The following species arrived in the UK in 2008 and went into quarantine. This does not include animals which entered into quarantine at the end of 2007 and were released in 2008.
Species Number in quarantine Armadillos 2 Baboons 2 Bats 12 Beavers 38 Binturongs 1 Cats 1,169 Cheetahs 14 Chinchillas 2 Dogs 2,110 Foxes 4 Ferrets 2 Fossas 2 Fruit bats 10 Guinea pigs 5 Lemurs 4 Leopards 5 Lions 3 Lynxes 1 Mice 6 Ocelots 1 Otters 4 Primates 2,209 Pumas 4 Rabbits 16 Red pandas 1 Sea lions 3 Tenrecs 15 Tigers 5 Wallabies 2 Weasels 8 Wolves 1 Total 5,661 Note: The figures in the table are taken from Animal Health’s bespoke quarantine system.
The number of animals which went into quarantine in the following years (from 1 January until 31 December for each year) and were vaccinated against rabies are as follows:
Number of animals in quarantine and vaccinated against rabies 2005 1,836 2006 1,938 2007 1,642 2008 1,929 2009 1623 1 Figures from 1 January 2009 until 1 June 2009. Note: The figures in the table are taken from Animal Health’s bespoke quarantine system.
Only domestic (i.e. pet) cats and dogs are required to be vaccinated against rabies in quarantine unless they have been prepared for the Pet Travel Scheme for early release, in which case they can waive the requirement for rabies vaccination. Other mammals, zoo or research animals do not have to be vaccinated against rabies in quarantine.
These figures do not include animals which, for example, entered the UK (and entered quarantine) at the end of 2004 and were vaccinated, but released from quarantine in 2005.