Question 12680 — animals

Summary

Mr. Julien Guibert draws the attention of the Minister of the Interior to the increase in theft of domestic animals, in particular dogs, and to the resulting trafficking (illicit resale, forced reproduction, opportunistic or structured networks). Pets occupy a central place in the lives of the French: according to an Ipsos survey carried out in 2024, 55% of French households own at least one dog or cat, testifying to the deep attachment of the French to their companions. However, this growing attachment is accompanied by a worrying downside: dog thefts have increased in recent years, causing considerable suffering for owners and insecurity which deserves the attention of the Government. These facts directly affect families, but also breeders, shelters and, in rural areas, owners of working and hunting dogs, at the cost of major moral harm and serious attacks on animal welfare. The Senate recently underlined the extent of this phenomenon and the growing risk of seeing these thefts fueling truly organized networks, given the market value of certain breeds and the profitability of clandestine networks. In the National Assembly, several written questions also highlighted the geographical extension of these facts, their recurring modes of operation (home thefts, break-ins, prior detection) as well as the need for reinforced action by security forces and specialized services. In a rural department like Nièvre, characterized by dispersed habitat, vast, sparsely populated areas and a strong presence of working and hunting dogs, these thefts take on a particular acuteness. THE Geographical conditions complicate prevention and the rapid elucidation of facts, while the proximity of traffic routes facilitates the rapid movement of stolen animals to other departments, or even outside the national territory, thus fueling trafficking circuits that are difficult to dismantle. In the current situation, the MP asks him what measures the Government intends to take to strengthen prevention and deterrence of dog theft, particularly in rural areas and to improve the rate of elucidation of these offenses; how it intends to intensify the fight against pet trafficking networks (online resale, clandestine breeding, illegal exports), in particular through the increased mobilization of specialized services and better interministerial coordination; if a national instruction is envisaged in order to harmonize complaints, strengthen the reporting and tracing of stolen animals and streamline cooperation between security forces, veterinarians and identification organizations; finally, how the Government intends to guarantee the effectiveness of the legal arsenal already reinforced by the legislator, particularly in the fight against theft and trafficking of pets, by ensuring appropriate mobilization of resources investigation, reinforced coordination between competent services and a sufficiently dissuasive criminal response, commensurate with a phenomenon which is now, more and more often, a matter of structured trafficking harming living beings and public order.

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