ALStrays Transport: The Future
Last month I flew the the inspector over from the UK to do the DEFRA Certifications on three of our four vehicles that we use for the transport of cats …
DEFRA, TRACES & PETS Scheme
Couple of subjects over the last couple weeks have left me aware that there still remains more than a little ‘confusion’ over TRACES the PETS Scheme, and the DEFRA Certifications …
Van Registration
Quick update regards a change regards the site and our Pet Transport Service from Spain. We have treated the van to a new number plate so DY62 TXR has been …
Spain to Ban export of Dogs with Leishmania
A couple of people locally have passed on a comment from a local vet (not one that we know) who has been saying that as all the Leishmania Test Results …
Ban electric shock dog collars!
Electric shock collars (ESCs) are worn around a dog’s neck and deliver a painful and distressing electric shock when a dog does not behave in a desired way. These collars …
Revised EU PETS Travel Scheme
DEFRA have just announced their changes to the EU PETS Scheme, which you can read in full below. It is obvious that they are clamping down on the ongoing abuse …
Illegally Imported Cats And Dogs
Received this email from AVHLA recently, well more accurately it was a Note at the end of an automated response to an email. We know that some people are buying …
ALStrays Pet Transport Newsletter: June 2013
Welcome to our 6th newsletter of 2013. May was a busy month, both in terms of PETS transports to the UK, transportation of rescue animals within Spain, and putting the …
Office Fair Trading Meeting
A couple of months ago Sands arrived back at our UK home to find a note had been left by the local Office of Fair Trading officer saying they had …
Transporting Cats and Dogs To UK
Further to our recent post regarding an increase in DEFRA inspections in the UK, and with the recent increase in the number of new transport companies and new people looking …