Open aircraft cabins to dogs of all sizes across Europe — under common safety and animal welfare rules, on every flight in the EU.
The Union recognises animals as sentient beings in Article 13 TFEU. Yet larger dogs stay behind — abandoned and traumatised — or travel alone in the cargo hold, where some are injured and some die.
EASA guidance limits pets in the cabin to 8 kg — and only some airlines accept even these.
Bigger dogs are separated from their owners for the whole flight — in the dark, the noise and the cold.
Since 2025, Italy's aviation authority allows dogs up to 30 kg in the cabin on domestic flights, under strict conditions.
Clear conditions that keep everyone on board safe and comfortable — passengers, crew and dogs.
Propose EU rules allowing dogs over 8 kg to travel in the aircraft cabin with their owners on every flight in the EU, under common safety and animal welfare conditions.
Allow dogs over 8 kg in the cabin on all EU flights, based on the Italian model: window seats away from emergency exits, the dog secured, a maximum number per flight, crew and passengers informed in advance, buffer zones for passengers with allergies.
Propose a regulation recognising the right of passengers to fly together with their dogs — as was done for passengers with reduced mobility — so every airline in the EU offers this option.
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Seven organisers from seven member states submit the initiative. The Commission decides on registration.
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National authorities check the signatures and issue a certificate for each country.
A meeting with the Commission, a public hearing in the European Parliament, then a formal response.
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Any EU citizen old enough to vote in European Parliament elections — 18, or 16 in some member states. You don't need to own a dog.
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The proposal includes buffer zones, a cap on dogs per flight and advance information for crew and passengers — the same conditions already applied in Italy.