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20
March 2006
Newsletter
40 will be despatched to members in the near future. There
continue to be numerous changes and additions to the approved routes into
UK. Visit the DEFRA website for
an update: http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/quarantine/pets/procedures/support-info/routes.htm 20
December 2005 Numerous pet owners
are still being stopped from entering UK because there are errors,
inaccuracies or omissions in their PET PASSPORTS. We have experience of a
number of EU vets filling these passports in improperly. Owners MUST check
very carefully at the time they are completed or added to (e.g. during tick
and worm treatment) that they are correct. We
take this opportunity to wish our readers a very happy Christmas and New
Year. 15
December 2005 General Update Argentina,
Guam, Trinidad and Tobago, Mexico, Belarus and Romania have now been added to
the list of
qualifying countries under
the EC PETS Regulation. Dogs, cats and ferrets from, or prepared in, these
countries can enter the UK without quarantine provided that they meet all the
requirements for entry into the UK from qualifying third countries. For the
full list see: http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/quarantine/pets/territory.htm Maersk Air
Cargo have re-opened their routes from Copenhagen, Athens and Lisbon to
Manchester Airport. Many more routes have been approved. For the full list
see:
http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/quarantine/pets/procedures/support-info/routes.htm Stronghold
is not a licensed treatment for ticks arriving in UK. Frontline is approved
and is widely available. Louis
Dreyfus Lines have replaced the P&O route between Le Havre and
Portsmouth. 21
August 2005 NEW PETS ROUTES Britannia Cargo (01784 425300) are authorised on the following routes into MANCHESTER: Corfu, Herklion, Thessalonika, Naples, Arrecife, Ibiza, Ls Palmas, Mahon, Malaga, Palma and Tenerife South. and into BRISTOL from: Larnaca, Paphos, Corfu, Heraklion, Thessalonica, Naples Arrecife, Ibiza, Las Palmas, Mahon, Malaga, Palma, Tenerife South. The
complete list of approved routes for cats and dogs entering UK under the UK
Pet Travel Scheme may be seen at: http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/quarantine/pets/procedures/support-info/routes_europe.htm and http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/quarantine/pets/procedures/support-info/routes_longhaul.htm
21 April
2005 - NEW PETS ROUTES DFDS
Seaways sailing from Ijmuiden (Amsterdam) to North Shields
(Newcastle-upon-Tyne) British
Airways flying from Antigua, Barbados, Houston and Atlanta to London Gatwick Britannia
Airways flying from Zakinthos, Kefalonia, Puly and Dubrovnik to London
Gatwick or Manchester (starting 1 May 2005, summer season only) Air
New Zealand flying from Christchurch (via Los Angeles) to London Heathrow My Travel
flying from Corfu, Kefalonia, Rhodes, Ibiza, Mahon, Reus, Toronto and Calgary
to London Gatwick (starting 1 May 2005) 1
March 2005 – NEW PETS ROUTES Britannia have announced new routes
from Santa Cruz de la Palma, Gerona and Reus to Gatwick and Gerona and Reus
to Manchester (starting 1 May 2005) British
Airways have announced new routes from Warsaw, Paris and Washington to
Heathrow Maersk
have announced new routes from Copenhagen, Athens, Lisbon, Warsaw and Munich
to Manchester. Maersk have also announced new routes from Warsaw and Munich
(via Copenhagen) to Gatwick GB
Airways have announced new routes from Funchal, Malaga, Malta, Paphos,
Tenerife and Dubrovnik to Manchester (all starting 1 May 2005 except Dubrovnik
which starts 19 May 2005) Tag
Aviation have announced new routes from Marseille, Hamburg, Berlin, Madrid
and Barcelona to Heathrow Cunard
have announced the first sea route from the USA, from New York City to
Southampton on the Queen Mary 2 (starting 1 April 2005) KLM now allow Guide dogs to travel in the cabin on their Amsterdam to Heathrow route 24 January 2005 - Taiwan became a qualifying country
for PETS on 20 January 2005 11 January 2005 - TAG Aviation have announced new
routes from Venice, Hanover and Bremen to Heathrow. In each case, the plane
must be booked, not just the ticket. Please note
that United Airlines have confirmed that they will not now be participating
in PETS. Please note
that United Airlines have postponed the start date indefinitely of routes
from New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago and Washington DC to
Heathrow (due to start on the 24th June 2004). Singapore
Airlines have announced a new route from Singapore to Manchester (accompanied
animals only). British
Airways have announced a new route from New York JFK to Manchester. 3 December 2004: The following new PETS routes have
recently been approved by DEFRA: My Travel have announced the
following new routes to Manchester; Corfu, Faro, Heraklion, Las Palmas,
Rhodes, Thessalonki, Tenerife South. Scandinavian Airlines System
(SAS) have announced new routes from Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm to
Manchester starting 1 November 2004. SAS have also announced a
new route from Stavanger to London Heathrow. Britannia Airways have announced
new routes from Bridgetown and Sanford to Manchester. Netjets International have
announced the following new routes to both London Heathrow and London
Gatwick; Denver International, Denver Centennial, Westhampton Beach, Hamilton
and Toronto. In each case, the plane must be booked, not just the ticket. Netjets Aereos S.A. have
announced new routes to both London Heathrow and London Gatwick from;
Bergamo, Cagliari, Lugano, Malmo, Olbia, Samedan, Stockholm Bromma, Stockholm
Arlanda and Vienna. In each case, the plane must be booked, not just the
ticket. Speedferries have announced a new sea route from Boulogne to Dover. 20 October
2004 - The
following countries will become qualifying countries for the Pet Travel
Scheme; Chile, Hong Kong, Russian Federation and the United Arab Emirates
plus the Spanish Islands of Cueta and Melilla. 24 September 2004: FRENCH
PASSPORT PROBLEM. We can confirm that the French
will not have the new style Passports in place on 1 October and probably not
for a further 3 weeks.
However, BELGIUM does have them in place. We therefore
recommend that anyone returning to UK in early October who has not already got a new EU Passport OR
an old style valid PETS Entry Certificate issued prior to 30 September, call
on a Belgian vet to have an EU Passport issued. There are several in Ostende
and one in De Panne, thirty minutes from Calais. We can supply details if
required. We further recommend that you ask the vet to insert ALL the
vaccination dates, starting from the one done just prior to the date of blood
sampling. Strangely, this is not obligatory under the EU legislation, but is
a sensible precaution to show an unbroken vaccination history.
16 September 2004: POTENTIAL PASSPORT PROBLEM 28 June 2004: Notwithstanding the announcement
below (19 June), the EU has finally stated that the EU Pet Travel Scheme will
indeed start on 3 July 2004.
Passports are now available at UK veterinary practices although pets
may continue to travel with existing and extant Travel Certificates (UK Pet
Re-entry certificate for UK) until their validity expires. 27 June 2004: New Routes: My Travel have announced the following new routes into London Gatwick: Corfu, Faro, Fuerteventura, Heraklion, Las Palmas, Naples, Palma de Mallorca, Rhodes and Sandford. Astraeus Cargo have announced new routes from Alicante, Almeria and Las Palmas into London Gatwick. Zoom have announced new routes from Calgary, Toronto and Vancouver into London Gatwick. Excel Airways Cargo have announced the following new routes into London Gatwick: Barcelona, Corfu, Heraklion, Las Palmas, Rhodes, Sandford, Thessalonki and Tenerife South. British Airways have announced new routes from Larnaca, Grand Cayman, Milan and Rome into London Heathrow. They will also operate a route from Venice to London Gatwick. All of these routes will be operational from 1 July 2004. Jet Aviation have announced new routes from Geneva, Lugano, Klagenfurt and Vienna into London Heathrow. All these will be operational from 25 June 2004. In each case the plane must be booked, not just the ticket. Net Jets have announced the following new routes into London Gatwick: Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin (Tagel), Brussels, Cannes, Cologne-Bonn, Copenhagen, Faro, Florence, Frankfurt (Main & Hahn), Geneva, Gibraltar, Gothenburg, Hamburg, Ibiza, Lisbon, Marseille, Malaga, Madrid (Barajas & Torrejon), Milan (Linate), Munich, Nice, Oslo, Palma de Mallorca, Paris (Charles de Gaulle and Le Bourget) Pisa, Rome (Ciampino and Fiumincino), Rotterdam, Toulon/Hyerras and Zurich. In each case the plane must be booked, not just the ticket. Air Malta have announced a new route from Malta to London Gatwick. United Airlines Cargo have announced new
routes from Chicago, Los Angeles, New York (JFK), San Francisco and
Washington DC to London Heathrow. All of these routes will be operational
from 24 June 2004. 19 May 2004: EU PET TRAVEL SCHEME - The European Commission (EC) in
Brussels has decided that the implementation date of this Regulation will be
put back from 3 July 2004 to 1 October 2004. For the UK,
this will mean that existing national rules on the export of pets to the Community
and the import of pets into the UK (the Pet Travel Scheme) will remain in
place until 30 September. UK
quarantine rules will continue to apply for those animals which cannot enter
the UK under the Pet Travel Scheme because they do not fully comply with
scheme rules or are not eligible. DEFRA will now be issuing the new EU Pet Passport to vets in early August. 8 May 2004: Britannia
Cargo have announced that cats and dogs will be allowed to travel on the
following routes, which previously were for guide dogs only: From Larnaca, Paphos and Malta to
London Gatwick. Excel
Airways Cargo have announced the following new routes. In each case the plane
must be booked, not just the ticket: From Alicante, Arrecife, Athens,
Fuertevenura, Funchal, Larnaca, Mahon, Naples and St Kitts to London Gatwick. GB Airways
have announced they will no longer operate the Girona to London Heathrow
route. 28 April 2004: Clay
Lacy Aviation have announced a new route from Bangor Maine (USA) to London
Gatwick. Please note that the plane must be booked, not just the seat. P&O
Ferries have announced a new route from Caen to Portsmouth. Air France
have withdrawn from the Pet Travel Scheme and will no longer operate the
Toulouse to London Heathrow route. (This only applied to Guide dogs). 30 March 2004: 1.
From 13 April DEFRA is dropping the requirement for seals on containers for
pets travelling from the long haul countries. They are also dropping the
requirement for pets to travel direct from the long haul 18 Mar 2004: - British Airways have announced the
following new routes to London Heathrow: Melbourne, Sydney, Montreal, Toronto,
Vancouver, Auckland, Christchurch and Singapore. 7 Mar 2004: The
EU PET TRAVEL SCHEME comes into force on 3 July 2004. Under an EU Commission
Decision recently reached, pet dogs, cats and ferrets are to be accompanied
by a passport when they are moved between Member States. Each State will be
introducing these passports in the next few months. The Commission Decision
may be seen here: http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/pri/en/oj/dat/2003/l_312/l_31220031127en00010013.pdf 3 March 2004: NEW
PETS ROUTES -
Norfolk Shipping have announced a new route from Dunkerque to Dover. 26 February 2004 - Britannia Airways have announced a
new route from Almeria to London Gatwick (starting 1 March 2004). Please note
this is for guide and hearing dogs only, which may be accepted in the cabin. Sirio have
announced the following new routes, all to London Heathrow: From Italy:
Bergamo, Cagliari, Milan (Linate or Malpensa), Olbia, Pisa and Rome
(Ciampino) and from France: Nice. All of these routes will
operate from the 1 April 2004. In all cases, the plane must be booked, not
just the seat. 19 January 2004: NEW PETS ROUTE: Brittany Ferries have announced a new
route from Cherbourg to Portsmouth starting 24 March 2004. 25 January 2004: NEW PETS ROUTES: PETS Scheme
- Newly approved routes: British
Airways has announced three new routes from Boston, Miami and Newark to
London Heathrow. American Airlines Cargo is introducing
two new routes from Dallas Fort Worth and Raleigh Durham, North Carolina to
London Gatwick (Starting 26 January 2004). Scandinavian Airlines System
has two new routes from Stockholm and Gothenburg to London Heathrow (Starting
1 February 2004). Astraeus Cargo has withdrawn from the Pet Travel Scheme. All Astraeus Cargo air routes will be withdrawn with effect from the 1 February 2004. 5 December 2003: Virgin
Atlantic has a new route from Orlando Florida to London Gatwick. 23 November 2003: bmi
british midland have new routes from Tenerife North and South to London
Heathrow starting 24 November 2003. Britannia Airways Cargo have a new route
from Bridgetown, Barbados to London Gatwick. 31 October 2003: NEW PETS
ROUTES: British Airways are introducing
three new routes from New York (JFK), Los Angeles (LAX) and Chicago (ORD) to
London Heathrow. (Starting 1 November 2003). P&O ferries have two new routes from Rotterdam (Europort) and Zeebrugge to Hull (starting 4 November 2003). 16 October 2003: NetsJets Transportes Aereos SA have
announced the following new routes from the US: Bangor, Chicago (O'Hare),
Dallas (Love), Detroit, Farmingdale, Houston, Los Angeles, Memphis, Miami,
Minneapolis, New York (JFK), New York (Teterboro), Newark, Orlando, San
Francisco, Seattle and White Plains, and from Canada: Gander, Goose Bay, Halifax, Montreal
(Darval), Montreal (Mirabel), St John's, Stephenville and Winnipeg. All these
routes fly to London Heathrow and will operate from 15 October 2003. In all
cases, the plane must be booked, not just the seat. 22 September 2003:
Eurostar are introducing new routes from
Paris, Lille and Brussels to London Waterloo via the Channel Tunnel (starting
28 September 2003). Please note these are for Guide Dogs only. Northwest Airlines have introduced new routes from Detroit and Minneapolis to London Gatwick (accompanied animals only) (started 15 September 2003). 17 August 2003: NEW PETS ROUTES.
GB Airways have been approved
as follows, both to London Gatwick: Paphos (starting 29/10/03) and Tenerife
North (starting 30/10/03). Routes for Virgin Atlantic have also been approved as follows, all to London Heathrow: Newark (starting 01/09/03), Boston and Washington DC (starting 01/10/03), Miami and New York (JFK) (starting 01/11/03) and San Francisco (starting 01/12/03). 31
July 2003:
NEW PETS ROUTES: Monarch
Airlines have new routes from Alicante, Malaga and Faro to London Gatwick. Net Jets
will be operating the following route from 8 August 2003. Please note that
the plane must be booked, not just the ticket. TAG
Aviation has introduced the following new routes from the USA. Please note
that the plane must be booked, not just the ticket. 30
July 2003: NEW PETS
ROUTES: SwissWorld Cargo from Geneva and Zurich to London Heathrow. Maersk Air Cargo from Athens to
London Gatwick via Copenhagen. Britannia Airways from Spain:
Ibiza and Mahon both to London Gatwick 21st July 2003:
Newsletter 34 and associated flier have been added to Members Page. Note also
that we now have a new bulletin board that will hopefully be easier to use
than the previous “new” one. Apologies also for the glitch on the website for
the past couple of weeks – we
are in the early stages of transferring website responsibilities and the
glitch occurred just before a vacation and was not spotted –Simon’s fault entirely! 24th June 2003: The
proposed European Union Pet Travel Scheme proposal has recently been printed
in the "Official Journal of the European Union" and will thus
become effective on 3 Jul 2004. The legislation is posted on the
Member's Page (.pdf format). 17th June 2003: Note
that to use the new bulletin board, please sign-up to Akheva as a global
user. An access problem has also been reported by a member who was not using
IE. The old board on the World
Crossing site has now vanished. A response from World Crossing is awaited. 8th June 2003: A new
bulletin board is now available. If World Crossing makes a comeback, the
possibility of transferring old posts to the new board will be explored. 8th June 2003: Bulletin Board has been unavailable
for the last few days. Apologies, but this has not been under QUAFF control,
and no warning was given by World Crossing that their website would be down.
In view of this, a new bulletin board provider is being sought, and a QUAFF
board will be available again shortly. Unfortunately, unless World Crossing revives,
all previous postings to the board will be lost. 2nd June 2003: Continental
Airlines have been approved to operate new PETS routes from Cleveland,
Houston and Newark, USA to London Gatwick this summer. Bookings can now be
made on 001 800 575 3335 or 001 281 553 5052. 29th May 2003: NEW
PETS ROUTES: Britannia Airways have 5 new routes from Italy to London
Gatwick: Naples, Olbia (Sardinia), Pisa, Venice and Verona. These are
currently limited to a summer only schedule. 16th May 2003: USE
OF AIR CANADA BY US PETS. To clarify the requirement, USA prepared
animals using the Canadian approved PETS routes must be fully prepared in the
USA i.e. 10th May 2003: NEW
PETS ROUTES: Britannia Airways to Gatwick from Rhodes, Corfu, Heraklion and Thessalonici. All the arrangements for booking, paper checking etc are carried out by Easipets Tel: 01342 832161. Pets can travel accompanied or unaccompanied. 8th May 2003 : FIRST ROUTE FROM USA - From 8 May, Virgin Atlantic Airways are introducing a route from Los Angeles to Heathrow for a 3 month trial. Britannia Cargo are now operating their route from Sanford, Florida to Gatwick. Animals must travel either unaccompanied or with someone who has booked a package holiday with Britannia Airways from the UK. Contact the company for more details. 5th May 2003: The following new PETS routes are now approved: NetJets from Gibraltar to Heathrow. The plane must be booked, not just the ticket. KLM Cargo to London Heathrow, all via Amsterdam: Antwerp, Athens, Barcelona, Brussels, Copenhagen, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hamburg, Helsinki, Lisbon, Madrid, Milan, Munich, Nice, Oslo, Paris, Rome, Stavanger, Stockholm, Toulouse, Vienna and Zurich. There is also a direct route from Amsterdam. Britannia Airways are now accepting guide dogs which may travel in the cabin on the following routes, all to London Gatwick: Alicante, Arrecife, Faro, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas, Palma, Malaga and Tenerife. They also have the following new routes to London Gatwick, for guide dogs only: Larnaca, Paphos and Valletta. GB Airways to London Gatwick: Murcia and Toulon-Hyeres. April 29th 2003: NL
33 now on Members Page April 24th 2003: US
AIR ROUTES - Virgin Atlantic Airways have stated that it intends to launch
the (PETS) scheme in the second half of May, probably on the London-Los
Angeles route. It will then be rolled-out on all nine of our US routes
within 3 to 6 months. April 9th 2003: NEW
PET ROUTES: Maersk Air Cargo are now operating the following
routes: 31st March 2003: TRAVEL
FROM US TO UK VIA CANADA. DEFRA has now agreed that pets from US may
enter UK by flying via Canada on the only approved route from North America -
AIR CANADA, thus avoiding need for Early Release procedures (and saving of
about £300 kennel fees). The only niggle may be willingness of CAN Vety Officer to sign the USDA Parasite Treatment certificate to confirm application of container seal. We simply suggest people ring the Vety Officer in advance to discuss this. For list of CAN Vety Officers see: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/heasan/export/uk-rue.shtml 4th March 2003: NEW
PETS ROUTES: GB Airways will be operating the following routes from 1
& 3 March 2003 respectively:
Girona and Mahon, Spain to London Gatwick 27th February 2003: NEW
PETS ROUTES Air Canada will be operating the
following routes from 1 March 2003: Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, St. John's,
Vancouver and Ottowa to London Heathrow. Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS)
will be operating the following routes from 3 March 2003: Copenhagen and Oslo
to London Heathrow. 25th February 2003: Olympics
2004: "GIVE THE STRAYS OF GREECE A SPORTING CHANCE" The following site is organising demonstrations in support of Greek dogs: 10th February 2003: Hoverspeed
are no longer operating their Ostend to Dover route.
P&O Ferries may now accept guide and hearing dogs with foot passengers on
their Calais to Dover route. 27th January 2003: NEW ROUTE - Routes from Fort
Lauderdale, Sanford and Palm Beach, USA to London Gatwick are now available
with Britannia Airways but only for those booking package holidays with the
company.
27th January 2003:
"AN APPEAL TO THE UNITED NATIONS FOR AN ANIMAL RIGHTS BILL" 26th January 2003: See
North America page for detailed description of one dog’s preparations and
passage to UK. 23rd January 2003: The
following note appears on the DEFRA website: "Your pet must travel to the UK from a Long Haul country on a direct route. It must not go via any other Long Haul or European country". Note by QUAFF: It must also travel in a sealed container and travel in hold as cargo. 21st January 2003: Astraeus Cargo will be operating the following route from 1 April 2003: Murcia to London Gatwick. They are no longer operating the following routes: Athens, Kos, Mahon and Malaga to London Gatwick 14th January 2003: The Canadian
Travel and Parasite Certificates have been produced. The Travel Certificate
must be obtained from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency office while the
Parasite Certificate and regulations are promulgated at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/heasan/export/uk-rue.shtml 9th January 2003: For good experience of recent
pet entry to UK from US see EARLY RELEASE SYSTEM dated 8 Jan on the
BULLETIN BOARD. 9th January 2003: NEW PETS ROUTES: Singapore Airlines Cargo will be operating the following route from 1 February 2003: Singapore to London Heathrow. Netjets Transportes Aereos S.A. are now operating the following routes. Please note that the plane must be booked not just the ticket! All into London Heathrow:Brussels, Copenhagen, Cannes, Marseille, Paris (Charles de Gaulle), Toulon (Hyerres), Berlin (Tegal), Cologne-Bonn, Frankfurt (Main or Hahn), Hamburg, Munich, Florence, Milan (Linate or Malpensa), Rome (Ciampino), Rome (Fiumincino), Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Oslo, Faro, Lisbon, Barcelona, Ibiza, Madrid (Barajas or Torrejon), Palma - Majorca and Gothenburg. 8th January 2003: We are now informed that the
certificates have been modified to conform to DEFRA requirements. 5th January 2003: WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY DEFRA THAT
THE CERTICATES MENTIONED BELOW ARE NOT YET APPROVED! 4th January 2003: Both the Pet Travel Certificate and
Parasite Treatment Certificate are now available in the US. We now await the
approval of an airline. See NORTH AMERICA page for further detail. 4th January 2003: Both the Pet Travel Certificate and Parasite Treatment Certificate are now available from vets in USA.
For your local USDA office see here ( http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/ncie/iregs/animals/vsavic.pdf )
For copy of the US Tick and Worm Certificate see here (http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/ncie/iregs/animals/UK%20Pet%20SchemeTicksTapeworms_.pdf
For USDA outline procedure see here ( http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/ncie/iregs/animals/UK%20pets%20scheme%20outline.pdf
For USDA procedure flowchart see here ( http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/ncie/iregs/animals/UK%20PET%20SCHEME%20flow%20chart.pdf 22nd Nov 2002: Early Release Kennel
document updated on Members Page. 21st Nov 2002: The Minister announced
today that UK Pet Travel Scheme is to be extended to USA and Canada from 11
December 2002. DEFRA is working on the introduction of the necessary certificates
and working with at least one airline to provide the required 'approved'
route. It is not known whether both these essentials elements will be in
place by 11 Dec. In their absence owners may import pets to a quarantine
kennel for 2/3 days and apply for early release. 15th Nov 2002: Details of a Quarantine
Kennel experienced in the Early Release procedure and near Heathrow are
available on the Member's Page. In addition to a rabies vaccination
certificate and blood test result, dogs must have been vaccinated against
Distemper, Hepatitis, Leptospirosis and Parvovirus. 11th Nov 2002: Members preparing pets for
the UK Pet Travel Scheme in US or CANADA are advised to persuade their vets
to write the date/month fully (i.e. 5 November 2002) when completing vaccination
certificates and blood sample forms. 5-10-2002 may mean MAY to
you but it means November in the UK and may cause trouble for pets entering
UK under the Early Release scheme. 5th November 2002: Sadly the announcement
on inclusion in PETS of USA and Canada was not made before the Minister
departed for a 2 week conference in Chile !!! We HOPE it will be made soon
after his return to work! 31st October 2002: New Routes: From 1
November 2002 GB Airways will be operating from Almeria and Lanzarote to
London Gatwick. 27th October 2002: The announcement on
the future of USA and Canada is now expected in early November! 1st October 2002: TAKING PETS TO FRANCE - See update on NA page and
EUpets page. 25th September 2002: TAKING PETS TO FRANCE. A FRENCH PET TRAVEL SCHEME. The French Government has just introduced new legislation effective from NOVEMBER 2 2002 on the import of a wide variety of animals, including pet dogs and cats, from countries in which rabies exists. This requires them to be microchipped, vaccinated and a sample drawn (no less than 30 days from the date of vaccination and more than THREE months from the date of import) and tested. A French language Certificate Sanitaire confirming this must then be completed by your vet. The French Embassy in the country of origin is responsible for providing a translation to help the vet and we are currently trying to obtain an English version. Cats and dogs are also required to have been treated for four further maladies. 22nd September 2002: The Member's page password has changed. It is contained in Newsletter 31 in mail 23 Sep. 7th September 2002: WARNING-Malicious e-mail with Virus We have received a note from a member informing us that he has received an e-mail supposedly from QUAFF with the title "Some Questions". This has nothing to do with us and contains a virus. Anyone receiving such a message should delete it. 31st August 2002: The following are new approved routes: GB Airways - Funchal (Madeira) to London Gatwick Astraeus Cargo - Tenerife to London Gatwick Astraeus Cargo will operate the Kos (Greece) and Mahon (Spain) routes as part of their summer schedule only (from 2003). The following Astraeus Cargo routes will now NOT go ahead: Almeria to London Gatwick 24th August 2002: An archive of the old Bulletin Board postings for 2002 is now available at http://freespace.virgin.net/simon.green/QuaffChat_archive2002.htm and linked from the HomePage. 23rd August 2002: Astraeus Cargo will begin operating their Athens to London Gatwick service from 16 September 2002. British Airways have re-installed their Rome to London Gatwick route. 22nd August 2002: Bulletin Board change Due to BeSeen.com pulling the rug on its hosted board service from 26th August, the QUAFF CHAT board can now be found at http://worldcrossing.com/WebX?1@@.ef43570 16th August 2002: New Route Britannia Airways are now operating the following routes: Alicante, Arrecife, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas, Malaga, Palma, Tenerife and Faro (Portugal) all into London Gatwick. 3rd August
2002: New Route Bahrain-London Heathrow - Gulf Air
from 3 August. Athens to Gatwick: Astraeus Cargo
- beginning late August. Almeria and Murcia (Spain) to Gatwick
- from September. Hook of Holland to Harwich: Stena
will accept foot passengers with pets, Dieppe to Newhaven: Hoverspeed will also accept foot passengers with pets. 12 July 2002 Owners preparing their pets with a
view to travelling to UK as soon as NA is included are reminded that their
pets should NOT travel outside North America between blood sampling and
travel to UK. They will be required to sign a Declaration to this effect on
entry to UK. 7 July 2002 DEFRA has added Questions and
Answers to their 1 Jul Press Release page. See NORTH AMERICA page. 7 July 2002 EU PETS and North America pages
updated. 1 July 2002 The long awaited Ministerial
announcement has been made. The Press Release can be seen on the DEFRA
Website ( www.defra.gov.uk ). The good
news is that NA inclusion is now virtually certain; the bad news that DEFRA
deems further work on the Risk Assessment to be necessary. A final decision
is now likely in the Autumn. 27 June 2002 The EU Council of Ministers
(Agricultural) has agreed the conditions of the EU PET TRAVEL SCHEME. It now
goes to the European Parliament and, assuming approval, then into the
Journal. It then takes 12 months before becoming effective. Estimated start
time – Autumn 2003. The outline conditions can be seen on EU PETS page. 26 June 2002 GB Airways have suspended their
Lisbon and Las Palmas PETS routes to London Gatwick. 19th June 2002: US Laboratory approved for PETS
Scheme: Rabies/FAVN Lab, Kansas State
University, 1800 Denison Avenue, Mosier Hall Rm O-245, Manhattan, Kansas
66506-5600. Tel: 785 532 4483 Fax:785 532 4298 See also Member's page. 10th
June 2002: Stena Line
are now operating the route Hoek van Holland to Harwich. 28th
May 2002: Marquis Jet
Europe will be operating the following routes: Malaga, Paris (Le Bourget), Nice, Zurich and
Geneva all into London Heathrow (the plane must be booked, not just the
ticket) BMI british midland will
allow the carriage of assistance dogs in the cabin on the following
routes: Palma and
Madrid into London Heathrow Astraeus Cargo will be
operating the following routes: Alicante and Malaga into London Gatwick. We are awaiting confirmation
of the start date from Astraeus Cargo of the following routes: Almeria, Athens,
Corfu, Mahon, Murcia and Kos to London Gatwick Brittany Ferries will be
operating the following route during the Winter Schedule: St Malo to Plymouth
8th May 2002: FAQ updated. French health certificate updated on
Members Page. 1. NORTH AMERICA-PREPARING FOR TRAVEL TO UK Apr 2002 2. 'NORTH AMERICA - THE REQUIRED TREATMENT' Apr 2002 3. LIST OF VETS IN EUROPE AWARE OF REQUIREMENTS Apr 2002 4. LIST OF APPROVED LABORATORIES Apr 2002 5. UK LAB SUBMISSION FORM 6. UK LAB SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS 7.
AIR TRAVEL GUIDE Apr 2002 The required legislation is now in
place and DEFRA will shortly announce that BAHRAIN is an accepted Rabies-Free
Island under the terms of the UK Pet Travel Scheme, commencing on 1 May 2002.
However, until the Bahrain Certificates are available to Bahraini
vets and an airline/route licensed, pet owners
will have to make use of the Early Release Procedure (see FAQ). 27 March 2002;
New PETS scheme routes: Brittany Ferries will be
operating the following route during the winter schedule only: Santander to
Portsmouth From 1 April 2002 GB Airways
will be operating the following routes: Nantes, Malaga, Seville and Valencia all
into London Gatwick Existing GB Airways routes
from Faro (Gibraltar) and Malta will switch to fly into London Gatwick from 1
April 2002 The GB Airways route from
Lisbon to London Gatwick is suspended for the summer months March 20th
2002: Jet
Aviation are operating the following routes from 16 March: Zurich, Le
Bourget, Avignon, Nice and Samedan all into London Heathrow. This is a
charter company and you have to book the plane not just the ticket. 1. Lufthansa are
now operating the following route: Hamburg-London Heathrow. 2. Tag Aviation
(UK) Ltd are now operating the following routes: Rome (Ciampino),
Milan (Linate), Genova, Zurich, Nice, Paris (le Bourget) all to London Heathrow.
This is a charter company and you have to book the plane not just the
ticket. |
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