Dogs: Imports

(asked on 17th July 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many dogs have been imported into the UK via the Pet Travel Scheme in each year since its introduction.


Answered by
George Eustice Portrait
George Eustice
This question was answered on 24th July 2018

The UK fully harmonised with the EU Pet Travel Scheme requirements in 2012. Data regarding the number of dogs entering Great Britain under the scheme from 2012-2017 can be found below.

Year

Dogs

2012

139643

2013

152075

2014

155444

2015

164836

2016

275876

2017

287016

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