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Guidance

Rabies quarantine: authorised premises and carriers

List of rabies quarantine premises and transporters authorised by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

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Details

If you need to put your cat or dog into quarantine when it enters England, Scotland or Wales, you must use an:

  • authorised quarantine premises
  • authorised quarantine transporter (known as a ‘carrier’) to transport it to the quarantine premises

Read our guidance on putting your pet in rabies quarantine.

Updates to this page

Published 9 June 2016
Last updated 821 MayNovember 2025 + show all updates
  1. Updated list of authorised premises and carriers.

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Update history

2025-11-21 14:27
Updated list of authorised premises and carriers.

2025-05-08 11:36
Updated list of authorised premises and carriers.

2025-04-08 15:31
Removed entry for Ape and Monkey Rescue Sanctuary, Wales.

2024-11-22 10:29
Ryslip Quarantine Kennels can quarantine cats and dogs up to 50kg.

2024-10-22 09:48
Updated list of authorised premises and carriers.

2024-10-16 12:56
Removed Dogs Kennels Trust from the list of authorised premises and carriers.

2024-02-16 15:00
Updated list of authorised premises and carriers.

2024-01-30 11:31
Updated the details for Ventura Wildlife Services.

2024-01-23 11:33
Updated the details for Ventura Wildlife.

2024-01-16 16:42
Aquithie Boarding and Quarantine Kennels and Cattery can quarantine cats, dogs (up to 50kg), rabbits and small rodents.

2023-12-15 10:03
Removed Overhill Quarantine Kennels from the list.

2023-10-09 15:33
Added details for Animal Air Care.

2023-06-01 11:20
Added details for Animal Couriers Ltd.

2023-05-31 13:15
Updated list: Calagran Four Paws Hotel accommodates and carries dogs only.

2023-05-25 13:53
Removed the entry for 4Paws-UK. Amended Ventura Wildlife from 200g to 250g.

2023-03-03 17:25
Updated the address for Cornwall Council.

2023-01-25 15:10
Ventura Wildlife can carry cats, dogs and other mammals from 200g to 1,000kg.

2023-01-10 10:53
Removed St Helens Council from the list of authorised rabies quarantine premises and carriers.

2022-11-09 12:05
We have changed the weight limit that Crossborder Animal Services BV can carry to 1740 KG.

2022-11-08 14:57
We have removed Breeney Quarantine Kennel in Northern Ireland from the list.

2022-07-21 14:33
Update to list of premises.

2022-07-04 11:11
Removed UK-wide Dogs Trust details, and added details for the Dogs Trust Canterbury and Cardiff locations to the list of authorised premises and carriers. Updated details for Ventura Wildlife and Oxfordshire County Council.

2022-06-22 12:30
Updated the contact details for Oxfordshire County Council.

2022-04-28 15:08
Updated contact information for Dogs Trust.

2022-04-27 16:12
Added Dogs Trust – Canterbury and Dogs Trust – Cardiff to the list of authorised premises and carriers.