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Quote: Originally posted by sueandadie on 03/3/2016

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Has anyone had an thoughts about what would happen the pet passport if we were to leave the EU? Would we have to back to the dark ages of quarantine? This is a concern to me as my dogs come to France with us every year.

Sue

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Quote: Originally posted by MrDasherD on 04/3/2016

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I thought this was a genuine question rather than a scare story (and both sides of the debate are using them!).

As I recall the pet passport was nothing to do with France or the EU but was a GB (not sure about NI, so maybe not UK) means of avoiding the need to quarantine and, as such, I can't see it being affected, whichever way the vote goes.

Quote: Originally posted by Dandyman Bob on 05/3/2016

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I cannot see any reason for the pet passport scheme to change. A ban on pet travel existed because there were no reliable vaccines against rabies and the risk of the disease was high on the near continent before the scheme. Their are a few nasty gut worms abroad which are not present in the UK which is why a wormer has to be given before return to the UK.
Regards Bob

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Quote: Originally posted by Dandyman Bob on 06/3/2016

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Although not relevant to the original question, it is one thing to use the best available vaccine in a country already riddled with rabies but the Veterinary Inspectorate were not convinced of their reliability to keep the disease out of the UK until recently. Had the nasty disease spread to these shores the policy was, and probably still is to kill allwildlife in a 5 mile radius of infection.
Regards Bob.

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