Rabies Legislation And Quarantine Restrictions

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asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they will state year by year, or for such periods as may be convenient:

(a) how many animals and of what kinds have been held under quarantine restrictions, and

(b) how many animals and of what kinds have developed rabies during the relevant periods.

The numbers and types of imported animals that have been held in quarantine under the rabies legislation during the last five years are as follows:

	Dogs	Cats	Other mammals (mainly small animals for research)
1971	3,534	1,127	12,189
1972	3,910	1,340	152,336
1973	4,454	1,550	84,174
1974	4,049	1,305	42,751
1975	3,758	1,216	44,730

No case of rabies in an imported animal has been recorded for the period in question.

Details of all cases of rabies in Great Britain since 1922 are contained in the Report of the Committee of Inquiry on Rabies (Waterhouse Committee) issued in June 1971 (Cmnd. 4696).

Volume 373: debated on Monday 26 July 1976