US EditionTougher rules around sale and supply of puppies and kittens proposed
- The Northern Ireland government has initiated a public consultation starting June 5, 2025, on new regulations targeting the commercial dealings of puppies and kittens, including measures based on Lucy’s Law to enhance animal welfare and transparency.
- The proposals, including a version of Lucy's Law, seek to ban third-party sales and introduce breeder registration to improve transparency.
- The consultation highlights concerns over poor welfare conditions from some breeders and aims to ensure prospective owners know their animals’ origins.
- Agriculture Minister Andrew Muir emphasized that this consultation forms part of his broader initiative to enhance animal welfare standards across Northern Ireland.
- If enacted, the rules would provide additional protections for puppies and kittens sold in Northern Ireland and reduce unethical breeding practices.
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It should have been a breakthrough for animal welfare. However, after the vote in yesterday's Committee on Agriculture of the EU Parliament, there is a bitter disappointment in many places: instead of tough measures against the billion-dollar trade in puppies and cat babies, only a watered-down compromise is likely to come, which is also celebrated by some politicians as a success. The plan sounded promising: clear rules for breeding, online sal…
GOFFE: Foreign Puppy Mills Would Get a Boost Under House Proposal – DV Journal
Animal extremists are back, and this time, they are attempting to stamp out the breeding of dogs in the United States with a proposal that would supercharge foreign puppy mills. The latest assault is legislation they are advancing through allies in the House that they claim will “protect puppies.” It would do the opposite by punishing responsible domestic breeders with new, more burdensome regulations without providing resources to improve breed…
In order to control animal trade, the EU wants to introduce stricter registration, and farmers should know that.
Brussels, 3 June (EFE) .- The MEPs of the European Parliament's Committee on Agriculture approved this Tuesday the first European standards for the welfare and traceability of dogs and cats. The legislation was backed with 35 votes in favor, 2 against and 9 abstentions. The rules would apply to those who breed or sell these animals in establishments and shelters and to people who place them in foster homes, but not to private owners of dogs and …
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. EU dog and cat trade is worth €1.3 billion annually Minimum rules for those who place dogs and cats on the market, with exceptions for individual owners Mandatory microchipping and registration by breeders, sellers and shelters Ban on the breeding and exhibitions of dogs and cats with excessive conformational traits On Tuesday, the Agriculture Committee adopted its posi…
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