This is one of the issues regulated by the Law on the Protection of Animal Rights and Welfare, which seeks to ensure that these pets have been raised in good conditions and that they have all the health guarantees. The bulk of the regulation came into force on September 29, 2023, but gave these commercial establishments a year's margin of adaptation.

Failure to comply with the precept will entail a penalty of between 50,001 and 200,000 euros.