The Swedish Board of Agriculture believes that the decisions are a direct effect of a confirmed rabies case in Germany and a random check on a transport of dogs from Russia and Belarus, carried out at the Swedish border in February.
It turned out that seven out of 19 dogs lacked protection against rabies and needed to be euthanized, even though the dogs had been checked in another EU country and the animals' other documentation showed that import requirements had been met.
The Swedish Board of Agriculture's warning applies particularly to the trade in dogs with unknown backgrounds, such as street dogs that are at high risk of being exposed to infection.
