JoandJon Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Hi all, I came across this at work and thought some people might be interested - please note it's just a draft review, but just in case anyone's interested..... http://www.daff.gov.au/ba/ira/current-animal/dogs_and_cats Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Shoes Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 excellent post Jo ... so kind of you to do this ... let´s hope it sticks .. :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galahad Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Oh, wow - I wonder how quickly the new quarantine time will be put into practice ? Logic says that there must now be sooo many 'companion animals' who are squeaky clean when they arrive that the system needs to be speeded up..... Is it too early to tell my 'girls'.....? :animal-dog::animal-dog::animal-cat: I plan to send them at the end of the year - at the moment we are pootling along quite nicely with all the vaccs....it would be wonderful, both for them & my wallet if the quarantine was reduced by then..... Great post - Thank you...... :smile: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh3p69 Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Hello Sheps OH here, thank you so much for posting this article. very very exciting news, we are hoping to fly the end of this year with my two best friends, sydney and baby and it would be amazing if they only had to do 10 days as opposed to 30 days quarrantine. its the most worrying part of the whole process for me. thank you so much for sharing this info and fingers crossed for all our pets sake :animal-dog: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3FatCats Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 With 3x cats quarantine set me back a small fortune.....would be great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoandJon Posted August 13, 2012 Author Share Posted August 13, 2012 It's only a draft proposal at the moment - I wouldn't count on it until the ink is signed and all is sorted. It may end up that they don't go with it for various reasons. I'd have loved it to only be 10 days for Satch - but she (and we) made it anyway! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest weecraigy Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 I have a dogue de bordeaux and 2 x cats, i do hope this proposal happens, my family plan to fly out to perth by the end of the year and i am slowly making progress with vacs etc. Can you get the rabies blood tests done before getting the rabies vacs. We are trying to get everything done 5 months before so my pets only need to do 30 days quarantine. Can anyone advise pet courier companies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galahad Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 "... It's only a draft proposal at the moment - I wouldn't count on it until the ink is signed and all is sorted. It may end up that they don't go with it for various reasons ...." ....Very true - these things can take ages - so no point telling my girls yet - 10 days or 30 days - we'll handle it ... I think they will eventually adopt it - or at least reduce the time, simply because there are so many 'companion animals' now travelling.... I don't know if anyone has done a survey of the increase (like they do with numbers for immigration) but the explosion in the number of 'pet shippers' gives a clue to the amount of business available to keep them afloat.... I'm all for some quarantine - having lived through the horse 'flu epidemic which swept Australia & wreaked havoc throughout the horse community (to say nothing of the anguish of having two very sick horses) ..... That was caused by lax quarantine practices .... So we wait with bated breath .... BTW, Congratulations (on your post-script message) JoandJon ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoandJon Posted September 8, 2012 Author Share Posted September 8, 2012 Bumping this up for someone else, hope it helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 I ha dnot heard of this, great news for future migrants. The current requirements are cruel and unnecessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jago Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 Hi, Does anyone know how long this review might take and when a decision will be made? Also interested to know if anyone has heard anymore on this and if there is a good chance the quarantine time might be reduced. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 Hi, Does anyone know how long this review might take and when a decision will be made? Also interested to know if anyone has heard anymore on this and if there is a good chance the quarantine time might be reduced. Thanks. I posted a reply in the other thread. This is what AQIS currently say on the matter http://www.daff.gov.au/aqis/cat-dogs/policy-review-of-the-importation-of-dogs,-cats-and-their-semen--faq Till then don't plan on anything and carry on following the regulations that are currently in place. I am sure that as soon as anything new is decided, it will be posted on the AQIS website for all to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jago Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Hi, Has there been any further updates on this? Any sign of these changes happening? Seems to be taking a long time. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulip Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 I'm afraid not, Jago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chris955 Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 The bureacratic wheels turn VERY slowly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyingeggplant Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 I contacted them on April 3 to see if the changes would come into effect soon. Here's the reply I got: The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) recognises the strong interest prospective importers have in the draft policy review, and is focussed on finalising the review. Well over 100 stakeholder comments and submissions to the review were made, which require appropriate evaluation before the draft review is finalised. Once the policy review draft is finalised there remains a number of steps to 'operationalise' the policy. Without providing a firm commitment, to finalise the policy and put in place operational arrangements, it could conceivably take at least the remainder of 2013. There is also no guarantee that, once the review is finalised and new arrangements are in place that the conditions will be the same as they are in the draft review on the DAFF website. For these reasons, DAFF recommends people who wish to import cats and dogs to Australia do so within the current policy framework. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunset Addict Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Oh b....ger, not any time soon then, as apparently even once announced it will be 7 months before it comes in to force. so summer 2014 at the earliest then? Gutted as Byford is likely closing for good, and was hoping for some good news... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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