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Bringing pets into Great Britain: pet passports, Great Britain pet health certificates, microchipping, rabies vaccinations, travelling with assistance dogs.

• Overview

  These rules apply to Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland). There…

• Where you're travelling from

  The rules for bringing your pet cat, dog or ferret into Great Britain…

• Pet passports and other documents

  Which pet travel documents you need will depend on where you’re travelling…

• Microchip

  You must get your pet microchipped before, or at the same time as, their…

• Rabies vaccination, boosters and blood tests

  You must get your dog, cat or ferret vaccinated against rabies before it…

• Tapeworm treatment for dogs

  A vet must treat your dog for tapeworm and record it in the pet passport…

• Guide and assistance dogs

  People with assistance dogs can: travel on more routes than people with…

• Approved routes

  You can only use certain travel routes and companies to enter Great…

• Bringing more than 5 pets

  You cannot bring more than 5 pets to Great Britain (England, Wales and…

• Arriving in Great Britain

  When you arrive in Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland), your pet’s…

How to get your dog or cat fitted with a microchip: when to get it done, who can do it, how to update your details, what to do when getting a dog or cat

Use this certificate to bring your pet dog, cat or ferret, or assistance dog, to Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland).

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency

You can be fined if your dog is out of control in public - find out about Dog Control Orders, banned dogs, dog fouling and reporting a dangerous dog

Report a dead or injured animal such as a badger, fox or domestic pet found on the road

Bring your pet to Great Britain - microchipping, pet passports, vaccinations

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 2 others

You must fill in this form to confirm that you won't sell or transfer the pet dog, cat, ferret or assistance dog to a new owner in the UK.

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others

You need a licence to keep certain kinds of wild or dangerous animals: contact your council for more information

Check the veterinary product information database to find out if a medicine is safe to use on your pet or has been removed from sale

Information on the legal responsibilities of people who own or care for domestic pets

If you find a stray dog and cannot contact the owner, you must report it to the council

Report your missing or lost dog to the council's dog warden service

Who you should contact if a pet or other animal or human has an unexpected reaction to a veterinary medicine or a problem with a microchip

Horses, ponies, asses, donkeys and zebras must have a horse passport and it must be with the animal at all times

Information about the welfare of horses on farms and livery yards and how to dispose of waste and fallen stock.

Check if an online retailer that sells pet medicines is on the Veterinary Medicines Directorate’s accredited internet retailer scheme (AIRS)

Send information about your ferret or other mustelinae to the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) if you're in England and Wales.

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 3 others

Fill in this RMOP form to get approval from APHA to transport pets or assistance dogs to England, Scotland or Wales.

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others

Forms and checklist for transport carriers and checkers to report non-compliance when checking documents and pet animals that enter Great Britain.

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency

Fill in this RMOP form to get approval from APHA to transport pets or assistance dogs to England, Scotland or Wales.

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others