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  • Galgos Ethique Europe – Written declaration for Galgos all over Europe

    Logo-galgos-drapeau-europe-250The latest publication from Galgos Ethique Europe. Please sign up for their newsletter and keep abreast of their work.

    A written declaration for Hounds all over Europe

    Published 26 Novembre 2012 par Collectif Européen pour la Protection des Lévriers

    We have been quite busy this summer. Twice we have met with mrs. Michele Striffler, Member of the European Parliament and vice-president of the Eurogroup on the Welfare of Animals.

    Last July, via their attachés, we presented Mrs.Striffler and Mrs Durant the two questions that we still see as an option after the questions posed by Mrs. Durant in 2010, on request of Galgos Ethique Europe, and the question posed in October 2011 by Mrs. Kartika Liotard, on request of Greyhounds Rescue Holland. The last request was supported by a number of European organisations. A complaint on behalf of citizens is premature, given the subsidiarity principle with regards to domestic animals, especially dogs and cats, and the obstacles found in the Spain on this matter.

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  • Major boost for welfare of dogs and cats in the EU

    Greyhounds Rescue Holland have sent the following information.

    ‘Just after 12 o’clock on 13/10/2011, GRH received a call from the Liotard team that the Written Declaration on Dog Population Management has been supported by more than half of the Members of the European Parliament. Many volunteers across Europe, amongst whom GRH, have lobbied with their MEP’s to get their support.

    This Written Declaration asks for Members States to adopt comprehensive dog population management strategies and anti-cruelty laws, with the aim to harmonise animal welfare standards across the European Union. This marks a significant shift to developing EU legislation in this matter.’

    Read more here.