Ms Becky Bristow:

It is very difficult to take a case unless one has all the evidence. This is why the traceability and verifiable checks in advance are needed. Enforcement is not really possible without this. Take the case of a dog that is stolen or is of unknown origin. An advertisement is put on an online platform and the dog is either sold or the advertisement is taken down without any fuss before one could really gather the evidence and search to see whether there is an issue. Trying to track would be an insurmountable job for anybody, which is why it must be automated. It relates to the quantity of what is happening. Yesterday, we looked at one website with 48 pages containing over 400 advertisements for dogs for sale with an average price of €1,500. This is €3 million worth of money on one website on one day. To find one case quickly enough to track it down and force something is very difficult. This is why automating and verifying in advance would bring about traceability and much easier enforcement because all the data would be there tracked and gathered.