Sentencia 149/08, de trece de marzo, Audiencia Provincial de Barcelona, Sección decimosexta

The relation that exists between the veterinary and the owner of the cat who comes to his office is a veterinary services contract, which main obligation is just a media obligation. Therefore, the contractual liability derives from de damage caused by a veterinarian's negligence, and he must compensate the material damage and the moral damage produced by the animal's death.