Generally speaking, the pets we keep are purchased or adopted in pet stores, but recently, based on the animal protection law, France is about to pass a new policy: pet stores prohibit the sale of cats and dogs.

[Paris News Agency] The French upper house passed a legal amendment on animal care with a majority vote on the 18th. From the perspective of preventing animal welfare and impulsive shopping, the sale of cats and dogs in pet stores will be banned from 2024. President Macron will sign this bill and implement it in the near future. On subways and buses in cities across France, people often see passengers carrying pet cages or pet bags. The little animal in the bag stuck out its furry head and looked at the outside world curiously. It looked very cute.

Pet keeping is very common in France. According to data released by the French Domestic Animal Archives Association, there are currently more than 60 million domestic pets in the country, including dogs, cats, birds, fish, etc., and about half of French households own at least one pet.

In order to manage domestic pets more effectively, the French government has introduced a series of regulations, especially focusing on regulating the breeding behavior of dogs and cats. All pet dogs and cats must be registered with microchips. The chip content includes pet owner information. In addition, owners also need to establish files and apply for health cards for their pets at the hospital, so that relevant departments can track whether pets have received vaccinations in time.

Although the proportion of French people raising pets is relatively high, half of the French people own at least one pet. The Pet Food Industry Association pointed out that the cumulative number of pet cats and dogs raised in France is close to 22 million, but according to animal welfare organizations, about 100,000 animals are abandoned locally every year.

Why are so many cute little lives ruthlessly abandoned by their owners? Multiple studies have shown that moving, separation, financial problems and long-distance travel in the summer are the main reasons for abandonment. Among them, owners traveling in the summer and being unable to take care of their pets is the most important of these reasons. Of the nearly 100,000 cats and dogs abandoned every year, nearly 40,000 are found along travel routes.

Faced with this situation, cat and dog lovers in the French government could not stand it anymore and decided to address the source of the problem and curb the phenomenon of abandoned cats and dogs from the buying and selling process.

On January 27, 2021, the French National Assembly passed the proposal proposed by representatives of the "Republican March (LREM)" and "Agir" parties - an amendment to "ban pet stores from selling cats and dogs"! As soon as the incident came out, it shocked French society! If the amendment is finally adopted by the government, pet stores in France will no longer be allowed to sell cats and dogs from 2024