Norway has banned foreign rescues

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as from 1/7/18. This is to halt the increasing numbers of street dogs being imported due to health risks to the Norwegian dog population and potential zoonotic diseases-you now have to prove you've had the dog six months with you before importing if you are a pet owner-it goes for cats too. Animals can still go back and forward through the Pet Passport scheme etc.
 
MotherOfChickens said:
as from 1/7/18. This is to halt the increasing numbers of street dogs being imported due to health risks to the Norwegian dog population and potential zoonotic diseases-you now have to prove you've had the dog six months with you before importing if you are a pet owner-it goes for cats too. Animals can still go back and forward through the Pet Passport scheme etc.
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*LIKE*
 
wish we could do this. if you look on our dog rescue sites more than half are foreign imports and they always seem to advertise the cute puppies and our english strays are ignored by people as the puppies are so much more appealing. when i was looking for a rescue i discounted any who were foreign so only had a few dogs to look at. ended up getting a puppy who was born here and i knew the parents and the grandparents so he is definitely not foreign...
 
splashgirl45 said:
wish we could do this. if you look on our dog rescue sites more than half are foreign imports and they always seem to advertise the cute puppies and our english strays are ignored by people as the puppies are so much more appealing. when i was looking for a rescue i discounted any who were foreign so only had a few dogs to look at. ended up getting a puppy who was born here and i knew the parents and the grandparents so he is definitely not foreign...
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I was amazed at the sheer scale of foreign rescues in the UK when I was looking 2/3 years ago. they often don't tell you either, until you go meet the dog ime.
 
MotherOfChickens said:
because it's too much like common sense or it would be too unpopular? maybe they are though, I don't know.
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I imagine it would be rather like the RSPB saying that cats kill birds and unpopular with the people who make most of their donations. The Kennel Club may be more use than say the RSPCA? Generally the KC only has money in imnd, and I cannot imagine imported rescues bring them in much cash.
 
Not rescues but I wonder if that law would also prevent the van loads of Romanian puppy farm fluffy parvo carriers coming in daily?
 
They should be being stopped at the ports.

Hidden compartments in vans (and speedboats) need to be checked.....some of the sales of these pups are going to fund organised crime.
Wish people would think about what they are buying. There's more research done into buying a telly :(
 
Very sensible and I wish we would follow their example as it's only a matter of time before we 'accidentally' import rabies again. Unfortunately re-homing from abroad has got out of control which has flooded general rescues with failed imports - the foreign rescue rarely put fallback procedures in place should the adoption fail.

If this did happen though I would feel quite sorry for the genuine rescues who have been re-homing to this country, without fuss or fanfare, very successfully for years. These animals are rarely 'street' dogs and are more often than not unwanted litters of puppies that have a much higher chance of adapting to a new life.
 
MotherOfChickens said:
tbh there's plenty of other things to worry about before rabies imho. there's plenty of other diseases/parasites that could endanger dogs in the UK but if the fear of rabies led to further legalisation, so be it.
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That's true. But I'm old enough to remember when there was a rabies scare in the UK and it was a very worrying time
 
As much as I want to help dogs in need, I do often wonder about the risks of imports- as paperwork is easy to come by (or fake). Also know numerous U.K. charities who have to step in when the original charity who imported the rescue no longer exists to support the adopter when they have issues.
I know quite a few people with lovely foreign rescue dogs: they went for that option as they were apparently much easier to get a dog via and young dogs or puppies. But I have heard many horror stories.
 
What a superb idea.
My parents have an imported rescue dog but I don't agree with it anymore; imported rescues are almost status symbols now, and IMHO there are enough rescues here (who have temperaments MUCH better suited to living in a UK household than a rescue animal from abroad!!)
 
Well overdue. The amount of leishmania we have down here is alarming. We're a long way from having homes for all of our own bred dogs, until that happens no 'rescue' imports thanks. We all know you need to never leave the house and have no kids, animals or visitors to be accepted by a british rescue so this is the other side that needs addressing.
 
i feel that the money used to bring dogs here could be better used by PTS the old and infirm dogs and the ones who are blind or otherwise disabled and then set up proper rescues in the country of origin and try and educate people to look after their animals and also neutering would be a good idea as there seems to be countless litters of puppies being dumped and then bought over here...while there are people here who are taken in by the sob stories nothing will change...
 
splashgirl45 said:
i feel that the money used to bring dogs here could be better used by PTS the old and infirm dogs and the ones who are blind or otherwise disabled and then set up proper rescues in the country of origin and try and educate people to look after their animals and also neutering would be a good idea as there seems to be countless litters of puppies being dumped and then bought over here...while there are people here who are taken in by the sob stories nothing will change...
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Absolutely agree. The money spent on importing one dog could help many, many more if it was instead spent on humane destruction and neutering.
 
It now seems "fashionable" to rescue a Romanian or similar. I believe charity begins at home and we should not import rescues unless all UK dogs needing a home have one. Unfortunately I think some UK rescue centres have too strict a criteria for re homing - a friend offering a lovely home was turned down as she was self employed.... her current dog goes with her to work and she is now getting a Romanian rescue. Sadly importing Romanian rescues will do nothing to solve the problem in Romania - or other similar countries. It is education and neutering that is needed.
 
Highflinger said:
It now seems "fashionable" to rescue a Romanian or similar. I believe charity begins at home and we should not import rescues unless all UK dogs needing a home have one. Unfortunately I think some UK rescue centres have too strict a criteria for re homing - a friend offering a lovely home was turned down as she was self employed.... her current dog goes with her to work and she is now getting a Romanian rescue. Sadly importing Romanian rescues will do nothing to solve the problem in Romania - or other similar countries. It is education and neutering that is needed.
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This ^^^ in spades!
 
You may or may not be surprised but Many Tears import a lot.

The whole transport system is openly abused and so many dogs coming in on fake ID, only a couple of weeks ago a van load of dogs coming in died because of the heat, so many rescues either through being naive or sticking their head in the sand are abusing this. Dogs coming in from Bosnia and Serbia are being passported as Romanian either by crooked transporters or vets or both.

It will be very interesting to see what the situation is after Brexit.

I wont be a hypocrite though, Ive fostered 2 dogs from Romania, they did come in legally for the Lancashire Heeler Welfare as being a rare vulnerable breed they never come into rescue so the LH have imported a couple of lookalikes. These will never end up in a UK rescue as they both have RBU for life. One lives with a delightful lady in Staffordshire and the other has joined my pack as my dog, she was feral and as such I couldnt guarantee her safety, we tried it but it didnt work out so she came back to me. Both the owners of these dogs would never have considered another dog if it hadnt been a Lancashire Heeler or looked like one.
 
Highflinger said:
It now seems "fashionable" to rescue a Romanian or similar. I believe charity begins at home and we should not import rescues unless all UK dogs needing a home have one. Unfortunately I think some UK rescue centres have too strict a criteria for re homing - a friend offering a lovely home was turned down as she was self employed.... her current dog goes with her to work and she is now getting a Romanian rescue. Sadly importing Romanian rescues will do nothing to solve the problem in Romania - or other similar countries. It is education and neutering that is needed.
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Sadly I won’t be able to share the joy of my Greek rescue I’m getting at the end of August on here for fear of disapproval. Oh well...

http://www.healingpawsanimalrescue.com/pet/chance/

About 5 of my friends have got dogs from here.

It’s nothing to do with fashion it’s to do with:

90% of places won’t let you adopt if you work full time.
Of the remaining 10% about 9% need to be an only pet and can’t get along with cats or other dogs and the last the 1% must be rehomed in a home that already has a dog because it came from a puppy farm and doesn’t know how to act as a pet dog.

If there is anything left it has serious behavioural issues which is why it’s being rehomed in the first place and no one wants it.

I know there are risks and I wish there weren’t but surely a pedigree bred dog is just as likely to get bitten by a sandfly or tick unless it never goes out and runs around?
 
Sussexbythesea said:
I know there are risks and I wish there weren’t but surely a pedigree bred dog is just as likely to get bitten by a sandfly or tick unless it never goes out and runs around?
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I would think/hope that most pedigree dogs are somewhat 'better done' and wear Scalibor collars (for example) and are wormed properly from a very young age.

I agree that British rescues are unrealistic -I had a rubbish experience with DT and 2 breed societies (despite passing the home checks).
 
Sussexbythesea said:
90% of places won’t let you adopt if you work full time.
Of the remaining 10% about 9% need to be an only pet and can’t get along with cats or other dogs and the last the 1% must be rehomed in a home that already has a dog because it came from a puppy farm and doesn’t know how to act as a pet dog.

If there is anything left it has serious behavioural issues which is why it’s being rehomed in the first place and no one wants it.
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I do sadly agreee with this, and as rara007 says it needs to be addressed. I agree with not rehoming to a home where the dog is going to be left all day though, and presumably again all night, I know dogs like sleeping but they cannot do it continuously and forever.
 
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