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Cats and Dogs: Imports

Answer

In 2024, a total of 335451 dogs and 32804 cats were imported non-commercially through the PETS Directive. The table below shows the number of dogs and cats imported each month in 2024:

2024	Cats	Dogs	Total number of animals
January	3207	30358	33565
February	1860	15757	17617
March	2357	26879	29236
April	2700	30215	32915
May	2029	21536	23565
June	3015	26136	29151
July	2692	33145	35837
August	3828	50623	54451
September	2094	15426	17520
October	3154	29169	32323
November	2374	18546	20920
December	3494	37661	41155
Total	32804	335451	368255

The data provided is a summary of animals entering Great Britain under the Pet Travel Scheme via an approved route.

It does not include pet animals that enter other parts of the UK (such as Northern Ireland or the Channel Islands) or pet animals that enter Great Britain from other parts of the UK. It does not include any animals that enter Great Britain under the Pet Travel Scheme from the Republic of Ireland as these movements do not need to follow an approved route.

Data on the Pet Travel Scheme covers pets entering Great Britain and is based on information provided by pet checkers employed by approved carriers of pet animals and cannot be separated into EU and Rest of the World. This data can be subject to change due to when the carriers provide the data.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

64313

Session

2024-26

Subjects

Dogs EU law Imports Cats

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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