By 2024, the sale of dogs and cats in shops will be banned and online sales supervised.
Towards the end of pet stores? The National Assembly voted, on January 27, 2021, to ban the sale of dogs and cats in this type of business in 2024, and supervised the online sale of pets, to favor shelters and breeders. This news is part of the examination of the majority bill against animal abuse. The deputies thus validated and adopted an amendment by the rapporteurs LREM and Agir. For supporters, this project is motivated by "too early weaning of puppies and cats" sold in these places, a "supply by puppy and kitten factories " too often, and again "udo poor socialization of these animals ", then inducing dropouts, reports Agence France-Presse, relayed by The world. Likewise, there is the desire to stop so-called compulsive purchases. Dogs and cats will be affected by this decision, but not small companion mammals such as rabbits or guinea pigs.
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The sale of animals online outside specialized sites
During the debates, Loïc Dombreval (LREM) highlighted the large number of false professionals posting announcements and the difficulty of checks. "This puts professional breeders in difficulty ", did he declare. The executive relies on a sales framework charter with the Leboncoin platform. Thus, in the advertisements relating to dogs and cats there will be the precision of the identification number of the animal, its age, its breed and if it is vaccinated, among others. The Facebook platform, where the ads are also prolific, is not affected.