Post by account_disabled on Feb 20, 2024 1:07:05 GMT -5
Apparently, as this publication has learned, said regulatory development would be almost finalized, but no clues have been given as to when it will be published in the BOE, a publication that usually indicates that it is the day after when said obligation would come into force for the owners of dogs that exist in our country.
In the end, the General Directorate of Animals has preferred to stop the entry into force of this new obligation for citizens in terms of insurance in the event of problems that may exist.
In this sense, the General Directorate of Animal Fax Lists Rights has specified to the Royal Canine Society of Spain (RSCE) that these insurances will only be mandatory throughout the country when the regulatory development of the Law is approved, foreseeably in autumn. In recent weeks, great concern had been generated among dog owners, given the entry into force of the law.
Demand for this insurance is growing
In fact, according to data from Rastreator's pet insurance comparator, the search for this type of policy would have increased by 33% compared to March, when the new law was officially approved, and by 41% during the month of August.
Therefore, given the doubts and the interest detected in these insurances, the RSCE recommends that owners compare policies to know all the options that are currently on the market and that they review whether the insurance that they have already contracted for their homes includes coverage. of civil liability of dogs against third parties to “avoid last-minute surprises.”
Thus, it is possible that this type of liability is already covered by home insurance and, therefore, the RSCE recommends contacting the company to confirm all the details of the policy.
In the event that a dog escapes into the street and causes a cyclist to fall, for example, the possible damage it causes will be covered by insurance and the owners will not have to respond with their own assets.
The Royal Canine Society of Spain, for its part, has been requiring for years that all owners of dogs that participate in exhibitions and sporting disciplines have taken out said insurance.
The RSCE also maintains a strategic alliance with Petplan Ibérica, the expert in pet health insurance that operates globally, to disseminate the benefits of health insurance for dogs that cover their veterinary expenses. In the United Kingdom, almost a million dogs have already benefited from health insurance through a similar agreement signed by the Kennel Club. In Spain, Petplan and RSCE estimate that a figure of around fifty thousand insured dogs could be reached by 2024.
“It is important that citizens understand that from now on it is not burdensome to have a dog, but rather that this insurance will give them greater peace of mind in the event of possible accidents,” says the president of the RSCE, José Miguel Doval .
He also explains that the new Animal Welfare Law harmonizes the regulations and offers a common framework for action throughout the country because there were numerous municipal initiatives and in certain communities, such as Madrid and the Basque Country, it was already mandatory to take out this type of insurance for dogs.
“There are no drastic changes, but since so much has been said about the law, and its impact at the public level has been very high, many people think that before they did not have to do anything with their animal and now they have to do a lot. Not so,” says Doval.
