Pets – comprised of several thousand different species, ranging from dogs and cats to small mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish and invertebrates – are an important part of our European social, cultural and economic fabric. With its Manifesto 2024-29, the European Pet Organization (EPO) as the voice of the pet sector, represents the importance of … Read more
EPO joined fellow pet trade association colleagues from around the world at the 33rd CITES Animals Committee, which took place in Geneva, Switzerland from July 12th, to 19th, 2024. This forum discusses issues around the sustainable trade in animals (it followed on from a week looking at plants). It is a very important meeting as the … Read more
Dr Tracey King CSci, MRSB has been appointed as European Pet Organization (EPO) Scientific Coordinator. The appointment, which took effect from 1st August 2024, will see Tracey working with the EPO President, Svein A. Fosså, and EPO Secretary-General, Nathalie Gamain, supporting EPO members by leading the drafting and writing of EPO responses and position statements … Read more
EPO has recently updated its general leaflet. While presenting the organization and its members, it also promotes EPO charter and mission. It can be viewed here .
EPO is honored to welcome Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft Zoologischer Fachbetriebe (WZF) GmbH – Service company for the pet industry- as one of its first Associate Members for 2024. WZF is the fully-owned business entity of ZZF, the German Pet Trade & Industry Association (ZZF). ZZF focuses on the responsible pet ownership and the joy of living … Read more
EPO is honored to welcome Fressnapf as one of its first associate members for 2024. The Fressnapf Group is the European market leader for pet supplies. Since the opening of the first “Freßnapf” specialty store in 1990 in Erkelenz (NRW), founder Torsten Toeller has remained the company’s owner. The company headquarter is in Krefeld (DE), … Read more
EPO is honored to welcome Das Futterhaus as one of its first Associate Members for 2024. As a partner for people who love animals, Das Futterhaus has been dealing with everything around pets for 37 years. Das Futterhaus is currently represented with over 430 locations in Germany and Austria. It opens between 20 and 30 new … Read more
Following the EPO AGM 2024 decision to welcome a new category of members with ASSOCIATE MEMBERS, EPO is honored to welcome its FIRST Associate Members with: · Fressnapf · Kölle Zoo · Megazoo Alpha · Megazoo Management · Egesa Zookauf · Zooma · … Read more
With the recent EU elections that took place over the EU from June 6th to 9th, 2024 and the installment of the new European Parliament foreseen for week 29, the Secretariat of the EP Intergroup on CCBSD has started to promote its Intergroup for its relaunch under this new term (2024-29) around the dissemination of … Read more
At the EPO AGM 2024, EPO members unanimously adopted a new category of membership with associate members. Associate members are members of the pet sector but not a national pet association. They are already affiliated as a member with one of the EPO members or as an entity collaborating with one of them. They also … Read more
