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Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability
Report A-10-2025-0104-AM-297-302 · COM(2023)0769 – C9-0443/2023 – 2023/0447(COD)
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- Amendment list A-10-2025-0104-AM-297-302
- Date
- 16 June 2025
- Dossier
- 2023/0447(COD)
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- COM(2023)0769 – C9-0443/2023 – 2023/0447(COD)
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| (13) Directive 2010/63/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council4 regulates the keeping, breeding and supply of animals kept for scientific purposes including dogs and cats. Dogs and cats intended for scientific purposes should therefore be excluded from the scope of application of this Regulation. | (13) Directive 2010/63/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council4 regulates the keeping, breeding and supply of animals kept for scientific purposes including dogs and cats. That Directive sets out the final goal of the ‘full replacement of procedures on live animals’ and underlines that the use of animals for such purposes should only be considered where a non-animal method is still unavailable. Where such practices continue, any dogs and cats intended for scientific purposes should nevertheless benefit from at least equal standards of welfare as applied in this Regulation, and the legislation covering their welfare should be updated accordingly. |
| 4 Directive 2010/63/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2010 on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes (OJ L 276, 20.10.2010, p. 33). | 4 Directive 2010/63/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2010 on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes (OJ L 276, 20.10.2010, p. 33). |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (13 a) Former farm animals kept in sanctuaries, as well as cats and dogs bred for scientific purposes that have been rehomed as companion animals, require dedicated caretakers, specialised knowledge, and ongoing advocacy to ensure their well-being. The Comission should assess and propose appropriate legal measures to ensure the recognition, protection and welfare of such animals. |
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| 2. This Regulation shall not apply to the breeding, keeping, placing on the market or supplying of dogs or cats intended for scientific purposes. | deleted |
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| 3 a. The keeping of dogs or cats in selling establishments shall be prohibited. |
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| 2 a. By ... [5 years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission shall: | |
| (a) carry out an evaluation and a review of this Regulation, including an assessment of a possible maximum age for the breeding of dogs and cats; | |
| (b) carry out an assessment of the situation of stray animals; | |
| (c) establish a list of animal species allowed to be kept and placed on the market, where a prior impact assessment has shown its added value and feasibility; | |
| (d) assess the potential extension of the scope of this Regulation to include other animals by amending this Regulation; | |
| (e) assess the possibility of using alternative means of identification which are less invasive than the implantation of a transponder; and | |
| (f) present a report on the main findings of points (a) to (e) to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, and the Committee of the Regions. |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| 3.2. Bitches shall only be bred if their age is at least 18 months; | 3.2. Bitches shall only be bred if their age is at least 18 months and after their second oestrus; |
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European Parliament (2025). “A10-0104/297 - Amendment 297 - Tilly Metz - on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group - Report A10-0104/2025 - Veronika Vrecionová - Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability - (COM(2023)0769 - C9-0443/2023 - 2023/0447(COD))”. Text, 16 June 2025. docId A-10-2025-0104-AM-297-302, reference A10-0104/2025. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/A-10-2025-0104-AM-297-302 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Data: EP Open Data API: document record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/documents/A-10-2025-0104-AM-297-302 (CC BY 4.0).
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@misc{epw-text-a-10-2025-0104-am-297-302,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{A10-0104/297 - Amendment 297 - Tilly Metz - on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group - Report A10-0104/2025 - Veronika Vrecionová - Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability - (COM(2023)0769 - C9-0443/2023 - 2023/0447(COD))}},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-06-16},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/A-10-2025-0104-AM-297-302}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/A-10-2025-0104-AM-297-302},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Text. docId A-10-2025-0104-AM-297-302, reference A10-0104/2025. Data: EP Open Data API: document record (CC BY 4.0)}
}