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What happens to pet travel after Brexit?

PoC avatarPosted on December 3, 2020 by Michael BroadDecember 3, 2020

This article concerns pet travel from the UK to the EU. Right now, at the date of this article, nobody knows what will happen to pet travel after Brexit because there is yet to be an entire agreement between the … Continue reading →

Posted in airline travel | Tagged air travel, european union, pet passport, pet travel, uk, uk legislation

EU law says that cat owners must keep their pets inside

PoC avatarPosted on November 1, 2020 by Michael BroadNovember 1, 2020

Arie Trouwborst, an environmental law specialist at Tilburg University in the Netherlands and Han Somsen, at the same university, say that European Union law insists that cat owners in Europe should keep the cats inside the home to protect wildlife. … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal laws | Tagged animal law, bird conservation, cat confinement, conservation, Europe, european union, free-roaming cats | Leave a reply

What do Americans think about the European Union’s statement that they support the right of domestic cats to freedom of movement?

PoC avatarPosted on November 30, 2019 by Michael BroadNovember 30, 2019

You may have picked up on the claim by a couple of Dutch professors that European Union laws prevent cat owners allowing their cats to go outside except on a leash. The scientists’ argument is that free-roaming outside cats damage … Continue reading →

Posted in conservation | Tagged animal law, Cat News, Europe, european union, free-roaming cats | 2 Replies

Allowing domestic cats to be unsupervised and free-roaming in the Europe Union is illegal under European rules?

PoC avatarPosted on November 27, 2019 by Michael BroadNovember 29, 2019

A couple of Dutch academics, Arie Trouwborst and Han Somsen – the former is an associate professor and the latter a full professor – state that allowing cats to roam outside without supervision by their owner or another person is … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal laws | Tagged birds, cat preying on birds, domestic cat predation, european union, hunting birds, outdoor cats | Leave a reply

Taking your cat from the UK to another EU country after a hard Brexit

PoC avatarPosted on December 2, 2018 by Michael BroadDecember 2, 2018

In the event that the UK leaves the European Union with a hard Brexit by which I mean without an agreement with the EU then the pet travel arrangements change completely. The UK would be treated as an unlisted country. … Continue reading →

Posted in aircraft travel | Tagged cat travel, european union | 3 Replies

Agreement between nations on killing domestic cats in Europe

PoC avatarPosted on November 10, 2017 by Michael BroadNovember 10, 2017

The European Convention for the Protection of Pet Animals (1987) created an agreement between 23 European nations on protections with respect to the killing of pet cats.

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Posted in Animal laws | Tagged animal law, Europe, european union, killing cats, law | 1 Reply

European Convention for the Protection of Pet Animals Reflects an Agreement to Not Declaw

PoC avatarPosted on November 10, 2017 by Michael BroadNovember 10, 2017

It is interesting to note that the European Convention for the Protection of Pet Animals, created in 1987 and effective in 1992 is an agreement between 23 European countries to not declaw cats. The UK is not a signatory to … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal laws | Tagged Animal laws, Europe, european union | Leave a reply

Eastern European animal traffickers import purebred cats into UK

PoC avatarPosted on June 4, 2016 by Michael BroadJune 4, 2016

See video for harrowing scenes that the RSPCA investigators uncovered when they cracked an Eastern European dog trafficking racket. In the UK, the RSPCA have discovered and prosecuted an Eastern European dog and cat trafficking racket. I believe that this … Continue reading →

Posted in crime | Tagged animal cruelty, animal law, animal welfare, crime, Europe, european union, puppy and kitten mills

UK: Number of Pet Passports Have Soared to a Record High

PoC avatarPosted on August 7, 2015 by Michael BroadAugust 7, 2015

Almost 75,000 pet passports were issued last year. This is a 50% increase on 2010. The figures come from the Animal and Plant Health Agency. In 2015, for the first 6 months, 55,000 have been issued. More than half of … Continue reading →

Posted in good cat news | Tagged Europe, european union, pet travel | 3 Replies

European Union failing to support developing countries to stop wildlife trafficking

PoC avatarPosted on April 16, 2015 by Michael BroadApril 16, 2015

It is shocking to be told that thousands of products made from tigers, elephants, rhinos and other endangered species are being traded in Britain and throughout the European Union.  The reason is poor and disjointed controls at ports and airports. … Continue reading →

Posted in conservation | Tagged animal protection laws, Cat News, China, chinese medicine, conservation, endangered tiger, european union, law, tiger, tiger conservation, Vietnam, wild animals, wild cat conservation | 1 Reply

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