The European Union has adopted a regulation introducing common requirements for the welfare and traceability of dogs and cats across all EU Member States. The regulation aims to improve animal protection, strengthen identification and registration, and reduce the risks of illegal trade and uncontrolled breeding. The requirements will apply to breeders, sellers and animal shelters. The regulation sets requirements for the keeping, care, housing, breeding and sale of dogs and cats. Particular…
The European Union has adopted a regulation introducing common requirements for the welfare and traceability of dogs and cats across all EU Member States. The regulation aims to improve animal protection, strengthen identification and registration, and reduce the risks of illegal trade and uncontrolled breeding. The requirements will apply to breeders, sellers and animal shelters. The regulation sets requirements for the keeping, care, housing, breeding and sale of dogs and cats. Particular attention is given to animal traceability – all dogs and cats in the EU will have to be microchipped and registered in interoperable national databases. Sellers, breeders and shelters will have a four-year transition period to implement these…
