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"Madam President, this is an issue which has prompted literally thousands of emails from the ‘Protect our Pets’ campaign. Our constituents are concerned about the growing illegal pet trade in Europe and they want us to take action.
Thousands of animals – as the previous speaker has just said – have been traded illegally for profit each year, in spite of the existing European Pet Travel Scheme. This is costing millions of euros and the welfare of thousands of animals. They are bred purely to make money; they are born in inhumane circumstances on an industrial scale; they are poorly cared for and exposed to disease; there is no record of where they were born, or when they were born; no record of where they travelled through, or whether they have had the appropriate vaccinations. Any documents used are frequently falsified under the current pet scheme. Owners are unwittingly funding a disgusting industry, unaware of the level of care their pet may need.
The Commission’s own investigation into dogs and cats concludes that lack of harmonisation in identification and registration systems across the Member States is a key area for attention, in order to end this illegal trade. To close the loopholes in the existing pet scheme, we need to ensure that pets have a person responsible for them at all times, whether that person be the owner, the breeder, or the shelter. This will enable us to keep track of origin, age, vaccinations and the animal’s welfare. The responsible person should then register these details with a competent overseer in the Member State. Should the pet then live in a different Member State, the competent authority there should be able to access its previous details.
Today I would like to ask the Commission to bring forward regulations that will harmonise the national identification and registration systems and requirements for pets across the European Union."@en1
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