We heard there’s a vaccine drive – so we got in line too.
But it wasn’t for that dreaded virus that has been making hoomans sick all over the world. It was time for our rabies vaccine to keep us up to date for any pending travels to Europe or abroad.
But our trusty UK passports are no longer valid travel documents to Europe – we will now need an Animal Health Certificate from our vet – within 10 days of our travel. As our passport were issued before 2021, we could use it for recording tapeworm treatment before re-entering the UK.
So we’re all sorted for when we can travel again. But have your hoomans been vaccinated? Double vaccines mean you can come back from an Amber country without having to self-isolate.
May’s comment: As we ease out of lockdown and the population has Our UK-EU Travel Passports are no longer valid travelling to the EU.
Following info from the UK Government website:
From 1 January 2021 onwards, the UK will have Part 2 listed status under the EU Pet Travel Scheme, meaning that people travelling from GB with their pets and assistance dogs will need to follow new requirements in order to travel to the EU and Northern Ireland.
Before taking their dog, cat or ferret to the EU for the first time after 1 January 2021, pet owners must complete the following steps. The only new requirement for travel to the EU is the use of a certificate, rather than a pet passport:
- Ensure their dog, cat or ferret is microchipped.
- Ensure that their dog, cat or ferret is vaccinated against rabies – pets must be at least 12 weeks old before they can be vaccinated.
- Wait 21 days after the primary vaccination before travel
- Dogs must be treated against tapeworm 24-120 hours before landing, if they are travelling to a tapeworm free country.
- Visit their vet to get an animal health certificate (AHC) for their pet, no more than 10 days before travel to the EU.
Pets and assistance dogs will also need to enter the EU through a travellers’ point of entry (TPE), which includes all the major French ports such as Calais, Caen and Dunkirk.
To return to the UK, you’ll need one of the following documents to enter Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland) with a pet:
- a pet passport, if you’re travelling from a ‘Part 1’ listed country, or if it was issued in Great Britain before 1 January 2021
- an Animal Health Certificate (AHC) issued in Great Britain – valid up to 4 months after it was issued
- a Great Britain pet health certificate, if you’re travelling from a ‘Part 2’ or ‘not listed’ country, or a ‘Part 1’ country that does not issue pet passports
You can check the country you’re travelling from to see if it’s Part 1, Part 2, or not listed.
Your pet will not need this documentation if it’s entering Great Britain from:
- Northern Ireland
- the Channel Islands
- the Isle of Man
You must bring originals of all your pet’s documents, not photocopies.
