‘As dog lovers, we understand how heart-wrenching it can be to see dogs abandoned or mistreated abroad; however, rehoming them from other countries is not without risk.'
More stray dogs have been brought to the UK from Romania than any other country by a long way from abroad could bring a risk of disease, as figures show around 20,000 were brought to the UK from Romania last year.
Figures from the Animal and Plant Health Agency show that in 2019 a total of 44,563 dogs were legally brought into the UK from overseas. In total, 19,487 – or 44% – came from Romania, more than the rest of the top five countries combined. A spokeswoman for the Dogs Trust said the numbers are on the increase and warned of disease and behavioural risks.She added: ‘There continues to be a large number of stray dogs in many overseas countries, and the number of dogs imported into Great Britain from EU countries such as Romania has been on the rise over the past few years.
‘There are a number diseases found in mainland Europe that we don’t have in the UK and which are not subject to testing or management under the rules of pet travel.
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