen on the streets of Germany.
She smiled and said, "I was surprised when I saw you leading Femas in just now, because it is rare to see a German Shepherd like it even in Germany. I guess it cannot be adopted. Any owner It is impossible to abandon such a wonderful dog, so I ask where you bought it."
Speaking of this, Zhang Zian suddenly noticed that there were no cats and dogs in the area where small mammals were displayed and sold, so he asked, "I didn't see you selling cats and dogs here, is it on the second floor?"
"Unfortunately." Reina shrugged, "We don't sell cats and dogs here."
"Why?" Zhang Zian asked in surprise. Pet stores don't sell cats and dogs? What kind of pet store is this
Some domestic pet shops that do not sell pets mainly provide services such as pet grooming, but as long as pet shops that sell pets, they will at least have an equal share of cats and dogs...
"Because the law doesn't allow it." Reina shook her head helplessly, "Germans believe that cats and dogs with emotions should not be sold, so 90% of cats and dogs in Germany are adopted."
"But you are still selling monkeys..." Zhang Zian pointed to the monkey cage not far away, expressing that he did not understand the brain circuit of the Germans, "Selling monkeys does not sell cats and dogs, don't monkeys, as close relatives of human beings, have no feelings?"
"You can only talk to the person who made the law." Reina smiled wryly, "Of course, there are places in Germany that sell cats and dogs, which are breeding farms approved by the government. There are strict regulations on the rest and exercise time of each dog. As a pet store, it takes too much money to meet those standards, so we simply don’t breed or sell cats and dogs, anyway, there are other pets that can be sold.”
Reina briefly introduced the current status of cat and dog adoption and sales in Germany. The price of buying a dog will not be lower than 1,500 euros. Insurance, the cost of raising cats and dogs is about 100 euros per month... Pet owners have to pay a lot of money. Once they can no longer keep them due to illness, bankruptcy, etc., they will have to pay a sum to send their pets to a shelter money.
As for pets that cannot be kept and quietly abandoned, it takes a lot of risk. The police will find the abandoned person through the chip implanted in the pet, and what awaits him will be a fine of tens of thousands of euros and detention...
The high price ensures that people think twice before getting a pet, lest they lose their wives and lose their soldiers.
Zhang Zian sighed, it's no wonder that few dogs seen on the street are particularly purebred. It turns out that Germany has basically adopted adoption instead of buying, but this is not entirely due to people's self-consciousness, but is restricted by law.
Even in a country like Germany, which is at the forefront of pet protection in the world, there is no "free" adoption, and people will not cherish free things.