| I would like to make people aware of what can | | | | shelters, that's if he's lucky enough to get a place. It |
| happen if they decide to return to their country of | | | | has often been the case that the dog will just been |
| birth for whatever reason if they own a dog. For | | | | abandoned to his fate and forced to fend for |
| instance, have they gone through the correct | | | | himself, and we all know that a dog that was once a |
| procedures to enable them to take their dog back to | | | | pet is not equipped to look after itself. |
| the UK, or any other country that expects certain | | | | This is completely heartbreaking to the owner |
| precautions regarding the dogs health to have been | | | | because in my opinion, the majority of dog owners |
| implemented before entry is allowed? Are they | | | | love their pets dearly and would never intentionally |
| aware, for instance that before a pet passport can | | | | do anything to harm them but certain events can |
| be issued, there is a set course of injections that will | | | | sometimes take complete control. For example, losing |
| cover a period of up to seven months before the | | | | their job or business, which then results in them being |
| dog can travel back to the UK? After the initial | | | | financially forced to return to their home county |
| Rabies injection a blood test will have to be taken a | | | | urgently, to seek work. I feel that this is probably |
| month later and then final vaccinations six months | | | | the route cause of why people abandon their dogs |
| after the blood test. So, its evident that there is | | | | and one that could have been avoided if they had |
| quite a bit of preparation needed well in advance of | | | | been aware and planned for their pet to travel in the |
| the return, otherwise it will place huge problems with | | | | event of this possible scenario ever happening to |
| delays to the schedule if the dog doesn't have his | | | | them. |
| passport in time. | | | | It's a truly terrible sight to see half starved and |
| It is currently being reported by many of the Dog | | | | desperately skinny dogs wandering around looking for |
| Rescue Organisations where I live in Spain, that they | | | | food and even worse searching for water when the |
| are sometimes overwhelmed with people wanting | | | | heat is relentless. Its heart wrenching to know that |
| them to take their pet dog into care because they | | | | the poor creature was probably once a family pet, |
| have not given their dogs welfare any priority in their | | | | well cared for and loved, and has now been left |
| moving plans. The dog's welfare has therefore has | | | | defenseless and unable to feed itself. If only people |
| been placed at the very bottom of the list. The fact | | | | would just plan ahead when they first decide to |
| that one needs to plan seven months in advance is | | | | move to the new country because it's a totally |
| what has caught a lot of people out, quite simply | | | | unacceptable option just to dump the dog when all |
| because they were not aware of the procedure. The | | | | that was needed was a little forethought. |
| subsequent implications of not going through this | | | | Is this really a good way to treat the best friends |
| procedure can be disastrous for the dog, because he | | | | we ever had? |
| is the one that will get left behind in one of the dog | | | | |