TAYLOR VETS
Pet Travel
Brackley
Pet Travel
Traveling with pets in the UK requires compliance with the Animal Health Certificate (AHC) regulations, which ensure that animals are fit to travel and meet the necessary health standards.
Middleton
Pet Travel
Traveling with pets in the UK requires compliance with the Animal Health Certificate (AHC) regulations, which ensure that animals are fit to travel and meet the necessary health standards.
Towcester
Pet Travel
Traveling with pets in the UK requires compliance with the Animal Health Certificate (AHC) regulations, which ensure that animals are fit to travel and meet the necessary health standards.
Pet Travel
Primary Care Service
Traveling to the EU or Northern Ireland
Pet passports are no longer accepted. Instead, you’ll need an Animal Health Certificate (AHC) for each trip, which can be obtained from your veterinarian within 10 days prior to travel. Ensure to schedule this appointment early, as not all practices offer this service.
When traveling with a dog, cat, or ferret, the rules vary based on your destination. For detailed guidance, refer to the Government’s guide on taking pets abroad or contact the Pet Travel Scheme helpline at 0370 241 1710.
Vaccinations and Health Requirements
Your pet must be vaccinated against rabies and other diseases not present in the UK. If your pet’s rabies vaccination is outdated, visit your vet at least 21 days before travel. Additionally, ensure your pet is microchipped, as it’s a legal requirement in some countries.
For pets traveling to Ireland, Northern Ireland, Finland, Malta, or Norway, a tapeworm treatment is mandatory. This must be administered by a vet between 24 hours and five days prior to arrival.
Ensure your accommodation is pet-friendly and has emergency vet contacts. Visit your vet at least a month before your trip to verify vaccinations and treatments are up to date. Your pet should wear an identity tag with your contact information.
Travel Requirements
1. Microchip your pet
You must get your pet microchipped before, or at the same time as, their rabies vaccination. If you do not, they’ll need to be vaccinated again.
2. Get your pet vaccinated against rabies
Your pet must be vaccinated against rabies before it can travel. Your vet needs proof that your pet is at least 12 weeks old before vaccinating them.
If your pet needs a rabies vaccination, you must wait 21 days after the vaccination before your pet can travel.
If your pet has already been vaccinated, check if they need a booster vaccination.
You do not need to wait to travel after a booster vaccination if there has been no break in the vaccine cover.
3. Get a pet travel document
Get an animal health certificate from your vet if you’re going to an EU country or Northern Ireland.
Your pet’s animal health certificate will be valid after the date of issue for:
- 10 days for entry into the EU or Northern Ireland
- 4 months for onward travel within the EU after you enter the EU
- 4 months for re-entry to Great Britain
You can also use a valid pet passport if it is accepted in the country you’re travelling to. You can no longer use a pet passport issued in Great Britain to enter the EU.
4. Get a tapeworm treatment for your dog
A vet must treat your dog for tapeworm and record it in either an animal health certificate or a valid pet passport if you’re travelling directly to:
- Finland
- Ireland
- Malta
- Northern Ireland
- Norway
The treatment must have been given no less than 24 hours and no more than 5 days (120 hours) before you arrive.
5. Arrive in the country
You’ll need to go through a travellers’ point of entry when you arrive in an EU country or Northern Ireland.
You may need to show your pet’s animal health certificate or a valid pet passport, containing proof of their:
- microchip
- rabies vaccination
- tapeworm treatment (if required)
6. Check your return journey
The rules for returning with your pet into Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland) depend on what country you’re coming from.
Find out what you need to do if you’re bringing your pet to Great Britain.
7. If you’re travelling with more than 5 pets
You cannot take more than 5 pets to an EU country or Northern Ireland unless you’re:
- attending or training for an event
- exporting for commercial purposes
Brackley Branch
Taylors Vets
30 Market Place,
Brackley
NN13 7DP
- 01280 733800
- brackley@taylor.vet
Middleton Cheney Branch
Taylors Vets
Units 1 and 2
Burgess Farm
Middleton Cheney
Banbury
OX17 2NE
- 01295 233555
- middleton@taylor.vet
Towcester Branch
Taylors Vets
The Bell Plantation
Watling Street
NN12 6GX
- 01327 354477
- towcester@taylor.vet
