Every year the state treasury is filled with income from the dog tax. Many owners find the mandatory contributions to be too expensive.
Why aren't cat owners also asked to pay? The dog tax is a mandatory tax that is paid by dog owners to their local municipality and is due once a year. It is used to finance various public services and cover the costs associated with keeping dogs. In the Middle Ages farmers had to pay a tax to their feudal lords. This was in the form of grain. A dog used to be used to guard the house and yard or perhaps this grain. He was therefore considered a farm animal. Nowadays, people are increasingly keeping both pets to keep them company. The cat is even the most popular pet among Germans. But introducing a cat tax is sometimes considered difficult to implement. It's not always clear whether a cat is kept as an indoor cat or whether it causes chaos outside as an outdoor cat. You can find more exciting animal topics in the free partner newsletter from Landtiere.de, which you can subscribe to right here.