{"id":3373,"date":"2022-07-28T08:15:42","date_gmt":"2022-07-28T08:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savethedogs.filaretedev.it\/breeding-identification-and-the-sale-of-cats-and-dogs-a-new-platform-is-born\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T16:17:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T16:17:45","slug":"breeding-identification-and-the-sale-of-cats-and-dogs-a-new-platform-is-born","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/savethedogs.filaretedev.it\/en\/breeding-identification-and-the-sale-of-cats-and-dogs-a-new-platform-is-born\/","title":{"rendered":"Breeding, identification and the sale of cats and dogs: a new platform is born"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

27 EU member states, each with their own legislation on breeding, identification and the sale of cats and dogs. Fragmented legislation at the expense of the animals concerned.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The EU Dog & Cat Alliance, a consortium of 96 European associations, including Save the Dogs<\/em>, has therefore launched the #DrawYourOwnConclusions<\/strong> campaign along with an extremely useful digital tool. The platform<\/a>, presented to senior representatives of the European Commission and Parliament during a webinar and accessible to the public, highlights in just a few clicks the most \u2018virtuous\u2019 states, those with similar legislations or highly inadequate ones, and pinpoints the inevitable gap between northern European countries and those in the south and east.<\/p>\n

It also outlines the demands the alliance is making for changes in legislation to combat overbreeding and the smuggling of puppies, a multi-million-dollar business that causes enormous suffering for millions of animals<\/strong>.<\/p>\n