Сможет ли новый закон о защите животных обуздать нелегальную торговлю?

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Сможет ли новый закон о защите животных обуздать нелегальную торговлю?  Евросоюз создал первый закон о благополучии собак и кошек, который будет применяться на всей территории блока и направлен против незаконной торговли и вредных практик. Это постановление давно назревало, учитывая, что 44% семей в ЕС имеют домашних животных, и это миллиардный бизнес.  ЧИТАТЬ ДАЛЕЕ : http://ru.euronews.com/2025/07/01/smozhet-li-novyj-zakon-o-zashite-zhivotnyh-obuzdat-nelegalnuyu-torgovlyu  Подписывайтесь: Euronews можно смотреть на Dailymotion на 12 языках

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00:00Субтитры создавал DimaTorzok

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

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

00:36There 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,

00:53such as mandatory microchipping and registration of dogs and cats

00:57born 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,

01:12the crossbreeding between parents and children, grandparents and grandchildren,

01:16as well as between siblings and half-siblings, will be prohibited.

01:20Registration is mandatory in 24 of the 27 member states,

01:24but systems are fragmented.

01:27Let's hear what Europeans think about the new rules.

01:50Euronews 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?

02:18The 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.

02:31And 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?

02:51Indeed. 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?

03:13There are some new standards when it comes to, for instance,

03:18species nutrition, depending on the species of the animal,

03:23a walk in the day,

03:25but also, for instance, confinement.

03:30This 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

03:51is more ambitious than the Commission's proposal,

03:54but also than the Council's position.

03:58So, for instance, they're trying to ban inbreeding

04:00or breeding for extreme physical traits,

04:05but also euthanasia for healthy dogs in shelter.

04:10Of course, we can see some sort of resistance from the Council

04:14with the traditional arguments of the Council.

04:17So, basically, this will add more red tape

04:21and more bargains on businesses in Europe.

04:25The EU dog and cat trade is worth 1.3 billion euros annually

04:30and 60% of owners purchase them online.

04:34Online trade has led to opacity regarding the origin of the animals,

04:38their health and whether they are vaccinated.

04:40Regarding illegal trafficking,

04:43the main countries of origin are Romania and Hungary,

04:46both EU members,

04:48and the third countries, Russia, Belarus, Serbia and Turkey,

04:52according to a study by the European Commission.

04:55Our guest is Tilly Metz,

04:57a Luxembourgese politician from the Green Group

05:00here at the European Parliament

05:01and shout the rapporteur for this regulation.

05:04The new rules are expected to apply

05:06to about 40,000 commercial dog and cat breeders across the EU

05:12and many of them sell their animals online.

05:16Do you believe that the future online platform

05:19will be enough to ensure traceability

05:22or should the European member states

05:24also invest more in inspections and even punitive measures?

05:28I think it's very important

05:30that you can certify, if you're a breeder,

05:35that your animal is not only microchiped

05:38but really also registered.

05:40And it's really the aim and the responsibility

05:42now from the commission side

05:45to put a system that will work also in every member state.

05:49So we have also then the guarantee of interoperability

05:52to really have traceability of the animal throughout Europe.

05:57Illegal pet traders operate in mafia-like structures,

06:02said your colleague Peter Lees two years ago

06:04when the commission proposed this regulation.

06:08Will the new rules actually curb this,

06:11in particular with uncooperative countries

06:14such as Russia and Belarus,

06:17which are some of the main suppliers?

06:18That's why we want also that the animal is registered

06:22as soon as possible when it comes into the European Union.

06:28So what we have been advocating

06:31is really that the animal is registered already at the border.

06:35But now it is really to look also

06:38what is possible to implement.

06:41But the rule should be that the animal

06:43is also registered in the lapse of time

06:46when it comes into the European Union.

06:50So finally, although dogs and cats

06:53are about 90% of European pets,

06:58could this law be extended to other companion animals?

07:02Could you explain a little bit the positive list

07:05that is advocated by the European Parliament,

07:08which species could be included?

07:09You know that some people like to have snakes

07:12or even animals, wild animals that are protected,

07:16or little monkeys or whatever.

07:18So if we have a positive list,

07:20that would mean all the animals

07:21that are not on this positive list,

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

07:28Electronic tracking may also help

07:30to combat pet abandonment.

07:32There are an estimated 100 million dogs and cats

07:36on streets and in shelters across Europe,

07:40according to the Socialist and Democratic Group

07:43in the European Parliament.

07:44We won't know whether this situation will change

07:47until the European Commission presents

07:49the first evaluation report in five years.

07:53But first, we need the regulation to be approved.

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