# das Heimtier

das Heimtier is a German noun meaning “pet”. Forms: des Heimtieres, die Heimtiere.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Heimtieres
- Plural: die Heimtiere

## In other languages

- Русский: домашнее животное, домашний питомец

## Meanings

1. An animal from an animal shelter
2. A formal term for a pet, as opposed to a farm animal or a wild animal. In 1986 this definition of the term became a law in article 1 of the European Convention for the Protection of Pet Animals, German: Europäische Übereinkommen zum Schutz von Heimtieren
3. pet
   - Peter hat eine Katze als Heimtier.

## Examples

- In den Vereinigten Staaten finden jedes Jahr über drei Millionen Heimtiere ein neues Zuhause. — In the U.S. more than 3 million shelter animals are adopted every year.

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