Alert the public authorities to the euthanasia of dogs in France!

On August 14, 2025, the protection and well-being of animals, as well as public safety, require an immediate reform of the legislative frameworks governing professions in the animal sector and the improvement of protocols for evaluating so-called “bitten” dogs

For several years, with professionals, unions but also numerous associations, we have been relentlessly alerting the public authorities. I myself contacted our Presidents of the Republic and the various competent ministers who succeeded one another about the abuses observed in the animal world (

Despite these numerous steps, no concrete progress on the points mentioned in this press release has been recorded to date, making this reform all the more urgent in view of the facts that are reported every day (bites on children, animals killed, dogs euthanized, etc.).

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related to animals, such as dog trainers, behaviorists, breeders or even volunteers in shelters, play a key role in society. However, in France, access to these professions remains insufficiently regulated

Currently, a simple one-day theoretical training course, often provided by non-profit or non-profit organizations, allows you to obtain the certificate of knowledge (ACACED) issued by the Société Centrale Canine under the aegis of the DRAAF. You only need to be 16 years old and pay 200 or 255 euros to obtain this certificate after a simple QCM (contact: [email protected] or 01 49 37 54 70)

I propose to do away with this practice. It constitutes unfair competition with respect to approved training organizations that offer genuine adapted, theoretical and practical courses, and not training in a single day. A little anecdote by the way: my daughters, who are not in this sector of activity, are nevertheless ACACED holders (formerly CCAD) after having followed a day of training... without having handled

However, this certificate then authorizes the exercise of trades without the guarantee of in-depth training or rigorous monitoring. This can't go on any longer.

We call on our legislators to:

• strengthen the training requirements for all professionals and volunteers working in the animal sector, by imposing comprehensive, practical and theoretical courses, adapted to the complexity of these professions, and not just a single day of training;
  
  
  

• establish regular monitoring of skills and professional practices, to ensure compliance with ethical standards and animal welfare

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  a clear legal framework prohibiting access to these professions without in-depth and certified training, in order to put an end to the issuance of certificates after express training.

A fight is currently being waged by thousands of people, volunteers and associations, supported by influencers, to save the dog Smoke, a Dutch shepherd threatened with euthanasia in a

➡️ See the petition (over 70,000 signatures):
https://www.mesopinions.com/...

Too often, irrevocable decisions such as euthanasia are made on the basis of behavioral evaluations carried out by veterinarians approved by the prefectures, without objective diagnostic

We propose:

• that the evaluations of dogs threatened with euthanasia be filmed;

  
  
  
  to

• introduce in a new law (or by modifying law No. 2021-1539 of 30 November 2021 aimed at combating animal abuse) a systematic obligation to carry out a thorough medical examination (MRI, CT or other brain imaging) before any behavioral evaluation of a dog considered

  aggressive or intended for euthanasia.

This measure would make it possible:

• to identify possible neurological or physical pathologies at the origin
  
  
  of aggressive behavior;

• to avoid hasty or irreversible decisions based on subjective behavioral observations;

  
  
  
  to

• strengthen the reliability of evaluations to protect both animals and society

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These reforms are essential to guarantee respect for animals, the professionalization of animal professions and the safety of citizens

As highlighted in my books The Dog, From You to Him and in the multiple alerts sent to the authorities over the years, the persistent inaction of public authorities in the face of these critical issues cannot last any longer.

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  all the media,
  
  
  

• all associations,
  
  
  

• all professionals,
  
  
  

• and all the people who work every day to save dogs from euthanasia,
  
  
  

to relay this cause and to raise public awareness of the importance of these

It is obvious that this fight will be difficult, given the financial windfall that this represents. But it has to be carried out.

➡️ See Éric Tramson's Facebook post