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.
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 |