‘Max is my eyes’: Paralympian says post-Brexit rules stop him flying with his guide dog
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jun/27/max-is-my-eyes-paralympian-says-post-brexit-rules-stop-him-flying-with-his-guide-dog
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‘Max is my eyes’: Paralympian says post-Brexit rules stop him flying with his guide dog
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jun/27/max-is-my-eyes-paralympian-says-post-brexit-rules-stop-him-flying-with-his-guide-dog
Posted by printial
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>Travellers with disabilities are banned from boarding flights to and from the UK with an assistance dog if the organisation which trained them is not recognised by the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).
>Since Brexit, they are also denied boarding unless they obtain an animal health certificate from a vet for each trip to the EU. The certificates, which replace the European pet passport, can cost up to £200.
We have finally taken back control. No longer in the hands of the evil EU.
£200 seems like a small price to pay for that.
>A similar requirement in European Commission regulations was scrapped in 2016 after complaints that it excluded thousands of dogs accredited by government-appointed bodies.
So, he’s not banned, he has to join organisations that are supported by DEFRA and get a health certificate. I’m sure his supporters will help find the £200 he needs This is not an assault against a differently abled individual but one by The Grauniad on BREXIT, which it hates and wishes with all its heart had not happened and would immediately reverse if it could by any means available one of which is to provide headlines like this to influence voters to vote Labour (it’s a given) and influence Labour once it’s in power to reverse BREXIT, with or without a referendum. It’s not going to happen, citizens, whilst I voted to remain like many of you, I and everyone else must accept the decision that was made, based on lies or otherwise. We must make BREXIT work or perish.