§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many dogs have developed rabies in quarantine during a 20–year period; how many of these had valid certificates of vaccination against rabies; and which countries they came from. [17200]
§ Mrs. Browning[holding answer 4 April 1995]: Two dogs have developed rabies in quarantine in the last 20 years—an Irish wolfhound imported from the USA in 1983 and a Welsh terrier cross imported from Zambia in 1990. The Rabies (Importation of Dogs, Cats and other Mammals) Order 1974 requires all dogs to be vaccinated against rabies on entry into quarantine to prevent infection from being contracted within the premises if another animal should develop rabies. There is no requirement for animals to have been vaccinated prior to entry into quarantine and therefore no information is held on whether they hold valid certificates of vaccination.