JCS Livestock

Australia

Here is a brief outline of the requirements for sending cats and dogs to Australia- as you can see, they are quite complicated!  Please feel free to call or drop us an email if you have any questions: 

REQUIREMENTS FOR

CATS TO AUSTRALIA 

1)      IMPORT PERMIT REQUIRED FROM AUSTRALIA MINISTRY (AQIS) 

2)      EXPORT CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY DEFRA (UK) 

3)      CATS MUST BE MORE THAN 12 WEEKS OLD AT THE TIME OF EXPORT 

4)      CATS NEED TO BE MICROCHIPPED 

5)      CATS NEED TO BE VACCINATED AGAINST FELINE ENTERITIS, FELINE RHINOTRACHEITIS & FELINE CALICIVIRUS AT LEAST 14 DAYS AND NOT MORE THAN 12 MONTHS FROM EXPORT DATE. 

6)      CATS NEED TO BE EXAMINED BY AN LVI VET (LOCAL VETERINARY INSPECTOR) WITHIN 4 DAYS OF EXPORT. WHERE PART A OF THE IMPORT / EXPORT PAPERWORK NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED & THE CAT NEEDS TO BE TREATED FOR EXTERNAL & INTERNAL PARASITES(THE EXTERNAL TREATMENT MUST BE EFFECTIVE AGAINST TICKS & FLEAS). 

7)      ON THE DAY OF EXPORT WE WILL REQUIRE ALONG WITH THE CATS THE COMPLETED IMPORT & EXPORT PAPERWORK (ORIGINALS) AND THE VACCINATION RECORDS (COPY).

  REQUIREMENTS FOR

DOGS TO AUSTRALIA 

1)       EXPORT PERMIT FROM DEFRA WHICH WILL BE SENT TO YOUR VET 10 DAYS PRIOR TO EXPORT. 

2)       IMPORT PERMIT FROM AQIS IN AUSTRALIA. 

3)       DOGS MUST BE MICROCHIPPED. 

4)       DOGS MUST HAVE HIS/HER FULL ANNUAL VACCINATIONS.  THESE VACCINATIONS MUST BE CANINE DISTEMPER, INFECTIOUS HEPATITIS, CANINE PARVOVIRUS AND PARAINFLUENEZA.  THIS WILL READ AS “DHPPi” OR “DHLPPi” (-INCLUDING LEPTOSPIROSIS)*.  THESE VACCINATIONS MUST HAVE BEEN ADMINISTERED MORE THAN 14 DAYS NOT MORE THAN 12 MONTHS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE**. 

5)       DOGS NEED TO BE BLOOD TESTED FOR BRUCELLA, LEPTOSPIROSIS, LEISHMANIA & EHRLICHIA WITHIN 30 DAYS OF EXPORT. 

6)       DOGS NEED TO BE TREATED FOR TICKS/ EXTERNAL PARASITES WITHIN24 HRS AFTER THE BLOOD HAS BEEN DRAWN.(FRONTLINE). 

7)       AS LONG AS THE TEST RESULTS COME BACK FROM THE LABORATORY NEGATIVE WE CAN PROCEED. 

8)       FINAL VET CHECK 48 HOURS PRIOR TO EXPORT, DOG TREATED FOR INTERNAL & EXTERNAL PARASITES & YOUR VET TO COMPLETE SECTION (A) ON THE EXPORT / IMPORT PERMITS. (FRONTLINE / DRONTAL). 

9)       DELIVER THE DOG ON THE DAY OF DEPARTURE WITH ORIGINAL IMPORT & EXPORT PERMITS, COPIES OF VACCINATIONS & COPIES OF BLOOD TEST RESULTS. 

*A VACCINATION AGAINST LEPTOSPIROSIS IS NOT REQUIRED TO ENTER AUSTRALIA, BUT IS OFTEN PART OF A DOG’S ANNUAL VACCINATIONS IN THE UK.  WE RECOMMEND THAT THE DOG NOT BE VACCINATED AGAINST LEPTOSPIROSIS IF THE VACCINATIONS ARE DUE CLOSE TO THE DATE OF DEPARTURE (AROUND 6 MONTHS BEFORE) AS IT CAN RESULT IN A POSITIVE BLOOD TEST RESULT, WHICH WILL MEAN A RE-TEST, AND A POSSIBLE DELAY. 

** PLEASE NOTE THAT SOME VETERINARY PRACTICES VARY VACCINATION REGIMES.  PLEASE CHECK YOUR VACCINATION RECORDS, CHECK WITH YOUR VET OR FEEL FREE TO GIVE US A CALL.