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anthony@gil.com.au (Anthony Magnani) wrote:
>brynmawr@ix.netcom.com(Monica Shifflet ) wrote:
>
>>Hi everyone,
>>I am an Australian Cattle Dog Breeder from the USA and a friend just
>>told me that the quarantine restrictions for dogs coming into Australia
>>are to be lifted within the year. She works for our goverment and she
>>claims she was told this by Australian officials. Does anyone know if
>>this is true?
>
>                              I believe their not removing
>restrictions but reducing the quarantine time period.  We still have
>to be on guard against rabies etc ...

I have an animal in quarantine at the moment, so I'm pretty up to date with the 
current status anyway. They have reduced the quarantine period for domestic pets from 
6 months to 4 months (with proper documentation of continuous rabies vaccinations 
etc). At this stage they don't plan to reduce it further, but who knows what could 
happen in the future.

I wouldn't count on any further reductions anytime soon though.

Contact me direct if you want any more detailed info about my experience of 
quarantine.

Cheers
Manda