Source · Select Committees · Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Second Report - Pet welfare and abuse
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
HC 161
Published 5 April 2024
Recommendations
21
Not Addressed
Para 93
Illegally imported and rehomed stray dogs pose significant biosecurity risks for pets and humans.
Recommendation
The movement of illegally imported dogs into the UK, and the importation of stray dogs for rehoming, pose considerable biosecurity risks for both pets and humans. Diseases such as rabies, leishmaniasis and Brucella canis may be imported into the UK …
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Government Response Summary
The Government acknowledges the biosecurity risks but states it will not make changes at this time, claiming it monitors disease risk carefully and will consider further actions as appropriate, guided by risk assessment, while recommending prospective owners test imported dogs.