17:56et dogues, banning abusive practices
17:58et establishing minimum welfare standards.
18:02So, what actually changes? Jakob Janis explains.
18:07Yesterday, the European Parliament delivered
18:09a sign of humanity for our four-legged companions.
18:13The first-ever EU law on the welfare of dogs and cats
18:16has officially passed, transforming how pets are bred,
18:19sold and trucked across the continent.
18:22So if you have a pet, here is how it works.
18:26At its heart is a 100% traceability rule.
18:31So no more anonymous puppy farms or shadowy online deals.
18:35Every dog and cat in the EU must now be microchipped and registered.
18:39So if you are buying a pet online, where over 60% of sales now happen,
18:43you will finally be able to verify the breeder's credentials before you commit.
18:48Okay, so what's the deadline?
18:50The clock is ticking for professional breeders and shelters.
18:53They have four years to meet new housing and care standards.
18:57And for private owners, the shift is much gentler,
19:00with a 10-year window for dogs and 15-year window for cats.
19:04And it might seem long, but it is by design.
19:06It allows current pets to live out their lives as they are,
19:10ensuring that eventually every pet in the EU will have been born directly
19:14into this new system of traceability.
19:16And looking ahead, the European Commission has also committed
19:20to digitizing the pet passport within the next two years,
19:23making it much harder for traffickers to hide behind fake documents.
19:28So we should all celebrate, especially this little one.
19:37That was Jakob Janis reporting there.
19:39But that's all we have time for for today.
19:41We'll be back again tomorrow with the last show of this week.
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