title: Rabies, quarantine and the veterinary profession: the BVA's position.
abstract: The agriculture minister, Mr. Nick Brown, announced on March 26 that the government has decided to abandon quarantine for dogs and cats entering the UK from rabies-free islands and certain European countries and replace it with a system based on identification, certification, vaccination and blood testing. The BVA's current position on rabies and quarantine is given here.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002415:Cats; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004285:Dogs; D006801:Humans; D011640:Public Policy; D011790:Quarantine / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D011818:Rabies / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D012698:Serologic Tests; D006113:United Kingdom; D014611:Vaccination / Q000662:veterinary; D014730:Veterinary Medicine