Document type : article published in La Dépêche Vétérinaire
Author: Maud Lafon
Preview: The first "Assises de l'animal en ville", [an event created to discuss future policy directions for animals in towns], held in Paris on April 16, gave the French Minister of Agriculture, Marc Fesneau, the opportunity to make a number of announcements concerning initiatives to support animal welfare actions and the fight against companion animal abuse. These included the promotion of pet identification and its harmonization across Europe. To this end, tattooing, currently a French exception, is soon to be abandoned and replaced by electronic identification alone, which can only be carried out by veterinarians.
