¿Frenará la nueva ley de bienestar animal el comercio ilegal?
La UE ha creado su primera ley sobre el bienestar de perros y gatos, que se aplicará en todo el bloque y perseguirá el comercio ilegal y las prácticas perjudiciales. Una normativa que debería haberse aprobado hace tiempo.
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00:13La EU ha crecido el primer ley en la vienda de las naciones y las muertes y adultas
00:17en la vida a las normas.
00:20La regla tiene que jurir el tribunal, y la práctica de desiguales y las prácticas
00:24en los alimentos.
00:25The European Parliament and Council have just defined their positions
00:29and are now entering negotiations to fine-tune the law.
00:33The rights of these pets are at the heart of EU Decoded.
00:36There 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.
01:27Let's hear what Europeans think about the new rules.
01:29I think it's a good issue, because sometimes it's a cat, the cat is a very thirsty, a cat is a殟ive.
01:36It's not good, I'm honestly not sure.
01:39The solution is not to be able to have our own animals.
01:41It takes place in the house where a cat is the cat,
01:43or a cat itself where you can get from the house.
01:47You don't know where the cat is the cat, where the cat is the cat is the cat and the cat is the cat.
01:51The cat is the cat is the cat.
01:52Siempre traen, traen, traen, traen, y luego traen los animales en la calle, por ejemplo en Romania o en Kosovo.
02:22So basically a female of a dog of a cat can have maximum three litre over a two year period and after that they're going to have at least one year of break.
02:36This is because frequent pregnancies actually lead to malnutrition or also weakening the immune system of the female dog and cat.
02:48So is this addressing the so called puppy meals?
02:51Indeed, indeed it's one of the ways to curb this phenomenon of puppy meals.
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 in 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, depending on the species of the animal, a walk in the day, but also for instance confinement.
03:28This is approved just for transport or during hospitalization.
03:37So the three European institutions will now negotiate the final texts of this law.
03:43Are there still any points of friction?
03:46What else could change?
03:47The main points of friction are due to the fact that the European parliament position is more ambitious than the commission's proposal, but also than the council's position.
03:58So for instance, they're trying to ban inbreeding or breeding for extreme physical traits, but also euthanasia for healthy dogs in shelter.
04:09Of course, we can see some sort of resistance from the council with the traditional arguments of the council.
04:17So basically, this will add more red tape and more bargains on businesses in Europe.
04:25The EU dog and cat trade is worth 1.3 billion euros annually, and 60% of owners purchase them online.
04:33Online trade has led to opacity regarding the origin of the animals, their health, and whether they are vaccinated.
04:41Regarding illegal trafficking, the main countries of origin are Romania and Hungary, both EU members, and the third countries, Russia, 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, and Shava Rapporteur for this regulation.
05:04The new rules are expected to apply to about 40,000 commercial dog and cat breeders across the EU, and many of them sell their animals online.
05:15Do you believe that the future online platform will be enough to ensure traceability, or should the European member states also invest more in inspections and even punitive measures?
05:29I think it's very important that you can certify, if you're a breeder, that your animal is not only micro-ship, but really also register.
05:39And it's really the aim and the responsibility now from the Commission side to put a system that will work also in every member state.
05:49So we have also then the guarantee of interoperability to 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 when the Commission proposed this regulation.
06:07Will the new rules actually curb this, in 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.
06:35But now it is really to look also what is possible to implement.
06:41But the rule should be that the animal is 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?
07:10You know that some people like to have snakes or even animals, wild animals that are protected or little monkeys or whatever.
07:17So if you have a positive list, that would mean all the animals that are not on this positive list, you are not allowed to have them as companion animals.
07:28Electronic tracking may also help to combat pet abandonment.
07:31There are an estimated 100 million dogs and 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 evaluation report in five years.
07:53But first, we need the regulation to be approved.
