Facts
The complainant [X.] runs an agricultural business in [A.] (municipality of [B.] /TransA), where he keeps cattle. Since 2002, several business inspections have resulted in complaints about his animal husbandry. In 2006 and 2008, he was fined for this reason. Following a criminal complaint by the Thurgau Animal Welfare Association, the business was inspected again on April 14, 2010. The Veterinary Office of the Canton of Thurgau found various violations of animal welfare and medicinal legislation, and therefore imposed a ban on keeping animals on [X.] and all persons living in his household for an indefinite period, effective for all livestock, by decision of July 23, 2010.
The cantonal remedies filed by [X.] with the Department of Home Affairs and Economy and the Administrative Court of the Canton of Thurgau were unsuccessful. With a complaint in public law matters, [X.] requests the Federal Court to repeal the judgment of the Administrative Court of the Canton of Thurgau of May 11, 2011, and in particular to waive the ban on keeping animals.
Considerations
The Federal Court has dismissed the complaint, insofar as it was entertained. The lower court had found that the complainant had repeatedly and seriously violated animal welfare legislation and that a ban on keeping animals was therefore imposed. The Federal Court has confirmed this decision and found that the complainant is not in a position to keep his animals in an orderly manner.
The Federal Court has also dismissed the complainant's objection that the ban on keeping animals is disproportionate. It has found that the complainant has repeatedly given cause for complaints since 2002 and that despite repeated official inspections and…