Food control, animal welfare and veterinary affairs
Food control, animal welfare and veterinary affairs
The tasks of the Food Monitoring, Animal Welfare and Veterinary Service serve to protect humans and animals - and consist of monitoring the legal requirements in the areas of food, meat hygiene, animal welfare and animal disease law.
The objectives are the protection of the consumer against deception and possible hazards from food, consumer goods, cosmetics and tobacco products, but also the protection of animals by inspecting animal husbandry, transport or slaughterhouses, as well as appropriate monitoring and measures to combat animal diseases.
Service topics related to food monitoring, animal welfare and veterinary affairs
A lot of useful information on service topics for citizens can be found here.
Animal disease control
In order to mitigate the spread of diseases in wildlife, the district takes care of preventive and sustainable animal disease control.
Food monitoring
Consumer protection and food control: The district is responsible for food control in Waldeck-Frankenberg.
Animal welfare
Species-appropriate husbandry, feed hygiene: protecting health is also a high priority for animals in Waldeck-Frankenberg.
