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EPO held its annual Board Meeting
On November 14th, 2023, the EPO Board members met in Wiesbaden (Germany) at the ZZF office for their annual meeting. Continuing strengthening EPO

EPO attends the 77th meeting of the CITES Standing Committee
EPO Vice President, Olivier Dominikowski (PRODAF, France) attended on behalf of EPO the 77th meeting of the CITES Standing Committee that too

EPO joins a collective action calling the EU to review the EU regulation on lighting products
With 60 other organizations from the fields of animal welfare, species conservation, animal husbandry and veterinary medicine , EPO joins

EPO at the European Parliament
On June 28th, 2023, EPO organized an event at the European Parliament in Brussels to celebrate the revised EU Action Plan Against Wildlif

EPO attended the 32nd CITES Animal Committee meeting
EPO Vice President, Olivier Dominikowski (PRODAF, France) attended on behalf of EPO the 32nd CITES Animal Committee that took pla

Legal opinion clearly proves: Positive list for pets would be against the law
In many European countries and at EU level, the introduction of a so-called positive list for pets is being discussed. With the introduction of a positive li

EPO welcomes the Jardineries et Animaleries de France (JAF) as a new member
EPO welcomes the Jardineries et Animaleries de France (JAF) as a new memberFor the past 30 years, the Fédération Jardineries et Animaleries de Franc

Ways forward to tackle illegal wildlife trade: The revised EU Action Plan Against Wildlife Trafficking (APAWT)
Join EPO on June 28th, 2023 at the European Parliament for a unique event celebrating the revised EU Action Plan Against Wildlife Trafficking.

EPO online meeting on the EU enforcement action in illegal trade of cats and dogs
On May 25th, 2023 EPO hosted an online meeting on the EU enforcement action in illegal trade of cats and dogs. It provided an opportunity for the

EPO hosts in annual AGM at Zoomark 2023
EPO has held its annual AGM at Zoomark in Bologna, Italy on May 16th, 2023.In addition to the EPO AGM, EPO members got the opportunity to m

EPO at the 1st roundtable organized by the European Commission on reducing illegal wildlife trade
With the recently launch of the revised EU Action Plan Against Wildlife Trafficking, the European Commission organized on March 21st, 2023 its fir

EPO attended the CITES CoP19
From November 14th to 25th, 2022 took place the 19th Conference of the Parties to CITES - Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wil