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..._