Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability

16.6.2025 A10-0104/280

Amendment 280

Anja Hazekamp, Sebastian Everding, Valentina Palmisano, Giuseppe Antoci

on behalf of The Left Group

Report A10-0104/2025

Veronika Vrecionová

Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability

(COM(2023)0769 – C9-0443/2023 – 2023/0447(COD))

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 3 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(3 a) While several Member States have already introduced positive lists at national level to regulate the private ownership of animals, the absence of a common Union framework of welfare provisions on breeding, keeping and placing on the market of pet animal species other than dogs and cats, as well as divergent national rules, leads to inconsistencies, gaps in enforcement, confusion for consumers and, often, to serious animal welfare consequences for species that are unsuitable to be kept as pets, as well as risks to biodiversity, human health and safety and nature conservation.

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16.6.2025 A10-0104/281

Amendment 281

Anja Hazekamp, Sebastian Everding, Valentina Palmisano, Giuseppe Antoci

on behalf of The Left Group

Report A10-0104/2025

Veronika Vrecionová

Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability

(COM(2023)0769 – C9-0443/2023 – 2023/0447(COD))

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(a) the welfare of dogs and cats bred or kept in establishments or placed on the Union market;

(a) the welfare of dogs and cats bred, kept, handled in the Union or placed on the Union market;

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Justification

The handling of stray animals by municipalities and competent authorities is an economic activity impacting the welfare of dogs and cats in the Union and should therefore be covered by this Regulation

16.6.2025 A10-0104/282

Amendment 282

Anja Hazekamp, Sebastian Everding, Valentina Palmisano, Giuseppe Antoci

on behalf of The Left Group

Report A10-0104/2025

Veronika Vrecionová

Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability

(COM(2023)0769 – C9-0443/2023 – 2023/0447(COD))

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

(b) the traceability of dogs and cats placed on the Union market or supplied in the Union.

(b) minimum requirements for the traceability of dogs and cats bred or kept in the Union or placed on the Union market.

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16.6.2025 A10-0104/283

Amendment 283

Anja Hazekamp, Sebastian Everding, Valentina Palmisano, Giuseppe Antoci

on behalf of The Left Group

Report A10-0104/2025

Veronika Vrecionová

Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability

(COM(2023)0769 – C9-0443/2023 – 2023/0447(COD))

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

2 a. Notwithstanding paragraph 2 of this Article, the general welfare requirements laid down in Article 5, the prohibition of abandonment, cruelty, tethering and painful practices laid down, respectively, in Article 6(1a) and (1b), Article 14(3) and Article 15 shall apply to all dogs and cats in the Union held under the responsibility of natural persons.

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16.6.2025 A10-0104/284

Amendment 284

Anja Hazekamp, Sebastian Everding, Valentina Palmisano, Giuseppe Antoci

on behalf of The Left Group

Report A10-0104/2025

Veronika Vrecionová

Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability

(COM(2023)0769 – C9-0443/2023 – 2023/0447(COD))

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 2 b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

2 b. Notwithstanding paragraph 2 of this Article, the requirements relating to identification and registration laid down in Article 17 shall apply to all dogs and cats held under the responsibility of natural persons.

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Justification

In order to tackle illegal pet trade, while taking into account long transition periods, it is necessary to apply the Identification & Registration provisions in Article 17.1a to all dogs and cats held under the responsibility of natural persons.

16.6.2025 A10-0104/285

Amendment 285

Anja Hazekamp, Sebastian Everding, Valentina Palmisano, Giuseppe Antoci

on behalf of The Left Group

Report A10-0104/2025

Veronika Vrecionová

Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability

(COM(2023)0769 – C9-0443/2023 – 2023/0447(COD))

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

4. ‘keeping’ means any activity during which an animal is detained or handled in an establishment;

4. ‘keeping’ means any activity during which an animal is detained, handled, held or housed in an establishment or under the responsibility of an operator or a natural person other than an operator;

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16.6.2025 A10-0104/286

Amendment 286

Anja Hazekamp, Sebastian Everding, Valentina Palmisano, Giuseppe Antoci

on behalf of The Left Group

Report A10-0104/2025

Veronika Vrecionová

Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability

(COM(2023)0769 – C9-0443/2023 – 2023/0447(COD))

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

The general welfare requirements laid down in Article 5 and the prohibitions of abandonment, cruelty, techering and painful practices, laid down, respectively, in Article 6(1a) and (1b), Article 14(3) and Article 15 shall apply to all dogs and cats in the Union held under the responsibility of natural persons.

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16.6.2025 A10-0104/287

Amendment 287

Anja Hazekamp, Sebastian Everding, Valentina Palmisano, Giuseppe Antoci

on behalf of The Left Group

Report A10-0104/2025

Veronika Vrecionová

Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability

(COM(2023)0769 – C9-0443/2023 – 2023/0447(COD))

Proposal for a regulation

Article 6 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Article6a

Breeding to produce hybrids shall be prohibited.

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16.6.2025 A10-0104/288

Amendment 288

Anja Hazekamp, Sebastian Everding, Valentina Palmisano, Giuseppe Antoci

on behalf of The Left Group

Report A10-0104/2025

Veronika Vrecionová

Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability

(COM(2023)0769 – C9-0443/2023 – 2023/0447(COD))

Proposal for a regulation

Article 8 – paragraph 2

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Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

An animal is not a toy. Buying or adopting an animal is a life-changing decision. As an animal owner, you are obliged to ensure that all the needs for its health and well-being are met at all times.

“An animal is not a toy. Buying or adopting an animal is a life-changing decision. As an animal owner, you are obliged to ensure its health and well-being needs are met at all times. Taking care of an animal requires financial resources. It is forbidden to abandon the animal once it is in your care."

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16.6.2025 A10-0104/289

Amendment 289

Anja Hazekamp, Sebastian Everding, Valentina Palmisano, Giuseppe Antoci

on behalf of The Left Group

Report A10-0104/2025

Veronika Vrecionová

Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability

(COM(2023)0769 – C9-0443/2023 – 2023/0447(COD))

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

Keeping or selling dogs or cats in pet shops shall be prohibited.

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Justification

Pet shops cannot provide a suitable environment for dogs and cats that ensures their welfare nutrition, physical environment, health, behavioural interactions and mental state. For this reason, this Regulation should prohibit the sale of dogs and cats in pet shops. Such a measure would significantly improve animal welfare and human health and safety, for example by preventing young animals from being separated from their mothers prematurely, which can have detrimental effects on their physical and psychological development, possibly leading during adulthood to behavioural problems and aggression towards the owner.