Happy 35th Anniversary to EPO!
On April 1st, 2025 EPO celebrates a unique milestone: its 35 years anniversary!
“Pets are an essential part of modern people’s life.
Across Europe, more than 166 million households keep some kind of pets, be it dogs, cats, small mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish or invertebrates.
The diversity is immense, and it has to be so, in order to make sure that everyone can find an animal that suits them, their interests, their competences and their way of life. Diversity is key in the world of pet keeping.
Over the last 35 years, the European Pet Organization has worked together with our members to represent the pet sector and support and defend this diversity within the frames of responsible, regulated and sustainable pet keeping and trade.
EPO is present in discussions with the European Parliament, Council and Commission, with representatives of EU Member States, and in international negotiations, to make the knowledge, experience and views of the sector heard and taken into account whenever decisions that can affect us are on the table.
I will take this opportunity to thank everyone who have played a part in EPO’s activities over the years, on either side of the tables.
We look forward to many more years of being a proactive and responsible voice for and defender of pets in our society”,
Svein A. Fosså, President of the European Pet Organization (EPO)
Discover here EPO members testimonies marking this special day!
