Bringing Pets to Australia?

Question

I've heard that if you bring an animal to Australia from overseas it has to quarantined. Does anyone know for how long and whether or not you can keep them at home? In my case it would be two cats.

Answer 1

The date that the blood is collected for the rabies blood test determines the length of time the cat or dog must spend in Australian quarantine. Please refer to step 5 of the information package.

http://www.daff.gov.au/aqis/cat-dogs/cou...

Step 5: Rabies Neutralising Antibody Titre Test (RNATT)

Time frame: Between 60 days and 12 months prior to export.

For pregnant animals: between 150 days and 12 months prior to export.

Note: AQIS recommends that if the animal has never been previously rabies vaccinated to wait at least 4 weeks after the rabies vaccination. This enables the animal to produce sufficient antibodies to record a positive result.

The date that the blood is drawn for the RNATT will determine the amount of time your pet must stay in quarantine in Australia. One hundred and eighty (180) days must elapse between the date that the blood was taken for the RNAT test (with a satisfactory result) and the date your pet is released from quarantine in Australia. Your pet/s must be in quarantine for a minimum of 30 days in Australia.

http://www.daff.gov.au/__data/assets/wor...

The quarantine period can be between 30 and 115 days depending on the time from when blood was drawn

for the RNATT prior to arrival in Australia

Answer 2

http://www.daff.gov.au/aqis/cat-dogs This link should provide you with information.