Abstract: Protective clothing for animals is formed from an elastic woven, meshed, or knitted fabric, and individual sections (2) or border regions (3, 4) of these sections are connected rigidly, but detachably to each other. The bordering sections (2) or border regions (3, 4) of the woven, meshed, or knitted fabric are arranged overlapping each other and are connected to each other by two-part snap-fastener elements (1). The bordering and overlapping sections (2) or border regions (3, 4) lying in the region of the snap-fastener element (1) take on a shape in a non-destructive manner between the two parts (5, 6) of the snap-fastener elements (1), wherein this shape is determined by the parts (5, 6) of the snap-fastener element (1) that can be inserted one inside the other.