§ 13. Mr. McCabeTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on the implementation of the pet travel scheme. [122414]
§ Ms QuinThe Pet Travel Scheme has been a radical and welcome change for pet owners throughout Britain and Western Europe. It allows pet cats and dogs to enter the UK without quarantine for the first time in decades without increasing the risk of importing rabies. Over the first 11 weeks of the scheme, 2,243 pets have entered the UK without having to go into quarantine.