Key objectives for the CITES COP20 meeting in Uzbekistan

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23 October 2025

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‘Emphasises that the absence of a common EU framework for welfare provisions on the breeding, keeping and placing on the market of pet animal species other than dogs and cats, along with divergent national rules, leads to inconsistencies, gaps in enforcement, confusion for consumers and, often, 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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