Overview

• Customs officers stopped a Romanian-registered van on the A8 near Leipheim on August 6 bound for England with 45 dogs aboard.
• Officials discovered several dogs confined in cramped transport boxes, breaching EU animal welfare and transport regulations.
• Veterinäramt Günzburg staff redistributed 43 dogs into appropriately sized carriers while two were housed temporarily in a local shelter.
• Although all dogs held the required vaccinations, their transport conditions failed to meet space requirements under EU rules.
• Hauptzollamt Augsburg has initiated an administrative offense procedure against the transporter for the regulatory violations.