The need for EU action to protect cats and dogs

Posted on 02/09/2011

There are over 60 million animals in Europe kept by people as a family pet. The way they are treated varies greatly across Europe, with some countries having strict legislation to protect them and other countries having nothing.

Irresponsible owners dump their animals and these often end up on the street or in shelters. A lack of care and treatment can affect their health and welfare and diseases from pets can and often do cause illness in humans.

With more people travelling with their animal and more animals being traded we think it is high time for the European Union to act and to introduce common rules for all countries to improve the situation of all cats and dogs in Europe.

The European Commission is currently drafting a new strategy on animal welfare and it is key that Europe’s citizens let them know that we care deeply about the welfare of companion animals and that we want the European Union to take responsibility.

Currently a Written Declaration on dog population management has been presented to the European Parliament and we need you to call on your own Members of the European Parliament to sign this Written Declaration  as a first step in building a strategy that protects all cats and dogs across Europe;

You can find a list of your Members of the European Parliament and their contact details here