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BBC News
12 hours ago
- General
- BBC News
Post-Brexit pet travel scheme comes into effect
A new scheme aimed at simplifying post-Brexit pet travel between Great Britain and Northern Ireland has come into Brexit, Northern Ireland remained part of the EU's animal health zone while Great Britain was has meant pets being taken from Great Britain to Northern Ireland have required rabies vaccinations and a new travel certificate for each new Pet Travel Document (PTD) will be valid for the pet's lifetime and the requirement for rabies vaccination has been dropped. What does the Pet Travel Document mean? A spokesperson for the UK's Department of Environment said pet owners and assistance dog users who are travelling from Great Britain to Northern Ireland "can now apply for a free pet travel document that's quick and easy to get online, and will last the pet's lifetime"."This is in stark contrast to the old system, which required pet owners to obtain expensive health treatments and cumbersome journey certificates from a vet every time they travelled," they main conditions of the PTD scheme are that the pet must be microchipped and the owner must sign a form saying the animal will not be brought into the Republic of scheme covers dogs, cats and ferrets. There are separate arrangements for other arrangements only apply to pet owners living in Great Ireland residents returning home from Great Britain do not require the travel document but their pet must be PTD is part of the Windsor Framework, Northern Ireland's revised Brexit deal, which amended the original NI Protocol agreement. 'Imposes a pet passport scheme' The scheme has been criticised by the Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) MP Jim Allister who said its impact has been overstated as the original requirements were not being fully in a House of Commons debate last year, he said: "I take issue with the minister saying that this is an improvement. "The original propositions of the protocol were never implemented."The grace periods remain the current position, which is that no pet passports, no documentation and no requirement to be part of a pet scheme is needed to bring your pet from Great Britain to the other part of the United Kingdom."What these regulations do is impose a pet passport scheme."Guide Dogs NI said it was pleased with the progress and clarity surrounding pet advised those travelling from Great Britain to Northern Ireland with a guide dog should plan in advance, as the process to issue one takes up to five working Search and Rescue Dog Association Ireland North (SARDA IN) expressed strong support for the said the policy simplifies travel for its highly-trained search and rescue UK and EU are working on an agrifood deal that will reduce the impact of the "Irish Sea border', but it is understood that it will not remove the need for the PTD.
CBC
16 hours ago
- General
- CBC
Caribou in Coral Harbour, Nunavut, tests positive for rabies
Nunavut's health department says a caribou in Coral Harbour tested positive for rabies after it was seen attacking heavy equipment. In a public health advisory Tuesday, the department says harvesters who suspect an animal of having rabies should avoid handling the carcass. If they have already harvested the meat, they should dispose of it instead of eating it or feeding it to dogs. It says if you've been bitted or scratched by an infected animal, to go to your local health centre as soon as possible and report the incident. Dogs and other domestic animals that spend time tied up outdoors should be monitored for a change in behaviour. Signs of rabies include change of behaviour, aggression, staggering, frothing at the mouth, choking or making strange noises. Wild animals infected with rabies may also appear friendly and approach humans without fear. Nunavut's chief public health officer Dr. Ekua Agyemang said that this is the first confirmed case of rabies in caribou in Nunavut. She suspects another animal with rabies, possibly a fox or dog, bit the caribou to spread the disease. Agyemang said that she believes this to be an isolated event and that officials haven't heard any other reports of caribou suspected of having rabies. "People should be calm — it doesn't mean that going forward you can't eat caribou," she said, adding hunters should just observe an animal before killing it and report if they notice any strange behaviour.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Fox tests positive for rabies in Wimberley community, HCSO says
AUSTIN (KXAN) — A fox tested positive for rabies in Wimberley on Friday, according to the Hays County Sheriff's Office. HCSO said in a social media post that a fox 'was found exhibiting abnormal behavior' in the Palo Pinto Path in Wimberley, which is near Cypress Creek. The agency said the fox was tested by the Department of State Health Services (DSHS), and that was when the test confirmed to be positive for the virus. 'We are asking all people to please be careful. If you come in contact with a fox please do not touch it. There has been no known human contact with this fox,' HCSO said. If anyone in the community may have come into physical contact with the fox can call HCSO, Animal Control Unit at (512) 393-7896, the Hays County Health Department Epidemiology Department at (512) 393-5520 option 3, or DSHS Zoonosis Control at (254) 778-6744, the agency said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Health
- Yahoo
Pets in Henrietta receive sudden rabies vaccination at pop-up clinic
HENRIETTA (KFDX/KJTL) — Nearly 100 pets in the town of Henrietta are up to date on vaccinations against rabies and other diseases after a sudden vaccination clinic. For an hour and a half on Thursday evening, cars lined up in the Bridge St. Annex parking lot, filled with pets waiting to get vaccinated against the deadly rabies virus and other Stetson Miller planned the clinic to ensure pets in the area stayed safe, as animals in rural communities are at a greater risk of contracting the virus. 'It's been a little while since we've had a vet clinic here in Henrietta. And so, getting all the animals that kind of have fallen through the cracks, vaccinated for things like rabies,' Miller said. 'Definitely a very important thing is that it's an important disease, not only in animals, but can be very detrimental in humans as well.' Dr. Miller said another reason the clinic was held was in response to a potential rabies case in a cat from Henrietta earlier in the year. Though the cat tested negative for the virus, city officials thought it would be a good idea to hold a clinic anyway. This won't be the only clinic like it held this summer, either. Dr. Miller said there will be another one on the last Thursday in June at the Cross Timbers Vet Clinic in Bowie. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Malay Mail
26-05-2025
- Health
- Malay Mail
Thirteen-year-old first rabies case in Sarawak this year, says state minister
KUCHING, May 26 — Sarawak recorded its first human rabies case for 2025 from a stray cat bite this month, Sarawak Food Industry, Commodity and Regional Development Minister Datuk Seri Stephen Rundi Utom said. The case involved a 13-year-old teen in Kampung Segedup near here who displayed symptoms of fever, lack of appetite, vomiting, hallucinations, raving and hydrophobia on May 21. 'The victim is being treated at the Sarawak General Hospital and the state health department has confirmed the patient has rabies. 'Usually if they reach this stage, it's really hard to recover... we have taken preventive measures by catching stray dogs around the area and the stray cat has been confirmed dead,' he said at a media conference of the Rabies in Borneo 2025 conference at the state assembly building today, adding that local authorities are intensifying efforts to control stray cats and dogs in the area. He also advised the public to be vigilant about the threat of rabies and to seek hospital treatment if attacked by animals before the virus affects the brain and nerves. 'This year we took 21 cat samples, two of them confirmed positive for rabies... most rabies infection cases are from animal bites and victims should immediately go to the hospital for an injection. 'But if the victim delays going to hospital and the virus reaches the brain it can be irreversible and it is painful... that's what we want to avoid,' he said. According to the Sarawak Health Department, there have been 63,301 cases of dog bites, 57,210 cases of cat bites or scratches and 1,832 cases involving other animal bites reported since 2017 till the 20th epidemiological week for 2025 (May 11 to 17, 2025) On the rabies conference, Stephen expressed hope that it would provide solutions to ensure countries in Borneo are free of rabies. 'We want more parties involved to understand the danger of animals carrying the rabies virus... so for this conference we invited Sabah, Kalimantan, Indonesia and Brunei to share how to tackle the issue. 'We also invited countries that have successfully tackled rabies to share their experiences and to ensure we implement more effective policies,' he said. — Bernama
