Label Animal Friendly City

Since 2020, the Region has distinguished with the label “Friend City of Animals”, from 1 to 3 legs, the municipalities of Paris that work to protect pets, against abuse and abandonment.

Label criteria

The following shall be taken into account for the award of the label:

• the overall approach of the communal valuation of the place given to pets,

• ** actions to raise awareness**, to inform and promote this approach to the population,

• support to animal protection associations engaged in the municipal territory,
• the creation of public equipment,
• support for the most vulnerable,
• animal mediation actions.

Three lines of engagement for candidate cities

To become an animal friendly city, a candidate commune must engage in 3 axes of action:

1. Promote respect for animal welfare.
   Examples: create a special delegation, train municipal police officers, facilitate the adoption of lost animals...

2. Value the place of pets within the city.
   _Examples: develop walking spaces, “caniparcs” (spaces for dogs), nest boxes, cemeteries for animals...
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3. Strengthen the place of the pet with fragile citizens.
   Examples: support the presence of pets in hospitalised persons or living in accommodation facilities for the elderly dependent (Ehpad), set up a veterinary mutual, a solidarity animal grocery store...