Dogs coming into UK from Ireland

Re: Dogs coming into UK from Ireland

Mark Hedberg — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:59:52 GMT

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Hmm... the world has gone mad!

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That's good...who'd notice another madman then?

Re: Dogs coming into UK from Ireland

Mike Martin — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:55:25 GMT

Its true - and truly unbelievable. I phoned DEFRA.

I've been going home to Ireland annually all my life - this is a new one on me. So I phoned DEFRA and the nice lady clarified that my dog needs: rabies vacc and pet passport. She could not explain why, except to say "them's the rules" since 2012. We did not get asked by the ferry company or customs to show anything for our two dogs last year.

Hmm... the world has gone mad!

Re: Dogs coming into UK from Ireland

John Flynn — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:31:50 GMT

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Arse. So when may boyfriend and I get a dog and take it with us on visits to Anglesey where his parents live, I will need a pet passport to load it into the car in Belfast, drive to Dublin port and get the boat to Holyhead? Sheesh.

I wonder if the vets who deal with farmers in the border counties whose farms straddle the border are going to tell the farmers that their collies will need a passport to be able to round up sheep in the back field? Wouldn't like to be the one to tell Thomas "Slab" Murphy that his dogs need British passports! Although I'm not sure if farming is his major enterprise now.

Maybe the Northern Ireland assembly will agree to push for an exemption...yeah the legislation could be passed in about 12 years if they force it through quickly :-)

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LOL

Have you ever tried TB testing a farm which straddles the border - nightmare - especially if the only decent crush is in the North side of the shed and you're testing the Southern cattle and someone from the ministry decides to do a spot inspection that day...

I know one vet who interested his local MLA in the North in getting free of the ban they have up there on using cheaper human medicines for dogs and cats - I think he'd got as far as asking the Department what the legal position was with respect to the enforcement of such a rule in the North... I wonder how many years it will take to answer that!

My dog has crossed the border numerous times and I have no intention of vaccinating him pointlessly for rabies.

I think the Stenaline from Dublin to Hollyhead crossing might ask for this though. Belfast to Liverpool is probably you're best bet if they do and you don't fancy giving your dog an unecessary vaccination.

Re: Dogs coming into UK from Ireland

Virginia Campbell — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:13:41 GMT

Maybe the Northern Ireland assembly will agree to push for an exemption...yeah the legislation could be passed in about 12 years if they force it through quickly :-)

Re: Dogs coming into UK from Ireland

John Flynn — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:48:06 GMT

Pet passport and rabies injection are required. Not enforced on land crossings - there are obviously no border checks between Northern Ireland and rest of Ireland to enforce such bureaucracy.

If you try getting a ferry etc then this cn come up.

Re: Dogs coming into UK from Ireland

mel kavanagh — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:44:56 GMT

I don't think dogs passing between UK and ROI and indeed vice versa, need any paperwork at all. Don't Dogs Trust bring dogs to UK mainland from Ireland routinely?

Re: Dogs coming into UK from Ireland

karen jones — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:10:04 GMT

You officially need rabies inj and pets passport to go to Southern Ireland since 1st j January 2012 but not sure how much it is enforced

Re: Dogs coming into UK from Ireland

Robin Grimmer — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:45:12 GMT

AFAIK, Ireland has never been subject to any quarantine regulations from the UK, even before pet passports.