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Originally Posted by pacino
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Originally Posted by Morgaine
They are considerd wolfhybrids and therefore fall under the dwaa (dangerous wild animals act) Unfortunatly eventhough defra makes up these rules they do not know how they need to aplly in practice. I've been busy for ages with defra trying to figure out how i can import my Saarloos wolfdog for holiday or for good if i decide to move to the uk.
What they said to me was i need to contact the local authority of the place i would want to go for holiday, they will decide if you need a liscence or if they will be discrete and cosider it a domestic dog.
What bothers me is that even i have permission of, lets say Glastonbury (my favorite place in the uk) to bring my dog, i could still end up having trouble at the uk borders.
I hope you understand what i am trying to say because i am having a hard time trying to explain it in english.
There is a little bit of hope though because there are changes plannend in the wild animal act wich will go on force on the 6th of April.
This is the email i got yesterday from defra:
SAARLOOS WOLFDOG
Thank you for your further email of 8 February about your Saarloos wolfdog. I have been asked to reply.
There are currently no further updates on the revision of the Dangerous Wild Animals Act. The Animal Welfare Act 2006 comes into force on 6 April this year and more information should be available around that time. All updates will be published on Defra’s website at http://www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-cou...wd/wildact.htm.
Unfortunately Defra is unable to tell you if you would definitely need a licence from a local authority to bring your dog on holiday with you. Once you have decided your holiday destination it would be best for you to contact the local authority for advice, as they might possibly choose to exercise discretion and regard it as a domestic dog.
The attached document ‘The keeping of wolf-hybrids in Great Britain’ may be of interest to you.
Yours sincerely
Julie Tucker
Defra - Customer Contact Unit |
Hi I entered uk only last weekend with a male SAARLOOS this dog is on the Euopean passport it is NOT illegal to enter the uk with a saarloos, the law is made by government published by DEFRA but it is the local councils that decide if your dog needs lience, there are 18 Czechoslovakian wolfdogs in uk there are now 6 Saarloos not one has license,,as long as your paperwork is correct you can enter uk,, you have contacted DEFRA they will tell you things as they are not 100% sure of the law, it really is a joke, we hope that in 2007 we can get the law changed it has taken a long time to try and educate here but we will not give up,regards paul winder |
HI Paul, That is good news, casue i remember the difficulties you hd after your firts litter well. Than the work you did seems to have paid up!
One thing that interests me however, if you breed , do the puppies get offcial papers when the sire and dame have offical papers?