Overview
- The provincial government announced a new District Committee for the Protection and Welfare of Pets to coordinate how the pet ownership ordinance is carried out.
- Mayor Janet Cubas will lead the body, which brings in Senasa, the Lambayeque veterinary association, UNPRG’s veterinary faculty, the crime‑prevention prosecutor’s office, and animal‑protection groups.
- Officials clarified that homes may keep up to two pets without extra steps, while additional animals are allowed if owners request municipal authorization after a sanitary inspection.
- The ordinance requires registration and technical inspections, and it focuses on awareness, sterilization, and population control to cut abandonment and neighbor disputes.
- Fines can reach 20% of Peru’s UIT, which La República reports is about S/1,100 for keeping more than two pets without authorization, with UIT serving as the national reference unit used to set penalties.