Keyword: Abandonment

National Assembly: written reply to question n°12993: Measures to combat animal abandonment

Question: Boris Vallaud (Socialistes et apparentés - Landes). Answer: Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty

Published in 2024

Answer to a parliamentary question from a French Member of Parliament asking MASA about the measures planned by the Government to combat animal abandonment, such as awareness-raising, communication, and support for rescue associations and shelters.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories:Canine, Equine, Feline, other small companion animals

Key words:Abandonment, Adoption, Abuse

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30/01/2024: National Assembly: written reply to question 11681: Animal abandonment in France

question: Aurélien Saintoul (La France insoumise - Nouvelle Union Populaire écologique et sociale - Hauts-de-Seine). Answer: Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty.

Published in 2024

Answer to a question about the number of abandoned pets, for which France holds the European record. The MP asked whether the government was planning to introduce a price freeze for pet products and a price scale for veterinary services, whether a campaign to sterilize stray animals was planned, and whether the budget allocated to animal shelter associations would be increased.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Canines, Felines

Key words:Abandonment, Adoption

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Assemblée nationale : réponse écrite à la question n°8789 : Situation préoccupante des organisations de protection animale

Question: Mrs Josy Poueyto (Démocrate (MoDem et Indépendants) - Pyrénées-Atlantiques). Answer: French Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty

Published in 2023

Answer to a question on the effects of inflation on pet owners. It asked about the possibility of government measures to provide financial support to associations in view of the increase in the number of abandoned pets. It also asked whether veterinary fees could be fixed and  veterinary medicines made more widely available.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Canines, Felines

Key words: Adoption,Abandonment, Maltreatment, One Welfare, Human-Animal Relationship, Societal Issues, Risk Management, Stress

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Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability

DG SANTE, European Commission

Published in 2023

First EU legislative proposal concerning the welfare of dogs and cats in kennels, shelters and pet shops. It includes compulsory microchip identification and registration for animals sold in the EU, compulsory licensing of breeding establishments, a harmonization of the regulations on housing, breeding and care; awareness-raising among buyers of the care, feeding and veterinary needs of pets; adequate training in animal care and welfare for those employed as carers by such establishments; a system to allow buyers to check the identification and registration of animals supplied via online platforms; and a requirement for imported animals to meet the same welfare standards as those bred in the EU.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Canines, Felines

Keywords: Adoption, Human-animal relationship,Abandonment, Societal issues

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Assessing human attention as a reinforcer for dog behavior

E. E. Chrysafis, S. W. Payne, A. Salazar

Published in 2023

Scientific article comparing two common procedures to evaluate human attention as a means of reinforcing dog behaviors.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories:Canine

Keywords:Abandonment, Adaptation of the environment to the animal, Adoption, Animal-based measurements, Societal issues, Human-animal relationship, Stress, Behavioral disorders

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Assemblée nationale : réponse écrite à la question n° 10049 : Lutte contre l’abandon des animaux de compagnie

Question: Nicolas Forissier (Les Républicains - Indre). Answer: Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty

Published in 2023

Answer to a question on how soon the French government intends to carry out the study, required by the law to combat animal abuse, to assess the economic impacts and number of abandonments associated with the ban on the sale of dogs and cats in pet shops; and whether the 14 regulatory texts provided for by this law to ensure its full effectiveness, which have not as yet appeared, will be published by the end of Summer 2023.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Canines, Felines

Keywords: Adoption,Abandonment, Human-animal relationship, Population management, Societal issues

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Sénat : réponse écrite à la question n°07044 : Abandon de chiens et retour aux éleveurs

Question: Edouard Courtial (Oise, les Répbulicains). Answer: French Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty

Published in 2023

Answer to a question seeking the views of the Ministry of Agriculture's  on the suggestion that it should be possible to return dogs abandoned soon after adoption to their breeders, rather than putting them into shelters.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories:Canine

Keywords: Adoption,Abandonment, Human-animal relationship, Population management, Stress

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Assemblée nationale : réponse à la question écrite 11032 : Instauration d'un permis de détention lors de l'acquisition d'un animal

Question: Anne-Laurence Petel (Renaissance - Bouches-du-Rhône ). Answer: Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty

Published in 2023

Answer to a question on whether the Government plans to introduce an animal keeper's licence prior to acquiring an animal, in addition to the certificate of commitment and knowledge introduced as part of the November 30, 2021 Law to combat animal abuse.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: All animals

Keywords: Adoption,Abandonment, Human-animal relationships, Abuse, Population management, Societal issues

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Animaux de compagnie, équidés… Tout savoir sur le certificat d’engagement et de connaissance

French Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty

Published in 2023

Document from the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty pulling together all the information on the certificate of commitment and knowledge for keepers of equids required by the French law to combat animal abuse of November 30, 2021 and specified in its first implementing Decree of July 18, 2022.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories:Canine, Equine, Feline

Keywords: Adoption,Abandonment, Education, Human-animal relationship, Population management, abuse, Societal issues

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European Parliament: Written answer to Question P-002279/23: Violence against companion animals in Bulgaria

Question: Emil Radev (EPP), Andrey Novakov (EPP), Andrey Kovachev (EPP), Alexander Alexandrov Yordanov (EPP), Asim Ademov (EPP), Manuela Ripa (Greens/EFA), Heidi Hautala (Greens/EFA), Vlad Gheorghe (Renew), Elżbieta Kruk (ECR). Reply: Ms Kyriakides on behalf of the European Commission.

Published in 2023

Answer to a question on whether the European Commission intends to propose specific regulations on the welfare of companion animals, what measures already exist on this subject, and whether it has any information concerning the financial resources allocated to the construction and maintenance of shelters.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Canines, Felines

Keywords: Adoption,Abandonment, Human-animal relationship, Abuse, Societal issues

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