Dog breeders and foreigners moving to South Africa are barking mad at the Department of Agriculture and Land Affairs after its officials destroyed or sent back their precious pets on the basis of a dodgy veterinary test.
In the past four months, quarantine facilities have been crowded with dogs being brought into the country at great expense while their owners await the outcome of tests for leishmania, a parasitic disease that kills both humans and animals.
John Fulton, a Tanzanian veterinarian, said the South African tests carried out at the Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute in Pretoria were inaccurate and “a lot of animals have been put down that should not have been put down”.
These quarantine schemes have proven to be a fraud, and harmful to dogs, regardless of where they are implemented. These laws should be repealed in every country.
In the past four months, quarantine facilities have been crowded with dogs being brought into the country at great expense while their owners await the outcome of tests for leishmania, a parasitic disease that kills both humans and animals.
John Fulton, a Tanzanian veterinarian, said the South African tests carried out at the Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute in Pretoria were inaccurate and “a lot of animals have been put down that should not have been put down”.
These quarantine schemes have proven to be a fraud, and harmful to dogs, regardless of where they are implemented. These laws should be repealed in every country.
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