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Bringing pets into Great Britain: pet passports, Great Britain pet health certificates, microchipping, rabies vaccinations, travelling with assistance dogs.
These rules apply to Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland). There…
The rules for bringing your pet cat, dog or ferret into Great Britain…
Which pet travel documents you need will depend on where you’re travelling…
You must get your pet microchipped before, or at the same time as, their…
You must get your dog, cat or ferret vaccinated against rabies before it…
A vet must treat your dog for tapeworm and record it in the pet passport…
People with assistance dogs can: travel on more routes than people with…
You can only use certain travel routes and companies to enter Great…
You cannot bring more than 5 pets to Great Britain (England, Wales and…
When you arrive in Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland), your pet’s…
Take your pet dog, cat or ferret abroad: getting a pet passport or export health certificate, microchip, vaccinations and tapeworm treatments.
When travelling with your pet dog, cat or ferret abroad, what you need to…
When travelling to an EU country or Northern Ireland, your pet needs: a…
You need an animal health certificate for your dog, cat or ferret if…
A vet must treat your dog for tapeworm and record it in either an animal…
If you’re travelling to a non-EU country, you’ll need to get an export…
You can contact the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) if you’ve got…
Apply for a licence to import live animals (not pet dogs, cats and ferrets).
How to get approval to transport pet cats, dogs and ferrets, and when you must transport assistance dogs with their owners.
Fill in this RMOP form to get approval from APHA to transport pets or assistance dogs to England, Scotland or Wales.
If you buy a pet dog or cat, it’s important that you make checks to help combat the illegal trade in pet animals.
Use this certificate to bring your pet dog, cat or ferret, or assistance dog, to Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland).…
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
Apply online to export pet food or dog chews to Chile.
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.
Use these forms and guidance document to export pet animals to Spain, excluding cats, dogs, ferrets, birds, reptiles or primates.
Bring your pet to Great Britain - microchipping, pet passports, vaccinations…
Report a dead or injured animal such as a badger, fox or domestic pet found on the road
What to do if you’re bringing your pet or pets to Great Britain: quarantine rules, documents you need, types of animal you can bring.
How to keep pets such as cats and dogs safe from bird flu.
Collection of guidance for importing live animals and animal products.
Collection of guidance for exporting and moving live animals and animal products.
How to challenge a decision to take away your licence to sell animals as pets, provide boarding for cats or dogs, hire out horses, breed dogs and keep or train animals for exhibition.
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