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Rabies to return to Britain - by order of the EU
http://tinyurl.com/yfualq4
It seems our masters are very jealous of our rabies free status and want us to allow non passported and potentially infected animals in. Why must we always lower our standards? Why can the EU not raise theirs on this very importanat issue? Clearly we know how to irradicate the disease, It seems our EU masters are determined that rabies will exist in all EU states. Great!
It seems our masters are very jealous of our rabies free status and want us to allow non passported and potentially infected animals in. Why must we always lower our standards? Why can the EU not raise theirs on this very importanat issue? Clearly we know how to irradicate the disease, It seems our EU masters are determined that rabies will exist in all EU states. Great!
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I suspect the Government will still retain blood tests for pets entering this country with a passport.
However, Rabies in domestic animals is very rare in Europe. latvia and Roman are the only countries in Europe with Rabies, and 80% of those cases are in the wild animal population.
// In most parts of Western and Central Europe rabies has been successfully controlled and eradicated. So far several countries such as Finland, The Netherlands (1991), Italy (1997), Switzerland (1998), France (2000), Belgium, Luxembourg (2001) and the Czech Republic (2004) have been declared as being officially free of terrestrial rabies. //
http://www.who-rabies...t_rabies/Control.aspx
In short, the threat is very small, and the papers are scaremongering.
However, Rabies in domestic animals is very rare in Europe. latvia and Roman are the only countries in Europe with Rabies, and 80% of those cases are in the wild animal population.
// In most parts of Western and Central Europe rabies has been successfully controlled and eradicated. So far several countries such as Finland, The Netherlands (1991), Italy (1997), Switzerland (1998), France (2000), Belgium, Luxembourg (2001) and the Czech Republic (2004) have been declared as being officially free of terrestrial rabies. //
http://www.who-rabies...t_rabies/Control.aspx
In short, the threat is very small, and the papers are scaremongering.
// A small number of bats in the UK have been found to carry EBLV, a rabies like virus. There are two known strains of EBLV: EBLV1 and EBLV2.
In the UK, ten bats have been found with the EBLV2 live virus: eight in England and two in Scotland. All were Daubenton's bats.
Three bats have tested positive for EBLV1 antibodies: a serotine in the south of England and two Natterer's bats in Scotland. The presence of antibodies indicates exposure to the virus.
The discovery of EBLV in bats in the UK does not affect the UK's rabies free status. //
http://www.bats.org.u...ts_and_rabies.html#A2
In the UK, ten bats have been found with the EBLV2 live virus: eight in England and two in Scotland. All were Daubenton's bats.
Three bats have tested positive for EBLV1 antibodies: a serotine in the south of England and two Natterer's bats in Scotland. The presence of antibodies indicates exposure to the virus.
The discovery of EBLV in bats in the UK does not affect the UK's rabies free status. //
http://www.bats.org.u...ts_and_rabies.html#A2
Winding up you lefties is not quite the same as trotting out dull boring facts and figures all the time.
Anyway Noo Labour is dead, its back to Red Labour now so you wont hear that much, Bottler will be gone soon one way or another, but unfortunartley for you I doubt the PC Brigaed are going to dissappear for a while.
Obviously my posts work in my aim. Do yours ?
Anyway Noo Labour is dead, its back to Red Labour now so you wont hear that much, Bottler will be gone soon one way or another, but unfortunartley for you I doubt the PC Brigaed are going to dissappear for a while.
Obviously my posts work in my aim. Do yours ?
Yes youngmafbog, my *** detector is highly tuned.
As I said in my reply to Geezer, I don't think the British Government will stop doing blood tests.
I may 'sound a right borearse' (it is annoying when people use facts and examples instead of dodgy Daily Mail editorials) but I would be careful if I were you of commenting about how people come across on this site, because you are not exactly refined poster yourself.
As I said in my reply to Geezer, I don't think the British Government will stop doing blood tests.
I may 'sound a right borearse' (it is annoying when people use facts and examples instead of dodgy Daily Mail editorials) but I would be careful if I were you of commenting about how people come across on this site, because you are not exactly refined poster yourself.
geezer, you obviously don't know your Lisbon Treaty
// The Irish Republic and the UK currently have an opt-out from European policies concerning asylum, visas and immigration. Under the new treaty they have the right to opt in or out of any policies in the entire field of justice and home affairs. //
As I said, I don't think the British Government will stop doing blood tests on pets.
// The Irish Republic and the UK currently have an opt-out from European policies concerning asylum, visas and immigration. Under the new treaty they have the right to opt in or out of any policies in the entire field of justice and home affairs. //
As I said, I don't think the British Government will stop doing blood tests on pets.
Just checked and this regulation was introduced in 2003 in the rest of the EU. Britain was allowed to opt out.
This is a re-run of the same scaremongering from 3 years ago (see the Times article below) - we remained opted out in 2007.
http://www.timesonlin...pe/article1319955.ece
This is a re-run of the same scaremongering from 3 years ago (see the Times article below) - we remained opted out in 2007.
http://www.timesonlin...pe/article1319955.ece
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