NIH change for public access: http://www.taxpayeraccess.org/media/release07-1226.html --- I had to find some export info for someone going from the U.S. to the U.K., so here are the essential URLs, minus the quotes he needed: Info is SPECIFICALLY for U.S. to U.K. There WAS a six month quarantine, and the individual needed extensive paperwork in both countries. THINGS HAVE SINCE IMPROVED. The way to find out what has changed is to look here: http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/quaranti... [Moderator's note: Don't know what you're using to copy links Sukie :-) You probabably mean: http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/quarantine/pets/territory.htm BIG] Notice that the USA *IS* a qualifying country (no quarantine) in http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/quaranti... [Try: <http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/quarantine/pets/procedures/support-info/other.htm> Here is the USDA Import-Export URLs: How To Transfer Ferret To UK From USA? - Yahoo! Answers for the UK: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/... http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/ncie/iregs/... http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/ncie/iregs/... [I dunno, I'm guessing these should be: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/animals/animal_exports.shtml http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/ncie/iregs/animals/ http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/ncie/iregs/animals/uk.html BIG] Scroll down to BEGIN QUOTE PDF - Cats, Dogs, and Ferrets (non-commercial english-only) - March 2005 - Please ... and PDF - Dogs, Cats, Ferrets (Trade, Commercial importation) - August 2004 END QUOTE and open the PDFs. Because of vaccines needed you will also need to inform yourself about CDV (canine distemper virus for which there are vaccines such as Merial Purevax Ferret CD Vaccine) and rabies (a exceedingly rare and preventable disease for ferrets when the IMRAB 3 vaccine is used) with resources such as Rabies: Professional information: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/rabies/pr... [http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/rabies/professional/professi.htm] CDC Q&A on ferrets, dogs, and cats in relation to rabies: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/rabies/qu... [Try: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/rabies/Ques&Ans/q&a.htm] National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians: the latest Compendium of Animal Rabies Control and Prevention is in documents: http://www.nasphv.org Since the site used links with partial URLs begin with http://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/index.shtml and working from that the rest can all be found! Someone actually posted to the poor person that ferrets are considered vermin in the U.K so can't be imported. GADS! Sukie (not a vet) Recommended ferret health links: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/ http://ferrethealth.org/archive/ http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/ http://www.ferretcongress.org/ http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html [Moderator's note: Since I'm commenting anyhow, note microchipping is required. Trouble is, most microchips implanted in the USA WILL NOT QUALIFY, since US companies use a proprietary standard instead of the ISO 11784 or ISO 11785-A standards like the rest of the world. Ah, USA capitalism at work! Be sure you check before you chip. BIG] [Posted in FML 5834]
