{"topic_id":"eu_1_2005_transport_fitness","category":"eu-animal-welfare","context":"---\ntopic_id: eu_1_2005_transport_fitness\ncategory: eu-animal-welfare\ntitle: \"Reg (EC) 1/2005 — fitness for transport and care of animals during transport (incl. dogs and cats under 8 weeks)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 of 22 December 2004 on the protection of animals during transport and related operations (eur-lex first-hand text, CELEX 32005R0001, pulled 2026-07-24)\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/eu-animal-welfare/reg_1_2005_transport.txt\nsource_type: eu_regulation_text\ndate_parsed: 2026-07-24\ntokens_estimated: 355\nverification: C1_substring_match\nclaims: 6\n---\n\n# Reg (EC) 1/2005 — fitness for transport and care of animals during transport (incl. dogs and cats under 8 weeks)\n\nSource: Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 of 22 December 2004 on the protection of animals during transport and related operations (eur-lex first-hand text, CELEX 32005R0001, pulled 2026-07-24).\n\nRegulation (EC) No 1/2005 requires that no animal be transported unless it is fit for the intended journey, and sets out categories of animals that are not fit for transport. Among these is an explicit companion-animal provision: dogs and cats under eight weeks of age may not be transported unless accompanied by their mother.\n\nThe regulation also requires that animals which fall ill or are injured during transport be separated and given first-aid, and restricts the use of sedatives to cases strictly necessary for welfare and under veterinary supervision.\n\n## Claims (verified C1 substrings of source_file)\n- `No animal shall be transported unless it is fit for the intended journey, and all animals shall be transported in conditions guaranteed not to cause them injury or unnecessary suffering.`\n- `Animals that are injured or that present physiological weaknesses or pathological processes shall not be considered fit for transport and in particular if:`\n- `they are unable to move independently without pain or to walk unassisted;`\n- `they are dogs and cats of less than eight weeks of age, unless they are accompanied by their mother;`\n- `When animals fall ill or are injured during transport, they shall be separated from the others and receive first-aid treatment as soon as possible.`\n- `Sedatives shall not be used on animals to be transported unless strictly necessary to ensure the welfare of the animals and shall only be used under veterinary supervision.`\n\nSource: `pdf-raw/eu-animal-welfare/reg_1_2005_transport.txt` — first-hand eur-lex text of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 of 22 December 2004 on the protection of animals during transport and related operations (eur-lex first-hand text, CELEX 32005R0001, pulled 2026-07-24).\n","sources":[],"tokens_estimated":355,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}