Strasbourg, France, June 19, 2025 (AFP) - Mutilation ban and microchips: EU lawmakers approve cat and dog welfare rules

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2025-06-19

Compulsory microchips as well as bans on ear-cropping and tail-docking are among a set of new rules to protect cats and dogs that European lawmakers approved Thursday. The European Union is home to more than 72 million dogs and 83 million cats, according to the European Commission, which so far has only regulated health requirements for them related to travel within the bloc. But an uptick in trafficking pushed the EU to propose a set of common r......

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