Pet imports
Help us change the law
MPs will vote on this Bill for the third and final time on Friday 4 July. Help make sure it passes by writing to your MP, urging them to support the Bill using our template letter.
We’ve also developed thisÌýÌýto guide you through the process of engaging with your MP on issues that are important to you.

What will this legislation do?
The Bill is progressing well through parliament, passing committee stage on 14 May and is scheduled for its third reading in the House of Commons on Friday 4 July. It will:
- Help to stop pets being illegal smuggled into the UK: ·É±ð’v±ð previously raised awareness of the plight of pets that are illegally smuggled into Great Britain, sometimes by criminal gangs who dupe new owners into buying sick or poorly socialised pets. This new legislation will reduce the number of animals that can travel under pet travel rules, and enable the government to bring in restrictions such as increasing the minimum age that puppies can enter the country.
- Ban imports of animals withÌýmutilations:Ìýthese new powers will also enable the government to bring in measures to ban the import of animals with cropped ears, which ÂÜÀòÊÓÆµ and The FOAL Group have campaigned for through the #CutTheCrop campaign.
- Help prevent some diseases being imported:Ìýthe Bill will introduce measures which could help reduce the risk of importing some diseases which are not currently endemic to the UK. Increasing the age at which animals can travel and preventing heavily pregnant bitches from coming to the UK will help to reduce the risk of diseases, such as Brucella canis, from being accidentally imported, as there is a heightened risk of transmission associated with pregnancy and abortion.
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We’re working with Vet and MP Danny Chambers to progress this important Bill which is supported by many different groups, including vets, animal welfare charities, parliamentarians and the general public. Many of these measures have previously been close to becoming law in the and the ], but have disappointingly failed to become law.
We are calling on this Government to deliver on its promised commitments to animal health and welfare by ensuring this important piece of legislation finally continues its passage into law.
More information
For more information on the issues this bill aims to tackle, check out:
- Our Pet travel policy position
- Our #CutTheCrop campaign webpage
- Our Brucella canis hub and policy position
- Read about ÂÜÀòÊÓÆµâ€™s support for the dropped Kept Animals Bill