Θα περιορίσει ο νέος νόμος για την καλή διαβίωση των ζώων το παράνομο εμπόριο;

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Θα περιορίσει ο νέος νόμος για την καλή διαβίωση των ζώων το παράνομο εμπόριο;  Η ΕΕ δημιούργησε τον πρώτο της νόμο για την καλή διαβίωση των σκύλων και των γατών, ο οποίος θα εφαρμόζεται σε ολόκληρο τον συνασπισμό, βάζοντας στο στόχαστρο το παράνομο εμπόριο και τις επιβλαβείς πρακτικές. Μια ρύθμιση που έχει καθυστερήσει εδώ και καιρό.  ΔΙΑΒΑΣΤΕ ΕΠΙΣΗΣ : http://gr.euronews.com/2025/07/01/8a-periorisei-o-neos-nomos-gia-thn-kalh-diabiwsh-twn-zwwn-to-paranomo-emporio  Γίνε συνδρομητής! ! Το euronews είναι διαθέσιμο σε 12 γλώσσες

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00:00Υπότιτλοι AUTHORWAVE

00:14The EU has created the first law on cats' and dogs' welfare to be applied across the block.

00:20The rules will target illegal trade and harmful practice against these pets.

00:26The European Parliament and Council have just defined their positions

00:30and are now entering negotiations to fine-tune the law.

00:33The rights of these pets are at the heart of EU Decoded.

00:37There are 127 million cats and 104 million dogs in the EU,

00:42with 44% of households owning either pet, according to European Commission data of 2023.

00:49The upcoming legislation sets minimum rules for the entire EU,

00:52such as mandatory microchipping and registration of dogs and cats born in or imported into the block.

01:01The European Parliament added that there should be a ban on the sale of dogs and cats in pet shops

01:06in an amended proposal approved this month.

01:09Finally, to avoid consanguinity, the crossbreeding between parents and children,

01:14grandparents and grandchildren, as well as between siblings and half-siblings, will be prohibited.

01:20Registration is mandatory in 24 of the 27 member states, but systems are fragmented.

01:26Let's hear what Europeans think about the new rules.

01:29I think it's a good thing, because whenever it happens,

01:33it happens when a dog gets out, gets out.

01:36It's not good, I think it's not good.

01:38It's free to keep our animals alone.

01:42If you have an exhibition, you can see it on the table,

01:47or you don't know where the mother comes from, where the father comes from.

01:51There are a lot of animals, and then the animals land on the street,

01:56for example in Romania, or in Kosovo, or where it is.

01:59Euronews reporter Gerardo Fortuna has been following this portfolio.

02:04The law aims to curb inappropriate practices in trade and breeding of these pets.

02:10Let's start by explaining these new limits on the number of litters that a female animal can have.

02:16Why is it so important?

02:17The commission proposal sets a clear limit on the litter.

02:22So basically, a female of a dog or a cat can have maximum three litter over a two-year period.

02:30And after that, they're going to have at least one year of break.

02:36This is because frequent pregnancies actually lead to malnutrition,

02:42or also weakening the immune system of the female dog and cat.

02:48So is this addressing the so-called puppy mills?

02:52Indeed, indeed. It's one of the ways to curb this phenomenon of puppy mills.

02:57At the moment, it's actually both backed by the Council and the Parliament.

03:02There are also new rules and recommendations for pet owners

03:05in terms of the conditions that should be provided for the animals.

03:10What does the law impose now?

03:12There are some new standards when it comes to, for instance, species nutrition,

03:20depending on the species of the animal, a walk in the day, but also, for instance, confinement.

03:30This is approved just for transport or during hospitalization.

03:36So the three European institutions will now negotiate the final texts of this law.

03:43Are there still any points of friction? What else could change?

03:47The main points of friction are due to the fact that the European Parliament position

03:51is more ambitious than the Commission's proposal, but also than the Council's position.

03:57So for instance, they're trying to ban inbreeding or breeding for extreme physical traits,

04:04but also euthanasia for healthy dogs in shelter. Of course, we can see some sort of resistance from

04:13the Council with the traditional arguments of the Council. So basically, this will add more red tape

04:20and more bargains on businesses in Europe. The EU dog and cat trade is worth 1.3 billion euros annually,

04:30and 60 percent of owners purchase them online. Online trade has led to opacity regarding the origin

04:37of the animals, their health and whether they are vaccinated. Regarding illegal trafficking,

04:43the main countries of origin are Romania and Hungary, both the EU members, and the third countries,

04:49Russia, Belarus, Serbia and Turkey, according to a study by the European Commission.

04:55Our guest is Tilly Metz, a Luxembourgese politician from the Green Group here at the European Parliament,

05:01and shout the rapporteur for this regulation. The new rules are expected to apply to about 40,000

05:08commercial dog and cat breeders across the EU, and many of them sell their animals online.

05:16Do you believe that the future online platform will be enough to ensure traceability,

05:22or should the European member states also invest more in inspections and even punitive measures?

05:28I think it's very important that you can certify, if you're a breeder, that your animal is not only

05:37microchip, but really also register. And it's really the aim and the responsibility now from the Commission side,

05:45to put a system that will work also in every member state. So we have also then the guarantee of interoperability,

05:53to really have traceability of the animal throughout Europe.

05:57Illegal pet traders operate in mafia-like structures, said your colleague Peter Lees two years ago,

06:04when the Commission proposed this regulation. Will the new rules actually curb this,

06:11in particular with uncooperative countries such as Russia and Belarus, which are some of the main suppliers?

06:18That's why we want also that the animal is registered as soon as possible when it comes into the European Union.

06:28So what we have been advocating is really that the animal is registered already at the border,

06:36but now it is really to look also what is possible to implement. But the rule should be that the animal

06:43is also registered in the lapse of time when it comes into the European Union.

06:50So finally, although dogs and cats are about 90% of European pets, could this law be extended to other companion animals?

07:02Could you explain a little bit the positive list that is advocated by the European Parliament, which species could be included?

07:09You know that some people like to have snakes or even animals, wild animals that are protected or little monkeys or whatever.

07:17So if we have a positive list, that would mean all the animals that are not on this positive list,

07:24you are not allowed to have them as companion animals.

07:28Electronic tracking may also help to combat pet abandonment. There are an estimated 100 million dogs

07:36and cats on streets and in shelters across Europe, according to the Socialist and Democratic group in the European Parliament.

07:44We won't know whether this situation will change until the European Commission presents the first

07:50evaluation report in five years. But first, we need the regulation to be approved.

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