EU Votes on Protection for Cats and Dogs

Illegally bred, sick, too youngly separated – every year thousands of dogs and cats from dubious sources land in unsuspecting buyers. On June 3rd, the EU Agriculture Committee is to decide on a law that can guarantee protection and traceability throughout the EU for the first time. An Austrian of all people is crossing the line: EU Member Alexander Bernhuber (ÖVP) is mobilising against a new regulation, he probably fears a "bureaucracy monster".…