Written question asked by Nigel Huddleston (Conservative) on Wednesday, 10 July 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 July 2019. It was answered by David Rutley (Conservative) on Wednesday, 17 July 2019 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Dogs: Quarantine

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many dogs have been (a) seized and (b) taken into quarantine at (i) the Port of Dover and (ii) Eurotunnel in each month in 2019.

Answer

The number of dogs seized and taken into quarantine at the port of Dover and the Eurotunnel for each month of 2019 are as follows.

Month (2019)	Port of Seizure	Total seized	Detained in quarantine
Jan	Eurotunnel	24	7
Jan	Dover	13	10
Feb	Eurotunnel	7	2
Feb	Dover	20	4
March	Eurotunnel	5	2
March	Dover	22	12
April	Eurotunnel	8	5
April	Dover	29	5
May	Eurotunnel	3	3
May	Dover	19	9
June	Eurotunnel	13	7
June	Dover	16	8

The number of animals detained in quarantine for Eurotunnel may also include dogs that were seized at Coquelles and moved into the United Kingdom for quarantine purposes.

Some of animals will have been seized on welfare grounds only and therefore not put in quarantine.

The numbers provided are a true reflection of the information that we have access to. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of this data, as it is provided by a third party.

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Type: Written question
Reference: 275780
Session: 2017-19
Subjects: Dogs Eurotunnel Quarantine Port of Dover
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

Dogs: Quarantine

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