Country: FINLAND

BSL: No Breed Specific Legislation currently in force or pending.

The following 3 links contain three unofficial translations from the mid 1990's (Finnish EU-membership) - they may be out-of-date in some parts.

Act on the Protection of Animals
Statute on Animal Protection
Statute on the Transport of Animals

See also: Import of Pets to Finland and Veterinary Services – Publications

The Finnish Government Web Site.
Anti-BSL/BSL Information:
http://www.kennelliitto.fi/uutiset00063001.htm
http://www.sathy.org/mediamyytti.htm
http://www.om.fi/5824.htm
http://gamma.nic.fi/~jmietti/sathy/news.html
Media Links:

TV
MTV3
Nelosen Uutiset
YLE

Newspapers
Aamulehti
Helsingin Sanomat
Ilta Sanomat
Kustannusosakeyhtiö Iltalehti
Keskisuomalainen Oyj
Savon Sanomat
Turun Sanomat

Web News
Saunalahti

Dog Press
Suomen Kennelliitto
Kennel Clubs:
Finnish Kennel Club
CIA World Factbook 2000 listing: http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/fi.html
Rescue/Re-home Links:
Click here for world-wide Breed Specific Rescue links.

Adoptiokoira

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