On May 6th, 2025 EPO held its annual General Assembly at the Zoomark edition 2025 (Bologna, Italy). While reviewing and discussing EPO workplan and activities, EPO members renewed two positions of its Board. Andreas Popper (WKO, Austria) and Frédéric Amblard (PRODAF, France) have been elected as Vice Presidents. The EPO Board is now composed of … Read more
EPO issued a statement to raise its sector concern on the handling of the EU proposal for new rules on the welfare and traceability of dogs & cats – following the adoption of its opinion by the European Parliament ENVI Committee on April 8th, 2025. EPO is now calling the members of the EP AGRI … Read more
On May 6th, 2025 EPO welcomes a new associate member with BolognaFiere Cosmoprof (Italy) , organiser of Zoomark. This important step further strengthens Zoomark’s institutional role and confirms its commitment to supporting responsible pet ownership and encouraging dialogue throughout the supply chain — from the international business community to pet-owning families. As a leading platform for … Read more
On April 23rd, 2025 the MEP Group on ‘Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development’ (i.e. Former EP Intergroup on CCBSD) launched its five years term with its kick off event on “Competitiveness & the future of the European Green Deal“. As member of its advisory board, European Pet Organization (EPO) emphasized the importance of such a platform setting as … Read more
Photo Copyright: ZZF/Peter Nierhoff On April 1st and 2nd, 2025, EPO Secretary General, Nathalie Gamain, attended the ZZF Forum 2025 in Wiesbaden, Germany. Interviewed by Antje Schreiber, ZZF Head of Division Communication & Management of the ZZA Magazine, Nathalie shared with the audience the latest challenges the pet sector faces at EU level, while sharing … Read more
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 … Read more
“We’re proud to celebrate these inspiring leaders and organizations making invaluable contributions to the responsible pet care community,” said Mike Bober, President and CEO of the Pet Advocacy Network (PAN) “Their exceptional dedication has helped improve the lives of pets, their owners, and the businesses that serve them.” On March 25th, 2025, our President Svein … Read more
Matthias Jesenko & Michael Kerschhackel from WKO, Austria attended on behalf of EPO the 78th CITES Standing Committee that took place in Geneva from February 3rd to 8th, 2025. Several agenda items of interest were discussed including: EPO position document can be viewed here.
Meet EPO Secretary General, Nathalie Gamain, at the ZZF Forum taking place in Wiesbaden, Germany on April 1st and 2nd, 2025. The agenda provides a good base for discussion on the following topics:– pet trade trends– human animal bond– Hobby farming and cat feeding– Internet reviews Interested to join this two days event, please consult … Read more
Within its recently updated position on positive list of animals that can be traded or kept as pets, the European Pet Organization re-emphasizes its position against such an approach: EPO supports the position of the European Commission in refusing until now to provide an EU legislative framework for a positive list of species allowed as pets. There … Read more
