Foreign Dogs

[Dobiegirl]

https://help.eurotunnel.com/hc/en-g...xoWeEMlh8qE6sYbQF-Y8BD32PgqTRWvr0GCIrMGZVuAz0

Rescues are up in arms and there is already a petition trying to get this overturned but all those scamming rescues have brought this on themselves, its the genuine ones I feel sorry for but for the others I hope they go bankrupt. Already one well known scammer has said one way round it would be to get vehicles on the Calais side to take 5 at a time from transport already carrying 20dogs. This is big business for them and they will do their worst to get around it, its the dogs I feel sorry for.

 

[CorvusCorax]

There is no reason I can see why one sane person would want to carry more than five dogs. It's hard with two. Travelling by road and sea is stressful for well adjusted dogs, never mind already fearful feral dogs in multiple numbers, I imagine these poor animals get very little chance to get out and clean themselves. No wonder they are nervous wrecks when they arrive.

 

[P3LH]

I was always quite neutral about the whole imported rescue dog sitch until recently when a friend adopted a hound type from overseas who came not only with various ailments and illness they hadn’t been warned about, but also dropped ten charming but mismatched puppies after being with them only three weeks. The rescue have taken no responsibility for this and relatively novice owners are attempting to rear a huge litter and try and find suitable homes.

 

[Clodagh]

It sounds like a very positive step. One hope for Breixt for me was that mass importation would stop.

 

[druid]

There is no reason I can see why one sane person would want to carry more than five dogs. It's hard with two. Travelling by road and sea is stressful for well adjusted dogs, never mind already fearful feral dogs in multiple numbers, I imagine these poor animals get very little chance to get out and clean themselves. No wonder they are nervous wrecks when they arrive.

We regularly travel with 6 - two of us competing three dogs. However, we've only used the Eurotunnel once and my understanding is that dogs travelling for sports/competition or show will still be allowed up to 10 in one vehicle.

 

[CorvusCorax]

We regularly travel with 6 - two of us competing three dogs. However, we've only used the Eurotunnel once and my understanding is that dogs travelling for sports/competition or show will still be allowed up to 10 in one vehicle.

That's manageable, but there's only one of me lol, that's why I said 'one'. Tolls are hard ?
Some of the vans I've seen on ferries have one driver, who never comes down for the toilet breaks.

 

[druid]

Eurotunnel have updated - doesn't apply to charities or business accounts

 

[Dobiegirl]

Transport has to be DEFRA approved so hopefully that will weed out the scammers bringing over non compliant dogs and falsified paper work.