qaurntine law for germany - Page 1

can someone give me the details on this law because my dog is coming from germany and after six months i want to sent back him ,i m from pakistan,thanks.

there is no quarantine to enter Germany. Usually the dog needs a valid Rabies vaccination that is at least 30 days old and not older than one year, plus a valid health certificate. Nowadays the dog also needs to be tattooed or chipped so that vaccination records can be linked to the dog, and the Rabies vaccination has to be certified by a government vet.

Dear Subhani Sahib There are no such Laws like China where they hold dogs. Only China and Australia hold dogs for two weeks. I am sending you a document which you have to get from a certified vet and the health certificate that dog can travel by air. Rest is ok. Regards

Hello Pal You dont need anything , just keep your dogs vacination card update and you might need the travell documents and custome receipts to prove your dogs has travelled from germany and is going back again

gsdtrotter, you are misinformed. For starters you could never enter Germany with a dog from overseas without a valid health certificate and a valid Rabies vaccination. That is pretty much standard for just about all countries, so in other words also for the return of the dog to Pakistan. Next, the new EU regulations require that the Rabies vaccination is verified by a government vet, just as Suhailf confirms, and that it can be checked against a tattoo or microchip (ISO certified only). At the moment you only need a tattoo, when the transition period of 8 years since the implementation of this new regulation is up only chipped dogs will be accepted - into all all EU countries for that matter. Some countries have additional quarantine, blood work or parasite control regulations on top. Non-compliance can mean the dog is turned away at entry. At the moment German customs is still very lax, and have accepted the form being filled out by a regular vet for example (I get the feeling they don't really know what they are looking at half of the time and earlier this year FRA airport did not even have a chip scanner at hand). That does not mean it will stay that way. Info: http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/animal/liveanimals/pets/nocomm_third_en.htm

D.H., Thanks for the heads up on the microchip. I have always had a tattoo, and I am asked by the airlines here, If I have one or the other. For my up and coming puppies, I will go ahead and have the chip implemented as not to have problems going back and forth in the future. You are right about FRA being a bit laxed. The last 5 or 6 times I have come through with a dog, they have just smiled, and waved me through with a "Guten Morgen". I would hate to be the person that is not in compliance when they ask to see every bit of your paperwork. P.S. The baby girl and I had what we call in the South as a, "Come to Jesus meeting". She is doing much better, these days. Stephen