US EditionMutilation Ban and Microchips: EU Lawmakers Vote on Cat and Dog Welfare
- On June 19, 2025, the European Parliament in Strasbourg approved new rules to protect dogs and cats, including compulsory microchipping and bans on ear-cropping and tail-docking.
- The legislation responds to an uptick in animal trafficking and aims to establish common minimum welfare standards for breeding, housing, and handling animals across the EU.
- The bill mandates that all dogs and cats be implanted with subcutaneous microchips and their information recorded within a centralized EU system to improve tracking and prevent illegal animal trade, particularly involving dogs from eastern member states.
- The legislation prohibits most painful mutilations and bans the use of electric, choke, and spiked collars unless they are fitted with safety mechanisms, while still permitting their use for training hunting dogs and those used by police forces, according to rapporteur Veronika Vrecionova.
- Although there is widespread political agreement, concerns persist because the lowered exemption limits mean that a large majority of breeders—around four-fifths—would fall outside the scope of the legislation, which still requires approval from EU member states before it can be enacted.
Insights by Ground AI
Does this summary seem wrong?
59 Articles
59 Articles
All
Left
6
Center
13
Right
10
The European Parliament wants to curb the illegal trade in dogs and cats and to improve the protection of these animals, and MEPs are in favour of all dogs and cats kept in the EU being identifiable by a microchip.
·Germany
Read Full Article
With today's legislative proposal adopted by the European Parliament, all dogs and cats in the EU will have to be individually identified with a microchip.
The Local - AT+3 Reposted by 3 other sources
Mutilation ban and microchips: The new EU laws around cat and dog welfare
Compulsory microchips as well as bans on ear-cropping and tail-docking are among a set of new rules to protect cats and dogs that have been approved by European lawmakers.
·Austria
Read Full Article
Coverage Details
Total News Sources59
Leaning Left6Leaning Right10Center13Last UpdatedBias Distribution45% Center
Bias Distribution
- 45% of the sources are Center
45% Center
L 21%
C 45%
R 34%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
