Wanted! Quarantine facilities for horses
Primary Industries and Resources SA (PIRSA) is looking for one or more properties with facilities suitable for quarantining horses.
South Australian Chief Veterinary Officer Dr Rob Rahaley said PIRSA had looked at a number of properties but none was suitable.
“With the continued success of the containment and eradication program for Equine Influenza in NSW and QLD, plans have been developed to repatriate South Australian horses that have been stranded interstate for the past three months,” Dr Rahaley said.
“Under nationally agreed conditions, repatriated horses will have to spend up to 14 days in quarantine on arrival back in SA.”
Dr Rahaley said that there was no official quarantine station in the State suitable for horses.
“We are appealing for help to assist with identification of a suitable site because we’d like to bring these horses home before Christmas.”
Key criteria:
• An isolated facility with good fencing, water and an exercise area
• Accommodation for up to 30 horses for a two week period
• The facility must be at least 300 metres away from other horses
• Shower and toilet facilities for people caring for the horses
Dr Rahaley emphasised that PIRSA would only repatriate horses that were very low risk and extremely unlikely to be infected with equine influenza. The quarantine requirement was just added insurance.
Anyone who knows of a suitable facility is asked to contact PIRSA on 1800 675 888.
South Australian Chief Veterinary Officer Dr Rob Rahaley said PIRSA had looked at a number of properties but none was suitable.
“With the continued success of the containment and eradication program for Equine Influenza in NSW and QLD, plans have been developed to repatriate South Australian horses that have been stranded interstate for the past three months,” Dr Rahaley said.
“Under nationally agreed conditions, repatriated horses will have to spend up to 14 days in quarantine on arrival back in SA.”
Dr Rahaley said that there was no official quarantine station in the State suitable for horses.
“We are appealing for help to assist with identification of a suitable site because we’d like to bring these horses home before Christmas.”
Key criteria:
• An isolated facility with good fencing, water and an exercise area
• Accommodation for up to 30 horses for a two week period
• The facility must be at least 300 metres away from other horses
• Shower and toilet facilities for people caring for the horses
Dr Rahaley emphasised that PIRSA would only repatriate horses that were very low risk and extremely unlikely to be infected with equine influenza. The quarantine requirement was just added insurance.
Anyone who knows of a suitable facility is asked to contact PIRSA on 1800 675 888.
posted by sammond at
11:55 am
1 Comments:
The BIG question is WHO IS GOING TO PAY for this quarantine period of two weeks it was a Federal government stuff up that started this in the first place and should be them paying not the people who are left to suffer the result of non existant quarantine procedures.
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