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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7958
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/veterinary policy

EP calls for eight-year transitional period before abolition of tattoos for dogs and cats

Brussels, 04/05/2001 (Agence Europe) - With the adoption in Brussels on Thursday of the report by Jillian Evans (Greens/ALE, Britain) on the conditions of health policy applicable to the non-commercial movements of pets, the European Parliament calls for an eight-year transition period before the abolition of using tattoos as a means of identification for cats and dogs, to be replaced by electronic microchips. This will allow animal owners living in the countries that only use tattoos to...

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