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Décret no 2020-1625 du 18 décembre 2020 portant diverses mesures relatives au bien-être des animaux d’élevage et de compagnie

By December 20, 2020February 4th, 2021No Comments

Document type : Decree published in the Journal officiel de la République française

Author: French Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Preview: The decree provides for the supervision of certain breeding practices likely to cause suffering to animals as well as the establishment of a training programme for practitioners on animal welfare-friendly practices. It extends to cat owners the penalty already in place for failure to conform to legal requirements to identify animals.

Decree discussed in an article in Terres et Territoires on 22/12/2020 : Les éleveurs devront nommer un référent «bien-être animal» d’ici 2022

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