Animal health law: A power tool against illegal puppy trade?

The EU needs around 8 million puppies annually to meet consumer demand – far beyond legitimate breeders’ capacity. As a result, the illegal online puppy trade is booming, and state-of-the-art trafficking networks benefit from a market approximately worth over €1 billion per year, writes Georgia Diamantopoulou.

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Poland, Leka Wielka, Gostyn | 2011 09 | Illegal puppy breeding and trade ca. 80 km southern from Poznan. [VIER PFOTEN/ FOUR PAWS]

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