§ Viscount FURNESSasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will state year by year, or for such periods as may be convenient:
- (a) how many animals and of what kinds have been held under quarantine restrictions, and
- (b) how many animals and of what kinds have developed rabies during the relevant periods.
§ Lord STRABOLGIThe numbers and types of imported animals that have been held in quarantine under the rabies legislation during the last five years are as follows:
Dogs Cats Other mammals (mainly small animals for research) 1971 3,534 1,127 12,189 1972 3,910 1,340 152,336 1973 4,454 1,550 84,174 1974 4,049 1,305 42,751 1975 3,758 1,216 44,730 No case of rabies in an imported animal has been recorded for the period in question.
1164WADetails of all cases of rabies in Great Britain since 1922 are contained in the Report of the Committee of Inquiry on Rabies (Waterhouse Committee) issued in June 1971 (Cmnd. 4696).