Identification and Registration are the inseperable elements permitting Dog Traceability. In combination with veterinary care and education, Dog Traceability is the key element to guarantee responsible ownership and to avoid zoonoses.
Established in 2004, the so-called EU Pet Passport Regulation has established a mandatory identification of all dogs, cats and ferrets moving into the EU but unfortunately no mandatory Registration. Therefore, up to now, registration is a national issue, and there is no real EU dog traceability mechanism.
Where in some Countries a workable national database has been established (e.g. Belgium, France), in some other countries, several non-compatible databases are existing, permitting no real traceability (e.g. Spain). Despite the EU dog registration deficiency, some private initiatives have tried to establish a European Database, or more precisely system enabling to acceed to the data registered at the national level. The most effective one is EuroPetNet.
The CAROdog EU Canine Traceability Expert Workshop
Countries where there is a mandatory identification and registration of dogs
European System of access to national data
THE EU CANINE TRACEABILITY EXPERT WORKSHOP
In the frame of the CAROdog project, a EU Canine Traceability Expert workshop has been established by VIER PFOTEN in partnership with the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe, the Istituto G Caporale Teramo, the EU Commission, TASSO, DATAMARS, EUROPETNET and the Belgium Health Ministry.
In the frame of the working group, the urgent need of a mandatory identification and registration was regularly assessed, as well as the benefits to expect from such a system. Please find here the results of these meetings: the EU Expert Canine Traceability Working Group
LIST OF COUNTRIES WHERE IDENTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION OF DOGS IS MANDATORY
NB: These information came from the results of the CALLISTO Project. They have been presented in Oct. 2013 by Geerhard Vossebeld (FVE) during the Workshop on the critical factors of welfare of dogs and cats involved in commercial practices, organised by the Lithuanian Presidency together with VIER PFOTEN International, Eurogroup for Animals and the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe. Please find here the complete presentation: http://vmvt.lt/en/animal.welfare.conference/
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European Countries having implemented a mandatory Identification and Registration of dogs |
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| Italy (1991) | Malta (2011) |
| Denmark (1993) | Slovakia (2011) |
| France (1999) | Spain (2011) |
| Sweden (2001) | Northern Ireland (2012) |
| Slovenia (2003) | Netherlands (2013) |
| Greece (2003) | Hungary (2013) |
| Croatia (2004) | Iceland (2014) |
| Belgium (2004) | Wales (2015) |
| Bulgaria (2006) | England (2016) |
| Latvia (2011) | |
NATIONAL DATABASES
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Austria |
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Belgium |
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Czech Republic |
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France |
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Fichier National des Carnivores Domestiques (I-CAD) (replaces the FICADO system) |
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Germany |
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Deutsches Haustierregister ® des Deutschen Tierschutzbundes e.V. |
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Ireland |
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Netherlands |
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Dutch Pet Database (Nederlandse Databank Gezelschapsdieren) |
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Norway |
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Romania |
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Sweden |
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Switzerland |
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UK |
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EUROPEAN 'DATABASES' 
EUROPETNET
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PETMAXX
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