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Practical experience on border controls Eric Van Tilburgh

Practical experience on border controls Eric Van Tilburgh FPS Public Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment Department for Animal Welfare. Registration of dogs in Belgium. Mandatory since 1/9/1998 reasons? i number of dogs euthanized in pet shelters h control of the national market

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Practical experience on border controls Eric Van Tilburgh

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  1. Practical experience on border controls Eric Van Tilburgh FPS Public Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment Department for Animal Welfare

  2. Registration of dogs in Belgium • Mandatory since 1/9/1998 • reasons? • i number of dogs euthanized in pet shelters • h control of the national market • when? • before change of owner • before age of 4 months • % of dogs registered? • estimation from 50 to 90 %

  3. 2011

  4. 154 857 new dogs • 30 209 imports (intracomtrade) ?

  5. 154 857 ? either new puppies or acquiredoutside of the register (abroad or not-ID) Shelters: 5 560 registrations

  6. 154 857 ? Amateur Breeders= between3 et 10 litters/year

  7. 154 857 ? PROFESSIONAL breeders= >10 litters/yearwithout import

  8. 154 857 ? COMMERCIAL breeders=>10 litters/year + import

  9. 154 857 ? Shelters: dogswithout ID

  10. 154 857 ? Without licence: • or born (non-licenced, 1-2 litters/year), • or acquiredwithout-ID • or acquiredabroad

  11. 30 209 « imports » ? Mortality BE 1,4% NL 2,2% CZ 4,9 % SK 5%

  12. 30 209 « imports » ? Slovakia 10 448 ABIEC / 11 658 TRACES 1210 either not imported or not registered Czech Republic 8042 ABIEC / 8 840 TRACES 798 either not imported or not registered • Collection centers ?

  13. 30 209 « imports » ? • NL • 5 333 ABIEC / 1 171 TRACES • 4162 • either not imported or not registered • FR • 950 ABIEC / 123 TRACES • 827 either not imported or not registered

  14. 30 209 « imports » ? • ES • 1 461 ABIEC / 225 TRACES 1236 either not imported or not registered

  15. European passport • conclusions • registration is necessary in order toallowforefficientimplementation of R998/2003 • practicingveterinariansoftenunderestimate the importance of the European passportand the data recordedherein • - TRACES system is notalwaysreliable • => The situationtodayimpliesseriousrisksregarding public health as well as animal health and welfare

  16. Modifications in European Passport • - Passportstobedeliveredby a vet • Owner has tosign on the first page • A plastic film has tobeappliedacross the dog’s ID • BUT: • Registration is stillnotmandatory (vet has to keep register) • Passport canbereplacedbyanother • - No link between TRACES andpassport

  17. Recommendations • ensure tracability (”decisive element” in R998/2003 according to the Court of Justice of the EU) • registration of all dogs going from one MS to another • preferably registration of all dogs • consultation of all registration data by competent authorities of MS • 1 European database <-> search engine linked to different national databases • ban on the systematic replacement of passports • raising awareness of veterinarians on the importance of correct implementation of the European passport

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