The European Parliament and the European Council agreed on a bill to stop the abuse of dogs and cats, to limit trade, and to protect their health.
They will be registered via microchip in national databases, while breeding will be prohibited in a way that would endanger their health, as well as breeding between relatives.
The text also includes a ban on the use of dogs and cats that have undergone mutilation in shows, exhibitions, or competitions.
Sellers, breeders, and those who run shelters will have a 4-year margin to align, while dog owners will have 10 years and cat owners 15.
Sellers, breeders, and shelters will have four years to align with the new regulations, while for pet owners who do not sell animals, the measure will become mandatory after 10 years for dogs and after 15 for cats.
At the same time, microchipping will also become mandatory for those entering the European Union from a non-EU country, so as to prevent them from entering as animals for non-commercial purposes and then being sold.
The rapporteur and chair of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, Veronica Vrecionová of the European Conservatives and Reformists, stated that “today we took an important step toward restoring real order in the trade of dogs and cats in the EU. Stronger rules on breeding and traceability will make it harder for abusive and illegal actors to hide.”
Sources: Politico, Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο
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