European Parliament backs mandatory microchipping of all cats and dogs in the EU

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European Parliament backs mandatory microchipping of all cats and dogs in the EU  MEPs have voted to make microchipping and registration mandatory for all cats and dogs in the EU to combat illegal trade and improve animal welfare standards.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/06/19/european-parliament-backs-mandatory-microchipping-of-all-cats-and-dogs-in-the-eu  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00In a new step for the protection of cats and dogs in Europe, the European Parliament has

00:11backed a draft law on the breeding, housing and handling of these pets. The bill would

00:17make it mandatory to microchip and register cats and dogs in a bid to combat illegal animal

00:23trafficking. MEPs have finally taken a step today that we've been waiting for for years that could

00:30end the illegal pet trade once and for all in Europe. They have made good on at least four

00:35resolutions from the past to ensure that we end up with mandatory identification registration for

00:41all dogs and cats and now we trust that the council and parliament will take this file forward in the

00:47next few weeks during trilog negotiations and look forward to a pretty much perfect law that ultimately

00:53will please citizens and save animals alike. To prevent animal exploitation, MEPs also want to

01:01limit the number of litters a female animal can have in her lifetime. The rules would apply universally

01:07to all breeders regardless of their size. The European Parliament took a positive step in terms

01:13of covering small breeders within the proposal on dogs and cats welfare. This is a huge issue because

01:19in some countries actually it's 80 percent of breeders who are having less than four litters per year

01:24and if this wasn't covered there would be a huge gap for the whole market. There are 127 million cats and

01:32104 million dogs in the European Union and around 44 percent of EU households own a pet.

01:38The annual value of the sector is estimated at 1.3 billion euros.

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