Dog Trade EU Legislation and Enforcement

„Puppy Trade in Europe A lack of traceability, threat to the European Market and One Health” An event organized by VIER PFOTEN International 26 November 2013, European Parliament Dog Trade EU Legislation and Enforcement Sophie Duthoit European Legal Research Officer VIER PFOTEN / FOUR PAWS European Policy Office More humanity toward animals VIER PFOTEN/FOUR PAWS, European Policy Office 19/11 Avenue de la Renaissance, 1000 Brussels (Belgium) +32 2 740 08 88 sophie.duthoit@vier-pfoten.eu

Facts and Figures – Dogs in Europe and in the Worldwide Source: FEDIAF, 2010 More Humanity towards Animals A world where humans treat animals with respect, empathy and understanding

Facts and Figures – Dogs in private households in Europe Source: FEDIAF and EUPAW, 2010 27% of EU household keep at least one dog. Italy, France, UK, Germany, Belgium = 63% of pets owned in Europe

Dog market: • Data are very difficult to collect • Germany: 150,000 of the 500.000 puppies coming in German households each year are imported • Belgium: On 155,000 registered dogs, more than 30,000 are imported • 10,448 came from Slovakia • 9,042 came from Czech Republic • 2,649 came from Hungary • Illegal Dog Trade: ??? Data are even more difficult to obtain ! Facts and Figures – Dogs in private households in Europe More humanity toward animals

What « dog trade » involves ? More humanity toward animals

Breeders More humanity toward animals

Sellers « Puppy Markets » Petshops Classified Adds (Internet or Newspapers) More humanity toward animals

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Buyers (Consumers) More humanity toward animals

BREEDING • TRADE (sellers and advertisement) • Planned EU Survey on cats and dogstrade (2014) • TRANSPORT • Regulation 1/2005 • HEALTH • Directive 92/65 on sanitaryrequirements • Callisto Project • CONSUMERS PROTECTION EU Legislation More humanity toward animals

HEALTH • Council Directive 92/65/EEC of 13 July 1992 laying down animal health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of animals (…) • Applies only when the dogs cross the borders • Pet Passport with identification and vaccination • Requires a Health Certificate of less than 24 Hours • NO REGISTRATION of the dogs and NO COMMON DATABASE • = NO TRACEABILITY • POLITICAL level: CALLISTO Projectabout zoonoses affectingcompanionanimals EU Legislation More humanity toward animals

TRANSPORT • Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 of 22 December 2004 on the protection of animals during transport and related operations •  Applies to transporters, organisers, drivers and "keepers" • Record of the movement in the TRACES system • 8 weeks minimum for dogs to be transported unless puppies are accompanied by their mother • Pet Passport, Vaccination and Chip mandatory • Water every 8 hours and Food every 24 hours • GPS, logbook…. • Animals should not be injured or sick • In addition: specific requirements for travels of more than 8 hours EU Legislation More humanity toward animals

VERY DIVERSE REQUIREMENTS • BREEDING • Some countries are allowingprivatebreeding: France, Belgium, Croatia, Germany, Latvia… • TRADE (sellers and advertisement) • Diverse requirements for sellingdogs in petshops • Belgiumis the only State to have limited the advertisementof trade • TRANSPORT • Requirements of Regulation 1/2005 National Legislation(selectedexamples) More humanity toward animals

HEALTH • I&Rismandatory in some States: Belgium, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Latvia, Bulgaria, Hungary, Greece… • DOG WELFARE • Prohibition of earcropping and taildockingin several States: Belgium, Croatia, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Lithuania… • CONSUMERS PROTECTION • Some States obliged the seller to respect somerequirements (list ofredhibitorydefects): France, Belgium, Lithuania, Latvia, Greece… • Some States have a special Ombudsman or a specialprosecutor to deal with animal welfare issues (Austria, Luxembourg…) National Legislation(selectedexamples) More humanity toward animals

EU LEVEL • NO intra EU borders= no systematicchecks of the imports/ exports • NO EU rulescovering all aspects of the trade • NO traceabilitybecauseno mandatory Identification and Registration of dogs, and the TRACES system is not adequate for dog trade • NATIONAL LEVEL: • NO properenforcementof the transport Regulation and sanitarylegislation • NO effective protection of consumerswhobought a ill dog ProblemDefinition More humanity toward animals

EU LEVEL • Strict enforcement of the transport and sanitaryrules • Legislation on dog and cat trade • Mandatory Identification and Registration of each dog in common compatible databaseslinked to a European System (such as EuroPetNet) • NATIONAL LEVEL: • Licencing system for breeders • Control of the Internet Trade • Stricter penalties for illegal traders • Consumer awareness Solution Strategies More humanity toward animals

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Dog Trade EU Legislation and Enforcement