Barnabys Law

The tragic incident involving 5 Bosnian dogs who died in a car on route to the UK via Romania, is further proof that despite claims, not everybody involved in dog welfare has the dogs best interests at heart. I hear time and again from those in the "dog world" that much of the "import operation" involves trust and whilst I understand that, from my humble perspective, risk can be eliminated throughout the chain. How it currently works: Link 1 - UK rescue or individual sees a dog on FB they wish to help, raise donations for then bring to the UK so they contact Link 2 - Bosnian, Serbian or Macedonian rescuer who says yes the dog can travel to the UK and puts them in touch with a transporter. Link 3 - The T2 transport to the UK either organises or puts them in touch with what they claim is "internal transport" Link 4 - The "internal transport" or "happy bus to the border" arranges collection of the dog from the foreign rescuer and tak...

Every Serbia rescue dog in the UK is illegal That's quite a statement to make and at the time of doing so, that is what I genuinely believed. After researching, speaking with people both here and across Europe, I could not find anybody importing dogs correctly. Today, I have to correct myself and admit I was wrong, in fact 99.55% of Serbian dogs in the UK are here illegally! Over time, it became clear to me that nobody advertising Serbian rescue dogs for rehoming was bringing them out in accordance with the Serbian and UK regulations. So I submitted a freedom of information  request and waited for the reply.  A quick recap on the regulations -  1)rescue dogs are classed as commercial goods as their movement is for the purpose of transfer of ownership. They CAN NOT come out on pet passport schemes. 2)for non EU countries, regulations differ but include Bosnia, 3 week quarantine, rabies vaccination then leave from a registered facility. Serbia, rabies vaccination, ti...