Pets and Animals in the Netherlands
Information about looking after pets and animals in the Netherlands...
Veterinarians
Most towns have at least one veterinarian practice (dierenarts) where there may be a 24 hour on-call service or an emergency veterinarian clinic (dieren spoedkliniek).
The Federatie Dierenambulances Nederland (FDN) is a network of animal ambulances, which can collect wild or domestic animals that cannot be moved safely by other means.
- Federatie Dierenambulances Nederland
At: Andersteinweg 2, 3953 BA Maarsbergen
Tel: 034 352 1751
Fax: 034 351 6776
e-mail
- To find a local ambulance service: Click here and select the region
Dieren Ambulance is a nationwide animal ambulance service with regional centres in Rotterdam and The Hague.
- Dieren Ambulance (in Dutch)
Tel: 0900 0245
Animal Welfare Association
The Dutch society for the protection of animals is the Dierenbescherming. The organisation protects and re-homes animals of all breeds: domestic, farm and wild mammals as well as birds, fish and reptiles. There are refuges across the country.
- To find a local Dierenbescherming: Click here
Animal protection is not government funded and the Dierenbescherming makes its money from donations and the National Postcode Lottery (Nationale Postcode Loterij).