Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) dogs and (b) cats were imported under the Balai Directive in each month of 2021 to date.
The information the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) has provided below is a true reflection of the information that we have access to. APHA cannot guarantee the accuracy of this data, as we rely on information that has been input into IPAFFS and PIMS by traders.
Number of cats and dogs imported from EU under the Balai directive | ||
2021 | Dogs | Cats |
Jan | 1399 | 87 |
Feb | 5997 | 479 |
Mar | 8103 | 554 |
April | 8411 | 476 |
May | 7383 | 432 |
June | 6270 | 371 |
July | 6767 | 538 |
Aug | 6985 | 635 |
Number of cats and dogs imported from third countries under the Balai directive | ||
2021 | Dogs | Cats |
Jan | 266 | 310 |
Feb | 381 | 423 |
Mar | 340 | 552 |
April | 430 | 494 |
May | 474 | 449 |
June | 527 | 474 |
July | 397 | 464 |
Aug | 485 | 398 |