Animal Quarantine Centre

The Animal Quarantine Centre (AQC) provides quarantine facilities and services for imported dogs and cats. AQC's accommodation and pet services will enable your pet's stay to be as comfortable as possible.  

These services help to ensure that exotic diseases such as rabies are not introduced into Singapore. 

Reserving quarantine space 

Step 1: Find out if your pet needs to be quarantined when it arrives in Singapore.

Step 2: Please reserve a quarantine space through our Quarantine Management System. As there is high demand for quarantine spaces, we encourage applicants to book early.

Quarantine fees

Quarantine fees for dogs and cats will be progressively increased from (i) $16.80 to $36 per dog/cat per day (fan) and (ii) $26.25 to $44 per dog/cat per day (air conditioned). To ease this transition for pet owners, the fee increases will be staggered over two years: 

Customers who submitted their quarantine space applications before 1 Dec 2025 will not be affected by this fee revision. 

Quarantine related fees 

Dogs/cats will be transported to AQC after arrival in Singapore and completion of import clearance. Animals arriving from countries in Schedule III will be administered a rabies vaccination on arrival at AQC. The fees for these services as follow: 

Facilities and services 

AQC provides a range of accommodation and facilities that will make your pet's stay as comfortable as possible. AQC's facilities include: 

• Kennels (4.3 m by 1.8 m by 2.14 m) comprising an indoor room and an outdoor run 

• Cattery rooms (1.7 m by 1.2 m by 2m) 

• A choice of air conditioned or non-air conditioned (fan-fitted) rooms 

• Exercise fields 

• Grooming rooms 

At AQC, your pet will receive professional care in the form of: 

• Proper care by a team of experienced animal handlers 

• Daily checks by on-site veterinary staff 

• Quality commercial dry or canned pet food (for dogs and cats) 

• Morning walks in exercise fields for dogs 

AQC will contact you or your pet agent if your pet requires veterinary attention. You are required to engage your own private veterinarian to visit your pet at AQC and bear the necessary charges.

What pet owners can do 

Here are some steps pet owners can take to ensure that their pet's specialised needs are met at AQC: 

• Bring bedding and toys to make your pet comfortable.  AQC does not take responsibility for any items brought into or left at the station. 

• If your pet requires medication during its stay, please indicate this during the QMS application. AQC staff will only administer medication with the prescription and instructions from your attending veterinarian. 

• Walk your dog in AQC’s exercise field. Owners are given 15 minutes during visiting hours to use the exercise field. Slots are available on a first come, first served basis.  You can book the field on the day of your visit. Use of the field is free of charge. 

• Bring your own grooming equipment to clean and groom your pet in AQC’s grooming room. AQC does not provide grooming or bathing services. The use of the grooming rooms is free of charge, but you are required to make a booking first. Owners are given 30 minutes to use these grooming rooms. Make a booking for a grooming room at least two days in advance by approaching our staff at the AQC reception counter during visiting days. 

Kennel for a dog

Cattery room for a cat

Exercise field

AQC Visiting Hours for Pet Owners 

Visiting hours

 You may book the following at the reception desk during visiting hours: 

• Fields for dog walking 

• Grooming facilities for both dogs & cats 

AQC Quarantine Release Hours 

Your pets will be released from quarantine between 10:00AM - 12:00PM on its quarantine release date, including days when the centre is closed for visiting. It is essential to collect your pet on the specified release date, as extension of quarantine is not allowed. 

Quarantine Release Hours 

AQC location and contact details 

Address: 2 Jalan Lekar Singapore 698919 

Nearest MRT station: Choa Chu Kang (North-South Line)

Bus services: 975 and 172 near Choa Chu Kang MRT station, alight at Home Team Academy (bus stop no. 30049) and walk 3 minutes to AQC

Please use public transport as parking spaces at the Animal Quarantine Centre are limited.

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