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Manda Lynch <manda.lynch@antcrc.utas.edu.au> stated:

>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.

The Department of Primary Industries has reently called for public
submissions from groups and/or individuals regarding the whole
quarantine strcuture. It appeared in the newspapaers within the last
week.

Alan