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Safety · Liechtenstein
Updated September 2026

🐾 I suspect an animal is being neglected or abused — who do I report it to?

Direct answer

Animal cruelty is an offence in every EU country and there is a specialised route in most: Amt für Lebensmittelkontrolle und Veterinärwesen (llv.li) — the animal-welfare inspectorate or hotline for Liechtenstein — can visit, seize the animal and prosecute. For an animal in immediate danger or a violent owner, Landespolizei Liechtenstein — Anzeige (+423 236 71 11). Gemeindeverwaltung (llv.li) handles stray animals, dangerous dogs and licensing. Report with facts, not feelings: what you saw, when, where, and photos if you can take them safely.

Call firstAmt für Lebensmittelkontrolle und Veterinärwesen
Report toLandespolizei Liechtenstein — Anzeige
If that failsGemeindeverwaltung

🗣️ What to say

"At [address / location] I have seen [animal] [chained without water / injured / beaten / left in a car] on [dates, times], photos attached. I would like to report this and ask for an inspection. I can be contacted at [number] / I prefer to stay anonymous."

🪜 Step by step

  1. Observe and documentDates, times, what exactly. Photos from public space. Do not enter private property.
  2. Report to Amt für Lebensmittelkontrolle und VeterinärwesenOnline form or hotline. Anonymous reports are accepted in most countries.
  3. Immediate danger: Landespolizei Liechtenstein — AnzeigeA dog in a hot car, a beating in progress — the police can act now.
  4. Strays and dangerous animals: GemeindeverwaltungThe municipality collects strays and handles dog-licensing and bite reports.
  5. Follow upAsk for the case number and, if nothing changes, report again with new dates. Repeat reports move cases.

📇 All contacts

Amt für Lebensmittelkontrolle und VeterinärwesenAnimal-welfare inspectionsFor neglect or abuse🔗 www.llv.li/de/landesverwaltung/amt-fuer-lebensmittelkontrolle-und-veterinaerwesen
Landespolizei Liechtenstein — AnzeigeCriminal complaint online or at the stationAlways — the basis for bank, insurer and platform📞 +423 236 71 11🔗 www.landespolizei.li/anzeige
GemeindeverwaltungMunicipal administration: residents, order, noise, wasteFor anything the municipality regulates🔗 www.llv.li
Amt für Umwelt / Amt für GesundheitEnvironmental health: mould, pests, noise, pollutionWhen health is at risk🔗 www.llv.li/de/landesverwaltung/amt-fuer-umwelt

❓ Frequently asked

Will the owner know it was me?

Not from the inspectorate. Reports are confidential; anonymous reporting is possible.

A dog barks all day in a flat

That can be a welfare issue (left alone too long) and a noise issue. Report to Amt für Lebensmittelkontrolle und Veterinärwesen with times; the noise page covers the rest.

Farm or transport animals

Same authority in most countries; live-transport complaints go to the veterinary service at Amt für Lebensmittelkontrolle und Veterinärwesen.

📎 Sources

Last checked: 2026-09-26

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