1. The Pet Travel requirements allow pet dogs, cats and ferrets from certain countries to enter Great Britain (GB) without quarantine as long as they meet the conditions of the scheme.
2. It also means that people in GB can take their dogs, cats and ferrets to European Union (EU) countries, and bring them back to GB without the need for the animals to enter quarantine.
3. These rules are in place to keep GB free from rabies and certain other diseases.
4. General scheme requirements for exports from GB to EU countries are:
5. Pet passports issued in an EU country or Northern Ireland can still be used for exports from GB to the EU, as long as the rabies vaccination is still valid.
6. GB OVs cannot enter rabies vaccination details in EU issued pet passports. The only sections of an EU passport which may be completed by GB OVs are the tapeworm and clinical examination sections.
7. If a rabies vaccination in an EU issued pet passport has expired whilst the pet has been in GB, an Animal Health Certificate must be issued.
1. The Pet Travel requirements are administered in GB by OVs on behalf of Defra and the devolved administrations for Scotland and Wales.
2. OVs, who hold an Official Controls Qualification (Veterinary) (OCQ(V)) for Companion Animals (CA) or Small Animal Exports (SX), are permitted to hold microchips and rabies vaccinations in order to administer the Pet Travel requirements.
1. Extensive guidance is available from: