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Myth busted: 皇冠体育app Sun, Mirror and Metro claim there is a high risk of rabies entering the UK

皇冠体育app pet travel rules mean that the risk of rabies coming into the country is extremely low.

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Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published
11 March 2013
This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

皇冠体育app Myth - 皇冠体育app Sun, Mirror and Metro report that there is a high risk of rabies entering the UK because the pet travel rules were relaxed last year.聽皇冠体育app stories also claim that an increase in puppy smuggling will lead to an increased risk of rabies coming into the country.

皇冠体育app Truth - This is not true. 皇冠体育app stories are based on inaccurate reporting by Channel 4鈥檚 Dispatches in a programme about illegal puppy smuggling. 皇冠体育appre is not a high risk of rabies entering the UK. 皇冠体育app pet travel rules mean that the risk of rabies coming into the country is extremely low.

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Published 11 March 2013