آیا قانون جدید حمایت از حقوق حیوانات، تجارت غیرقانونی را مهار خواهد کرد؟
اتحادیه‌ی اروپا نخستین قانون خود را درباره‌ی رفاه سگ‌ها و گربه‌ها وضع کرده است؛ قانونی که در سراسر این اتحادیه اجرا خواهد شد و هدف آن مقابله با تجارت غیرقانونی و رفتارهای آسیب‌زاست. مدت مدیدی بود که نیاز به تصویب این مقررات احساس می‌شد، چراکه ۴۴٪ از خانوارهای اتحادیه‌ی اروپا صاحب حیوانات خانگی هستند
لب بیشتر : http://parsi.euronews.com/2025/07/01/will-the-new-animal-rights-law-curb-illegal-trade
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00:00The 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.
00:25The European Parliament and Council have just defined their positions and 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, with 44% of households owning either pet, according to European Commission data of 2023.
00:48The upcoming legislation sets minimum rules for the entire EU, such 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 in an amended proposal approved this month.
01:09Finally, to avoid consanguinity, the crossbreeding between parents and children, grandparents 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 thing, because whenever it happens, when a cat gets removed, it falls out.
01:36It's not a good idea, I guess it's not.
01:38We're free to keep our pets alone.
01:42If you are a parent, you have a room, you have a window where you come to a house, where you come to the house.
01:47You don't know where your mother comes to the house, where the father comes to the house.
01:51They always shoot them, they shoot them, they shoot them, they shoot them, they shoot them and they shoot them, they shoot them on the street, for example in Romania or in Kosovo.
01:58Euronews reporter Gerardo Fortuna has been following this portfolio.
02:03The law aims to curb inappropriate practices in trade and breeding of these pets.
02:09Let's start by explaining these new limits on the number of litters that a female animal can have.
02:15Why is it so important?
02:17The commission proposal sets a clear limit on the litter.
02:22Basically, a female or a dog or a cat can have maximum three litters over a two-year period.
02:30After that, they're going to have at least one year of break.
02:35This is because frequent pregnancies actually lead to malnutrition
02:42or also weakening the immune system of the female dog and cat.
02:47Is 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.
03:01There 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,
03:19depending on the species of the animal, a walk in the day,
03:25but also, for instance, confinement.
03:29This is approved just for transport or during hospitalization.
03:36So, the three European institutions will now negotiate the final texts of this law.
03:42Are there still any points of friction? What else could change?
03:46The main points of friction are due to the fact that the European Parliament position
03:50is more ambitious than the Commission's proposal, but also than the Council's position.
03:56So, for instance, they're trying to ban inbreeding or breeding for extreme physical traits,
04:03but also euthanasia for healthy dogs in shelters.
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 and 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 purchased them online.
04:33Online trade has led to opacity regarding the origin of the animals,
04:37their health and whether they are vaccinated.
04:40Regarding illegal trafficking, the main countries of origin are Romania and Hungary,
04:45both EU members, and the third countries, Russia, Belarus, Serbia and Turkey,
04:51according to a study by the European Commission.
04:54Our guest is Tilly Metz, a Luxembourgese politician from the Green Group here at the European Parliament
05:01and shout the rapporteur for this regulation.
05:03The new rules are expected to apply to about 40,000 commercial dog and cat breeders across the EU,
05:11and many of them sell their animals online.
05:15Do 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,
05:34that your animal is not only microchip but really also register.
05:39And it's really the aim and the responsibility now from the Commission side
05:44to 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
06:04when the Commission proposed this regulation.
06:07Will the new rules actually curb this, in particular with uncooperative countries such as Russia and Belarus,
06:16which 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.
06:27So what we have been advocating is really that the animal is registered already at the border.
06:34But now it is really to look also what is possible to implement.
06:40But 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,
06:57could 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,
07:07which species could be included?
07:09You know that some people like to have snakes or even animals, wild animals that are protected,
07:15or 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,
07:23you are not allowed to have them as companion animals.
07:26Electronic 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,
07:39according 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.
07:52But first, we need the regulation to be approved.
