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North Yorkshire County Council.

DEFRA. Information relating to agriculture and livestock.

DEFRA. Information relating to the Pet Travel Scheme.

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Contact:
Health and Environment

Telephone:
01653 600666

Email:
envhealth@ryedale.gov.uk

Last Updated:
10 May 2012

Importation of animals

North Yorkshire County Council is responsible for monitoring the welfare of livestock in transit and whilst at market, licensing the movement of animals and recording the movements of sheep and pigs.

For further information, please contact the Animal Health Team at North Yorkshire County Council on 0845 330 1221 or email tsanimal.health@northyorks.gov.uk. or visit the North Yorkshire County Council website.

Pet Travel Scheme

The importation rules require that pets imported into the United Kingdom ( UK ) are quarantined in Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ( DEFRA ) approved facilities for six months in order to keep the UK free from rabies and certain other diseases. However, there are some exemptions to these rules under a scheme called the Pet Travel Scheme (PETS).

PETS allows pet dogs (including guide and hearing dogs), cats and ferrets from designated countries to enter the UK without quarantine as long as they meet the scheme rules. The scheme also means that UK residents can take their pets to the designated countries and return to the UK without quarantine.

The PETS rules include a requirement to have pets vaccinated for rabies and to have a pet passport.

Please visit the DEFRA website for more detailed information.

Ryedale District Council, Ryedale House, Malton, North Yorkshire, YO17 7HH, Tel: (01653) 600666, Fax (01653) 696801, Email: enquiries@ryedale.gov.uk