Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 19 January 2023.
Ian Levy
Conservative, Blyth Valley
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will introduce a requirement for visual checks to be carried out on all dogs entering via the Pet Travel Scheme.
Mark Spencer
The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
We already operate one of the most rigorous and robust pet travel checking regimes in Europe. All non-commercial dogs, cats and ferrets entering Great Britain on approved routes (every route other than Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and the Crown Dependencies) under the Pet Travel rules undergo 100% documentary and identity checks by authorised pet checkers. We have no plans to introduce further visual checks.
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