Article: Vets warn of illness from travelling pets.(News)

Byline: Sarah Probert

Britain's pet population is under threat from a rise in fatal foreign diseases brought into the country as a result of the Government's Pet Travel Scheme, a national conference in Birmingham heard yesterday.

Animal expert Dr Susan Shaw blamed the scheme for causing the spread of infectious diseases and called for greater control to prevent them from creeping into the animal and human population.

Speaking at the launch of the ...

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