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The new quarantine requirement for importing dogs & cats to Korea Dr. Limgwarn Kang DVM CoLuMn By DR. LIMGWARN KANG Microchip implantation and rabies Antibody Test -A microchip should be implanted into the animal’s body and the ID number should be stated in the veterinary health certifcate issued by the Quarantine Authority. -Microchips implanted in cats and dogs must be ISO-compliant (ISO11784 and 11785 Standards). For any other chips, importers must bring their own microchip scanners. -The rabies-neutralizing antibody test must be administered by an in - ternationally approved laboratory from the exporting country, from 30 days to 24 months prior to boarding, with a positive result equivalent to at least 0.5 IU/ml or higher. The test results should be stated in the veterinary health certifcate issued by the Quarantine Authority. -Dogs and cats younger than 90 days or originating from rabies-free countries do not require rabies-neutralizing antibody tests. Quarantine and inspection All countries have different regulations and preparation periods to let pets from Korea into the country. See below and get it started at the right time. Otherwise, your pet might end up being quarantined. Japan, Australia and New Zealand Preparation period: 6-7 months before entering the country; Rabies Neutralizing Antibody Titer Test, specifc parasite tests and import permits are needed, 180 days before departure. EU countries (except the U.K., Ireland, Sweden and Malta) Preparation period: 3-4 months before entering the country; Rabies Neutralizing Antibody Titer Test is needed 90 days before departure. UAE, South Africa, China and the U.K. Preparation period: 1-2 months before entering the country; Specifc tests for each country and import permits are required. USA and Canada Preparation period: 1 month before entering the country; Valid Rabies Vaccination, at least 30 days before the departure date. Countries that ONLY allow live animals in Manifested Cargo The U.K., New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong, UAE, South Africa, among others How did you get started? Ruddy: Like most media organs, ARC came about when I contact- ed potential writers and built an initial team of six people. Once a solid voice has been developed, we’ll attempt to expand. Hughes: We’re now beginning to accept submissions to editor@ arc.pm. We feel like there’s enough space out there for our distinct voice to be heard and that there are endless channels of curious, intriguing and fascinating stories in this beautiful world. Ruddy: We’d like to provide an outlet for that. Amongst the dozens of page “like” requests, suspiciously well-targeted advertising and click-bait headlines such as “This man got trapped in a viaduct with a tiger and you won’t believe what happened next,” why should a person spend time reading Arc? Ruddy: We aren’t here to dupe anyone into supplying us with ad- vertising revenue or become some form of established media, so ultimately we have no agenda. As long as we continue to enjoy the work, we will do it and hopefully we can make our audience ask questions of their situation, try something new or even just laugh on a Monday morning, we’ll be happy. What’s next for the magazine? Ruddy: So far we have been attempting to tie each issue together with a loose theme, which includes articles roughly categorized as opinion, experience, media and et cetera. Hughes: We feature a different cover every month. This month is street artist and illustrator Michael Roy. The magazine is pretty fluid, so here’s a cross-section of our prior topics: travel, hoarding, drink- ing, power violence music, language learning, teaching, microag- gressions, Thomas Pynchon, hormone-adjustment drug experiments with breast cancer drug Letrozole and an “asp-ucational” Twine game in which you can choose to be human or elevator. Ruddy: As we work and learn more about what we are doing and what we want, we’ll strive to diversify and improve. The last issue was all about music and features, among others: the power violence guitarist at a K-pop concert, an interview conducted in the midst of a custard pie fight and some things about transgender cabaret. Hughes: That is all we have to say, to offer, so feel free to climb on board ARC as we set off two by two by two by two by two. (02) 792-7602 21-1 Itaewon-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul chungwha77@gmail.com www.cwhospital.com j 02-797-3040 www.thepethotelm.com j Korea Animal Transport (KAT) & Chungwha Animal Hospital The Pet Hotel M MoRE INFo Website: arc.pm