QAWS and Qatar Pet Relocators worked together to complete the Pet Passport Scheme Application.
This was then submitted to the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Affairs and they are now considering the application and it is our understanding that it may be submitted to the EU in the near future.
We will keep you posted on the application as this is a fantastic move forward for the State of Qatar.
QATARI authorities are considering the introduction of the Pet Travel Scheme (PETS), which allows people to avoid quarantine and other time-consuming procedures when transporting their pets, according to officials from the Animal Resources Department.
An official said that the application had been submitted to the department, and that they were discussing its introduction in Qatar, “but nothing has been decided yet.”
The scheme was started in Europe to help with transporting cats, dogs (and now ferrets) to the UK which has particularly strict entry requirements, and provides a comprehensive programme for monitoring domestic animals. To be given a passport, an animal must have a complete up-to-date vaccination history, a blood test and must be micro-chipped.
Countries apply for the scheme, and depending on approval from the authorities in the EU, become members. Bahrain and the UAE are both members, and have passed on their experience to experts here, who have helped to put together an application ready for the government to submit, explained an animal resource expert.
“The benefits for the country would be obvious: it would provide an up-to-date and comprehensive record of all the pets here, it would protect Qatar from diseases such as rabies, and it would be an added incentive for expatriates coming to live here,” he said.
An animal welfare enthusiast and owner of a boarding kennel in Qatar explained that she had been contacted by several companies inquiring about the scheme.
“For people who will be moving back to the UK in the next few years, the current quarantine regulations of six months are a real deterrent, and people have even been moving to Bahrain and the UAE before going home, just to avoid the lengthy process,” she said.
“If this scheme was introduced, a lot more people would be willing to come to Qatar, and it would also take the pressure off the rescue centre here, as more people would adopt rescue dogs and not dump their pets when they leave,” she added.
Following the success of the programmes in other Gulf countries, one would imagine that it will only be a matter of time before Qatar applies to adopt the scheme as well, which would eradicate hassle for pet-owners who would be able to treat their pooches to a holiday as well, an animal lover said.
BRINGING PETS BACK INTO THE UK FROM QATAR UNDER THE PET PASSPORT SCHEME
Hi
I have recently researched this as am coming over soon with my dog. DEFRA let me know that Qatar should be in the scheme within the next two years so I am going to obtain a passport just in case so that we can avoid Quarantine if we need to bring her back.
Qatar is not included in the pets passport scheme. If you have any queries concerning import or export of pets, I can recomend Doha Vets dohavets.com. They have helped us and can give you any advise you may need.
Qatar is not included in the pets passport scheme. If you have any queries concerning import or export of pets, I can recomend Doha Vets dohavets.com. They have helped us and can give you any advise you may need.
People are pushing for the government to join it, but things move very slowly here. So as it currently stands it's 6 months quarantine for pets when you return from Qatar to the UK.
www.qaws.org may be able to give you more up to date info on the status.
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QAWS and Qatar Pet Relocators worked together to complete the Pet Passport Scheme Application.
This was then submitted to the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Affairs and they are now considering the application and it is our understanding that it may be submitted to the EU in the near future.
We will keep you posted on the application as this is a fantastic move forward for the State of Qatar.
FROM GULF TIMES
Qatar likely to introduce Pet Travel Scheme
By Peter Townson
QATARI authorities are considering the introduction of the Pet Travel Scheme (PETS), which allows people to avoid quarantine and other time-consuming procedures when transporting their pets, according to officials from the Animal Resources Department.
An official said that the application had been submitted to the department, and that they were discussing its introduction in Qatar, “but nothing has been decided yet.”
The scheme was started in Europe to help with transporting cats, dogs (and now ferrets) to the UK which has particularly strict entry requirements, and provides a comprehensive programme for monitoring domestic animals. To be given a passport, an animal must have a complete up-to-date vaccination history, a blood test and must be micro-chipped.
Countries apply for the scheme, and depending on approval from the authorities in the EU, become members. Bahrain and the UAE are both members, and have passed on their experience to experts here, who have helped to put together an application ready for the government to submit, explained an animal resource expert.
“The benefits for the country would be obvious: it would provide an up-to-date and comprehensive record of all the pets here, it would protect Qatar from diseases such as rabies, and it would be an added incentive for expatriates coming to live here,” he said.
An animal welfare enthusiast and owner of a boarding kennel in Qatar explained that she had been contacted by several companies inquiring about the scheme.
“For people who will be moving back to the UK in the next few years, the current quarantine regulations of six months are a real deterrent, and people have even been moving to Bahrain and the UAE before going home, just to avoid the lengthy process,” she said.
“If this scheme was introduced, a lot more people would be willing to come to Qatar, and it would also take the pressure off the rescue centre here, as more people would adopt rescue dogs and not dump their pets when they leave,” she added.
Following the success of the programmes in other Gulf countries, one would imagine that it will only be a matter of time before Qatar applies to adopt the scheme as well, which would eradicate hassle for pet-owners who would be able to treat their pooches to a holiday as well, an animal lover said.
BRINGING PETS BACK INTO THE UK FROM QATAR UNDER THE PET PASSPORT SCHEME
Hi
I have recently researched this as am coming over soon with my dog. DEFRA let me know that Qatar should be in the scheme within the next two years so I am going to obtain a passport just in case so that we can avoid Quarantine if we need to bring her back.
Who knows - perhaps she won't want to come back?
wow, when did the quaratine start? I brought my critters no prob ...
Qatar is not included in the pets passport scheme. If you have any queries concerning import or export of pets, I can recomend Doha Vets dohavets.com. They have helped us and can give you any advise you may need.
Qatar is not included in the pets passport scheme. If you have any queries concerning import or export of pets, I can recomend Doha Vets dohavets.com. They have helped us and can give you any advise you may need.
People are pushing for the government to join it, but things move very slowly here. So as it currently stands it's 6 months quarantine for pets when you return from Qatar to the UK.
www.qaws.org may be able to give you more up to date info on the status.
There is no animal quaratine here for arrivals.
Please share this concept totally new to us.........