Israel

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Attention:  This information is to be used as general guidelines and may not be updated to meet the current requirements.  Before you travel, be sure to contact the appropriate authorities for your destination country.

ISRAEL PET IMPORT RULES AND REQUIREMENTS

1) Microchip:  Each Pet shall be identified by means of a microchip.  No other form of identification is acceptable. The microchip used should comply with ISO Standard 11784 or Annex A to ISO standard 11785- otherwise the pet will need to be sent with it’s own scanner attached to the top of the crate.

2) All animals need to have Full Vaccinations:

Dogs:  Distemper, Hepatitis, Parvo, Leptospirosis, (DHLPP) and Rabies within the last 12 months or a minimum of 4 weeks before arrival.

Cats:  Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis, Calicivirus, Panleukopenia (FVRCP), and Rabies within the last 12 months or a minimum of 4 weeks before arrival. 

3) Rabies Titer / FAVN-OIE Tests:  FAVN or Fluorescent Antibody Viral Neutralization (FAVN) Blood Test is to ensure that the rabies vaccinations have provided adequate rabies antibody levels and will need to be approved by an approved Government Facility  prior to export (i.e. the USDA).

To obtain a Rabies Titer/FAVN test:

Your vet will need to send a serum sample, accompanied by a completed FAVN Report Form, to the Kansas State University lab* to do the FAVN test. The Kansas State Lab will then send the FAVN Report Form with the results of the test back to the submitting clinic.

Rabies Laboratory

Kansas State University

2005 Research Park Circle

Manhattan, KS 66502

tel. 785-532-4483

fax 785-532-4474

www.vet.ksu.edu/rabies

rabies@vet.ksu.edu

If the FAVN test is approved:

4)  Israel Pet Health Certificate: Israel Pet Health Certificate This health certificate that needs to be completed by your vet within 10 days of departure.

5) USDA Endorsement:  The below referenced forms:

• Microchip Implantation Record
• Rabies Certificate
• Israel Pet Health Certificate

Must be sent to your local USDA for their stamp of approval.  Please contact your PetRelocation.com representative on the best way of handling this.

6)  All original documentation listed above must travel with the pets.

7)  In order for us to successfully clear customs we will need the following documents supplied prior to the animal’s arrival:

·     Copy of Pet Owner’s Passport

·     Note from Pet Owner’s Employer for the Relocation

Local Pet Resources

Veterinarians

1.  Vet-Spital 16,Ashtory st. Tel-Aviv Tel. +972-3-605 7733

2.  AAVM PO Box 29041, Tel Aviv 61290, Israel; tel.: 972 3 5175150

Pet Supplies / Grooming Services

1. Terminal 4 Pets - House of Veterinary Doctors

Nachal Grofit 844 modiin, Israel Office

Phone :+972 8-9264554

Israel is a country in the Southwest Asian Levant, on the southeastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon on the north, Syria and Jordan on the east, and Egypt on the southwest. Israel is a bustling, noisy, modern country. It's best not to arrive with preconceptions of spiritual epiphany. If you do, you'll almost certainly have them confirmed, but in doing so you run the risk of missing the best this fascinating place has to offer.

Capital: Jerusalem

Languages: Hebrew, Arabic

Currency: New Israeli Sheqel (ILS)

Geography

Israel is bordered by Lebanon in the north, Syria and Jordan in the east, and Egypt in the south-west. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean in the west and the Gulf of Eilat or the Gulf of Aqaba in the south. The sovereign territoryEast Jerusalem and the Golan Heights, is 8,550 mi²; with a little less than one per cent being water. The total area under Israeli control, including the military-controlled and Palestinian-governed territory of the West Bank, is 10,820 mi².

of Israel, excluding all territories captured by Israel in 1967, is 20,770 km² in area. The total area under Israeli law, including

Climate

Israel has pronounced seasonal variation, and summers and winters can often get pretty severe. Southern Israel tends to cook in July and August, with the mercury climbing beyond 40°C (104°F); it's almost constantly dry as well. Elsewhere, November to March are significantly rainy months. Things are a tad cooler in the north with summer highs around 30°C (86°F) and winter lows sometimes below zero.