Pet Export/Imports - Pets Travel Scheme and Pet
Passports
Enjoy
a nice time abroad on holiday with the whole family - with no worries of anyone left behind!
Vets2Home - and our Official Veterinary Surgeon
(OV) - offer pet owners with pampered pooches and spoiled felines to sort out
all the practical arrangements around preparing your pet (or pets) to travel
freely from the UK and in/out of the EU and many other participating countries
around the world - once completing the passport procedure which by 1st
of January 2012 has become a much more simple and affordable procedure. All we
need is to see you and your pet at home on one to two occasions within a month
to provide your pet with this easy life-long travel document!
The passport is
valid lifelong for your pet - as long as the Rabies booster
vaccinations are kept strictly up-to-date and given before the expiry date - and usually a minimum of 21 days before
the intended travel date. The type of vaccine we use has 2-3 years of validity
depending on whether it's a cat or a dog being vaccinated, so there is plenty
of time to keep it up-to-date in between travels.
We strongly recommend that you always
check out the official DEFRA website (use link below) before you travel with
your pet -for the latest specific regulations related to your chosen
destination as some countries differ slightly on which additional requirements
to meet and when (flea/tick/worm treatment required and other relevant
treatment).
The previous very strict -and costly- blood
test procedure has been harmonised per 1st of January 2012 enabling
easier travel with pets between the UK, most EU and other listed
countries.
Procedure for obtaining a Pet Passport:
-
Microchip with registration
-
Rabies vaccination 21 days before intended
travel date
-
Travel within most EU countries incl UK do not
require a rabies blood test after 1st January 2012
-
There may be other special requirements in
your chosen destination country (please check these) or serious local diseases
you want to protect your pet from contracting (always check with a local vet at
your destination)
For more
information please check the official link:
www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/quarantine/index.htm
or
call
DEFRA
Helpline: (+44) 0870 241 1710 (Monday-Friday)
Vets2home wish you and your furry one(s) happy travels
