To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many dogs travelled to the UK under the Pet Travel Scheme via (a) sea, (b) tunnel and (c) air in (i) 2023 and (ii) 2024.
Answered on
14 October 2024
Means of Transport | January – December 2023 | January – August 2024 |
Air | 14,196 | 10,904 |
Sea | 98,090 | 81,603 |
Tunnel | 176,423 | 142,142 |
Total | 288,709 | 234,649 |
The data regarding the Pet Travel Scheme covers pets entering Great Britain and is based on information provided by checkers employed by approved carriers of pet animals. Please be aware that this is subject to change as we often receive throughput returns from carriers months later.