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Bringing your Pet to Australia.
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How much does it cost to bring a Dog or Cat to
Australia ? From the info that I have shown below, I would say
that you are looking from about GBP £1,500
upwards, plus another AUS $700-$800 to including quarantine etc. Then
maybe further costs to transport the pet from one of the three quarantine
stations to your final destination.
Cats & Dogs
If you wish to import a cat or dog into Australia, you need to apply for an AQIS
import permit via the Live Animal Imports Program, however, different import
conditions apply for the importation of disability assistance dogs. An
Import Permit currently costs $180.00 for the first animal. (April 2008)
Note: An import permit does not guarantee a space at an Animal Quarantine
Station, make sure you book a space as soon as possible.
Source: http://www.daff.gov.au/aqis/cat-dogs
Do NOT give your dog the Leptospirosis vaccination prior to travel, as it may
adversely affect the ability to bring your dog to Australia.
Horses
Refer to the Horses link on
http://www.daff.gov.au/aqis/cat-dogs/other
Other Pets
No other pets can be imported to Australia. These include such animals as;
chinchillas, fish, ferrets, guinea pigs, hamster, lizards, mice, snakes, spiders
and turtles. Source:
http://www.daff.gov.au/aqis/cat-dogs/other There are exceptions for
imported pets from New Zealand, where Rabbits and certain types of Birds are
allowed to be brought in. However, with an import permit fee of $180
minimum, I would not be sure about the economics of it.
Quarantine
Your Pets must spend time in Quarantine, after
arrival from the UK, and there are currently only 3 quarantine stations throughout
Australia, at the following locations.
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New South Wales: Eastern Creek Quarantine Station, 60 Wallgrove Road, Eastern Creek, NSW 2766 :
Tel: 61 2 9625 4566
PDF Info File
The Eastern Creek Animal Quarantine Station is
located 40Km west of Sydney.
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Victoria: Spotswood
Quarantine Station, 43-47 Craig Street, Spotswood, VIC 3105 : Tel: 61 3 9391
1627
PDF Info File
The Spotswood quarantine station is located
approximately 12km west of central Melbourne and approximately 25km from
Melbourne Airport.
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West Australia: Byford Quarantine
Station, 106 Nettleton Road, Byford, WA 6122 : Tel: 61 8 9525 1763
PDF Info File
The Byford Animal Quarantine Station is located 37 kilometres south of Perth
Fees for Government quarantine service for Cats & Dogs:
Quarantine entry, Inspection & Documents: $108
Transport to quarantine station: $95 or $120
Daily rate for the first cat - includes food and care - $13.55 (30
days = $406.50 + $108 + $120 = $624.50)
Daily rate for the first dog – includes food and care - $17.55 (30
days = $526.50 + $108 + $120 = $754.50)
Source:
http://www.daffa.gov.au/aqis/cat-dogs/fees-charges/govt-stations
(These prices were current at Feb 2008, and there may be other incidental costs
vaccinations etc)
Travel
Bringing your Pet to Australia can be expensive, I have seen
figures range from £1,500 to £2,400 for the basic cost of transportation to the
Airport in Australia. I have also seen a figure quoted of
£2,500 for two dogs, and on top of that is the costs in Australia of quarantine.
Worth checking around and getting EXACT quotes
Pet travel services
Australian Pet Travel Services, including Interstate Travel
Pet Restrictions
Some areas of Australia have restrictions on the
ownership of pets, and there are various reasons for this, and relate mainly to
the native wildlife of Australia.
One example is that some councils may restrict the
number of Dogs that you own to just 2. So it pays to check with the local
council if pets are an important part of your life.
Ferrets
Can I have a ferret in Queensland?
No. The ferret is a Class 1 declared pest
animal, and as such is a prohibited pet in Queensland. Other Australian states
also have restrictions on keeping ferrets as pets. Source:
http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/dpi/hs.xsl/4790_8281_ENA_HTML.htm
Rabbits
Can I have a pet rabbit in Queensland?
No.
There are no provisions under the Act to allow the keeping of domestic rabbits
as pets in Queensland. Other States do however allow them as Pets.
Rabbits are Australia's most destructive
agricultural and environmental introduced animal pest, costing between $600
million and $1 billion annually.
Source
Cats
How do I tell the difference between a feral
cat and a domestic one?
A feral cat is a declared pest. A domestic
cat is defined as a cat that is fed and kept; all other cats are defined as feral.
So that domestic cats can be returned if they
stray, owners should attach identifying information to them with a collar and/or a microchip.
Estimates are that Australia has up to 14 million feral cats, which kill up to 4 billion small mammals, birds and reptiles
each year.
Hamsters
Hamsters, Gerbils and Chinchillas are
completely banned in Australia
Guinea Pigs, Mice and Rats are allowed
as pets, at least in QLD.
Listing of
Prohibited mammals, reptiles and amphibians in Queensland, include, but are not
limited to:
American corn snakes, dingoes, feral pigs, ferrets, foxes, gerbils, hamsters,
monkeys, rabbits, red-eared slider turtles, squirrels, stoats, weasels and wild
dogs. Source:
http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/dpi/hs.xsl/4790_8263_ENA_HTML.htm
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