PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
QUARANTINE KENNEL OWNERS (9 December 1998)

That this House welcomes the recommendations put forward by the Advisory Group on Quarantine, Chaired by Professor Kennedy, to reappraise the quarantine and rabies regulations in the United Kingdom; supports the view that there is no longer a need in all circumstances to place undue stress on both pets and their owners by imposing a six-month quarantine period for animals entering the United Kingdom; believes that the proposed changes reflect recent advances in veterinary science, and in particular a better understanding of vaccination, and also the reduction of fox-vectored rabies in the European Union as a result of the eradication programme; estimates that the full implementation of the proposals could create a 46 per cent. drop in the quarantine kennel market, endangering 60 small businesses; and calls on the Government to reach a just settlement with the investors in the current system for the sake of the pets that will need to be cared for in quarantine in future.

Sponsored by:
Gwyn Prosser (Labour)