ANIMAL RECEPTION CENTRE

Rob Quest
Covering:-
City of London Corporation
EU regulations
TRACES
Border Inspection Posts - who, where, what, why, how
Problems
(When I talk about imports - I am referring to your exports..)
Acronyms
Why the City of London Corporation?
Law Enforcement Animal Health and
Welfare

Operate the Border Inspection Post at Heathrow

Caring for the animals that pass through Heathrow

Identify species in consignments for UK Border
Force (Customs)
Annual Figures 2013 -
Heathrow BIP
Cats and Dogs 16,400
Birds 1,200 (why so low?)
Reptiles 250,000
Horses 300
D.O.C 250,000
Fish 26 million
Rodents/Lagomorphs 4,500
LABORATORY ANIMALS
An emotive issue

Demonstrations/Threats/Pressure from
Animal Rights groups

Hence many commercial airlines will not
carry them

Private charters.
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Legislation
EU legislation
National legislation

EU Directive 91/496 (Vet Checks)
EU Directive 92/65 (Animal Health requirements for
Imports and Trade)

The Trade in Animals and Related Products
Regulations 2011
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Legislation

Regulation EU 1/2005
Implemented in England by:-
The Welfare of Animals (Transport)
)(England) Order 2006

Note: One in the previous slide we had an EU
Directive and here we have a Regulation - there is a
difference.
BORDER INSPECTION POST
Why

The veterinary border control is a key factor to ensure that the live animals
entering to the European Union are safe and meeting the specific import
conditions laid down in the Community legislation.

Imported live animals present the highest level of risks as they can transmit
serious human and animal diseases. Therefore it is necessary to subject them
to specific controls at their point of entry, so called veterinary border
inspection ports (BIPs).

A consignment of live animals can only enter into the EU, if it has
satisfactorily undergone the specific checks and a Common Veterinary Entry
Document (CVED) is issued.




BORDER INSPECTION POST
Who

BIP facilities operated:
Government, Airlines, freight companies, transit shed operators


Staff looking after the animals, often independent.
Contract, or employees of one of the above


Vets and assistants mostly government/local government.


BORDER INSPECTION POST
How
Directive 91/496 - Veterinary Checks Directive

The 3 checks
Documentary - Identification - Physical


TRACES



CVED (Common Veterinary Entry Document)



Free movement within E.U.

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BORDER INSPECTION POST
How
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BORDER INSPECTION POST
What
Facilities at ARC and elsewhere
Check times when open and public holidays!
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BORDER INSPECTION POST
Where
And where to get other information
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Product Animal
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BORDER INSPECTION POST
Transits and Transhipments
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Non-EU countries
Switzerland,
Norway,
Lichtenstein etc etc

Follow EU rules.. But, as we have said,
as un-harmonised goods, there are
National Rules covering them
(nothing is easy)
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1/2005
Planning - Journey Plans
Roles and responsibilities
Containers and provisions (IATA)
Labelling (IATA)
Contingencies - Contingency Plans
Delays
Diverts
Change of routes
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Important
Labels
Address and contact details of person(s) to
contact in case of emergency. (24 hour!)
Final destination
Agents (specialists!)
Transport company
Authorised transporters.
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The journey
Research: Most stressful part is loading and
unloading - based on heart rate.
Rabbits. Heat > stress > loading > more
stress.
SPF boxes and ventilation..


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Problems
Generally, commonest issues are around
paperwork, (but not so with lab movements). This
can stop a shipment at the border.
Three options. Return, make compliant, euthanise.
Poor boxes, shipping etc will not generally cause
the detention of a shipment at the border. It may
well delay it though. Re-packing if necessary etc.
Airlines receive the enforcement action for poor
boxes etc. as they have accepted the consignment
and they land them in the country of destination.
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Obese rats - 2 cases.
Temperature and overcrowding


Usual stocking densities should be adjusted
for non usual animals
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Tracking
Automatic
40 pcs weighing 270 kgs received from shipper at 15:41 on XX June 2014..
40 pcs weighing 270 kgs confirmed on flight xxxxx XX June 2014 19:00 - LHR
40 pcs weighing 270 kgs manifested on flight xxxxx XX June 2014 19:00 - LHR
40 pcs weighing 270 kgs departed on flight xxxxx XX June 2014 ATD 19:17 - LHR
40 pcs weighing 270 kgs arrived on flight xxxxx XX June 2014 07:14 LHR
40 pcs weighing 270 kgs documents delivered at LHR on XX June at 09:12



Temperature on the day - 93F

Thank you.