Banned breed checker: UAE, airline and destination lists
One search against the UAE dangerous-animals list, the Emirates SkyCargo snub-nosed list and the import bans of the UK, India, the USA and Australia.
[ quick answer · 2 september 2026 ]
The UAE lists Pit Bull types, Mastiff types, the Japanese Tosa and the Presa Canario as dangerous (Rottweilers and Dobermans restricted). Emirates SkyCargo refuses snub-nosed breeds outside November to April. Great Britain and Australia ban named breeds outright; the USA and India have no federal import ban.
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UAE dangerous-animals list: Pit Bull types (Staffordshire Bull Terrier, American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, American Bully); Mastiff types (Fila Brasileiro, Dogo Argentino, Tibetan, Neapolitan, Boerboel, Cane Corso, Bully Kutta, Dogue de Bordeaux, Bullmastiff); Japanese Tosa; Perro de Presa Canario; Rottweiler (restricted, permit required in the UAE); Doberman (restricted, permit required in the UAE).
Emirates SkyCargo snub-nosed dogs: Affenpinscher, American Cocker Spaniel, Boston Terrier, Boxer, Brussels Griffon, Bulldog (all types), Bullmastiff, Cane Corso, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Chihuahua (apple headed), Chow Chow, Dogo Argentino, Dogue de Bordeaux, Japanese Chin, King Charles Spaniel, Lhasa Apso, Lowchen, Neapolitan Mastiff, Newfoundland, Pekingese, Pit Bull Terrier, Presa Canario, Pug (all types), Shar-Pei, Shih Tzu, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Tibetan Spaniel.
Emirates SkyCargo snub-nosed cats: British Longhair, British Shorthair, Burmese, Exotic Shorthair, Exotic Fold (Foldex), Himalayan, Persian, Scottish Fold, Selkirk Rex.
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2 September 2026
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