BAHAMAS

REQUIREMENTS FOR PETS TO THE BAHAMAS

I) YOU WILL NEED TO OBTAIN AN EXPORT PERMIT FROM DEFRA

WHICH WILL BE SENT TO YOUR VET 10 DAYS PRIOR TO EXPORT.

YOU WILL NEED TO USE AN LVI VET (LOCAL VETERINARY

INSPECTOR) MOST VET PRACTICES HAVE AT LEAST ONE.

2) AN IMPORT PERMIT MUST BE OBTAINED FROM THE DEPARTMENT

OF AGRICULTURE, P.O.BOX N3028, NASSAU, BAHAMAS.

3) MICROCHIPPING IS NOT ESENTIAL BUT WE DO RECOMMEND IT

4) VACCINATIONS:

DOGS: - MUST BE VACCINATED AGAINST CANINE DISTEMPER,

HEPATITIS, PARVOVIRUS, LEPTOSPIROSIS & ADENOVIRUS. ON

ARRIVAL IN BARBADOS; ALL DOGS MUST BE VACCINATED FOR

CORONA VIRUS.

CATS: - MUST BE VACCINATED AGAINST FELINE LEUKAEM lA,

RHINOTRACHEITIS. CALICIVIRUS, PANLEUKOPENIA & PNEUMONITIS

5) DOGS NEED TO HAVE A FAECAL SAMPLE LAB TESTED NO MORE

THAN 10 DAYS PRIOR TO DATE OF EXPORT. SAMPLES MUST BE

TESTED AT THE VLA IN WEYBRIDGE AND COME BACK WITH A

NEGA TIVE RESULT.

6) PETS NEED TO BE EXAMINED BY AN LVI VET NO MORE THAN 48

HOURS PRIOR TO EXPORT WHEN THE VET WILL FILL IN THE EXPORT

CERTIFICATE.

7) YOU WILL NEED TO COMPLETE AN OWNERS WRITTEN

DECLARATION THAT THE PET(S) HAS BEEN RESIDENT OF THE

UNITED KINGDOM FOR AT LEAST 6 MONTHS OR SINCE BITH. IF

IMPORTED FROM ANOTHER COUNTRY; PAPERWORK NEEDS TO BE

PROVIDED TO SHOW THAT THE PET(S) WAS IMPORTED UNDER THE

OFfICAL PET TRAVEL SCHEME.