JCS Livestock

Pet shipping to New Zealand

 Here is a list of the requirements for sending pets to New Zealand.  If you have any questions please drop us a line or call. 

REQUIREMENTS FOR CATS TO NEW ZEALAND  

1)        EXPORT CERTIFICATE FROM DEFRA (UK) 

2)        CATS NEED TO MICROCHIPPED 

3)        CATS NEED TO UP TO DATE WITH ANNUAL VACCINATION MORE THAN 14 DAYS NOT MORE THAN 12 MONTHS PRIOR TO EXPORT 

4)        CATS NEED TO HAVE TWO FAECAL SAMPLE TESTS LAB TESTED FOR HOOKWORM EGGS NOT MORE THAN 30 DAYS PRIOR TO EXPORT BUT 14 DAYS APART. 

5)        CATS NEED TO BE WORMED TWICE WITHIN 30 DAYS OF EXPORT, AT LEAST 14 DAYS APART (THIS IS BEST DONE FIRST AT THE TIME OF THE PRIMARY FAECAL TESTS, AND SECOND AT THE TIME OF COMPLETION OF EXPORT CERTIFICATE- SEE POINT 7 BELOW). 

6)        IF ALL TESTS ARE NEGATIVE (WE CAN PROCEED). 

7)        WITHIN 96 HOURS (BUT NO LESS THAN 48 HOURS) OF DEPARTURE YOUR CAT NEEDS TO BE EXAMINED BY A VET WHERE SECTION (A) OF THE EXPORT PAPERWORK MUST BE COMPLETED AND YOUR CAT TREATED FOR INTERNAL & EXTERNAL PARASITES.  THIS WILL NEED TO BE DISCUSSED PRIOR TO EXPORT. 

8)         ON DAY OF DEPARTURE WE REQUIRE YOUR CAT, COMPLETED EXPORT PAPERWORK (ORIGINALS), VACCINATION RECORDS & ALL TEST RESULTS (COPIES WILL BE FINE).    

REQUIREMENTS DOGS TO NEW ZEALAND 

1)        EXPORT CERTIFICATE FROM DEFRA (UK) 

2)        DOGS NEED TO MICROCHIPPED 

3)        DOGS MUST BE MORE THAN 16 WEEKS OF AGE AT THE TIME OF EXPORT 

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 LEPTOPSIROSIS)*.  THESE VACCINATIONS MUST HAVE BEEN ADMINISTERED MORE THAN 14 DAYS NOT MORE THAN 12 MONTHS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE**. 

5)        DOGS NEED BLOOD TESTS TO BE LABORATORY TESTED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF EXPORT FOR BRUCELLA CANIS (RSA), LEPTOSPIRA CANICOLA (MAT), EHRLICHIA CANIS(IFAT) & TWO HEARTWORM TESTS(DIROFILARIA IMMITIS) 

6)        DOGS NEED TO HAVE TWO FAECAL SAMPLE TESTS LAB TESTED NOT MORE THAN 30 DAYS PRIOR TO EXPORT BUT 14 DAYS APART FOR HOOKWORM EGGS. 

7)        DOGS NEED TO BE WORMED TWICE WITHIN 30 DAYS OF EXPORT, AT LEAST 14 DAYS APART (THIS IS BEST DONE FIRST AT THE TIME OF THE PRIMARY BLOOD TESTS, AND SECOND AT THE TIME OF COMPLETION OF EXPORT CERTIFICATE- SEE POINT 10 BELOW). 

8)        DOGS REQUIRE WITHIN 10 DAYS TWO BABESIA BLOOD TESTS TO BE LABORATORY TESTED (BABESIA PARASITES & BABESIA GIBSONI) 

9)        IF ALL TESTS ARE NEGATIVE (WE CAN PROCEED). 

10)       WITHIN 96 HOURS (BUT NO LESS THAN 48) OF DEPARTURE YOUR DOG NEEDS TO BE EXAMINED BY A VET WHERE SECTION (A) OF THE EXPORT PAPERWORK MUST BE COMPLETED AND YOUR DOG TREATED FOR INTERNAL & EXTERNAL PARASITES.  THIS WILL NEED TO BE DISCUSSED PRIOR TO EXPORT. 

11)      ON DAY OF DEPARTURE WE REQUIRE YOUR DOG, EXPORT PAPERWORK (ORIGINALS), VACCINATION RECORDS & ALL TEST RESULTS (COPIES WILL BE FINE). 

*A VACCINATION AGAINST LEPTOSPIROSIS IS NOT REQUIRED TO ENTER NEW ZEALAND, 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.