Uk Pets Travel Scheme

During the transition period to travel with your pet to the eu until the end of december you can continue to use your valid pet passport.

Uk pets travel scheme. Your pet must travel within five days of you or another person who has written authorisation from you being granted entry. The scheme requires pets to meet certain animal health requirements such as being vaccinated against rabies before entering the uk. The eu pet travel scheme covers the regulations and guidelines to take pets abroad whether as part of a holiday or to live on a permanent basis. Whilst the pet travel scheme pets and the balai directive have made the transport of pets between the uk and mainland europe easier and more cost effective bva supports the strengthening of commercial and non commercial pet movement legislation to safeguard the health of the uk s animals and wider public and prevent unintended consequences to animal welfare through the circumvention of existing legislation we re encouraging the public to be responsible when choosing a pet.

Pet travel scheme into the uk the information in this section explains the current rules for bringing a pet dog a cat or a ferret into the united kingdom. Travelling with your pet after the uk s withdrawal from the european union the uk has left the european union and is now in a transition period until the 31st december 2020. Under the new pets travel scheme pets which was introduced in february 2000 you can now travel with your dog cat and even your pet ferret abroad within the eu to countries who participate in the pets travel scheme or enter the uk from another eu country or listed non eu country without putting your pet in quarantine so long as you comply with the pets travel. Pets can travel for only 20 per pet each way applicable for dogs cats ferrets defra pet travel documentation required.

We can also cater for your pet rabbits and rodents along with all species of birds and pet invertebrates ornamental tropical fish amphibian reptiles all travel free of charge. The pet travel scheme. An eu pet passport issued in the eu or in the uk before 1 january 2021 the ahc issued in great britain used to travel to the eu which you can use up to 4 months after it was issued a uk pet. Bringing your pet to the uk your pet must arrive in the uk no more than 5 days before or after you or you ll have to follow different rules.

The pet travel scheme came into force in 2000 as a control measure to prevent rabies certain tick borne diseases and tapeworm from entering the uk via the importation of pets.