Many people with pets, especially dogs, choose to take their pets on holiday with them and choose pet friendly cottages to stay in, usually within the UK. Business is booming for dog friendly cottages in places where there are plenty of good walks and beautiful scenery to enjoy, and for many pet-owners this is far preferable to putting their pet or dog into kennels or having a neighbour pop in to feed them. Unfortunately, animal charities such as the RSPCA have cause to rescue many pets each year that have been left alone and inadequately cared for whilst their owners are on holiday, so owners who care enough to take their pet with them are to be applauded.
But this sort of holiday can be a bit limiting in that it can restrict you to holidaying in the UK. But there are plenty of pet friendly cottages abroad, too, and indeed many of the European countries that you might want to visit are very welcoming of dogs and other pets and you’ll be able to find dog friendly cottages or other holiday accommodation by doing a quick search on the internet.
If you do decide to take your pet abroad, though, you will need a pet passport, because the UK has strict quarantine laws that protect it from rabies and other diseases carried by pets. If you didn’t have a pet passport and wanted to bring a pet in from abroad, the pet would need to spend several months in quarantine whilst it was tested and then monitored for any sign of disease.
Pet passports were introduced to allow healthy pets to travel in and out of the country without quarantine restrictions. The passport contains details such as the pet’s breed, age and, most importantly, its health details such as any records of illness and vaccinations received.
You can get a pet passport for free from any vet through the Pet Travel Scheme, but your pet must have be micro chipped and have been vaccinated against rabies, with paperwork in support to demonstrate that appropriate blood work has been done to check that the vaccine has taken effect.
Other countries have restrictions on when a pet may or may not enter its borders and so before you travel you should check what information your destination country will need your pet passport to contain: it could be that you need to show that your pet has been treated to protect it from tapeworm or ticks within a very short period of time before departure.
You can get pet passports for cats, dogs, rabbits, ferrets and other pets, but you need to check what information you would need about all of these pets before travelling. There are other regulations that affect the pet passport scheme such as the length of time which a pet must have lived in a qualifying country before they can be given a passport, and you should check details carefully before booking any holidays.
But this sort of holiday can be a bit limiting in that it can restrict you to holidaying in the UK. But there are plenty of pet friendly cottages abroad, too, and indeed many of the European countries that you might want to visit are very welcoming of dogs and other pets and you’ll be able to find dog friendly cottages or other holiday accommodation by doing a quick search on the internet.
If you do decide to take your pet abroad, though, you will need a pet passport, because the UK has strict quarantine laws that protect it from rabies and other diseases carried by pets. If you didn’t have a pet passport and wanted to bring a pet in from abroad, the pet would need to spend several months in quarantine whilst it was tested and then monitored for any sign of disease.
Pet passports were introduced to allow healthy pets to travel in and out of the country without quarantine restrictions. The passport contains details such as the pet’s breed, age and, most importantly, its health details such as any records of illness and vaccinations received.
You can get a pet passport for free from any vet through the Pet Travel Scheme, but your pet must have be micro chipped and have been vaccinated against rabies, with paperwork in support to demonstrate that appropriate blood work has been done to check that the vaccine has taken effect.
Other countries have restrictions on when a pet may or may not enter its borders and so before you travel you should check what information your destination country will need your pet passport to contain: it could be that you need to show that your pet has been treated to protect it from tapeworm or ticks within a very short period of time before departure.
You can get pet passports for cats, dogs, rabbits, ferrets and other pets, but you need to check what information you would need about all of these pets before travelling. There are other regulations that affect the pet passport scheme such as the length of time which a pet must have lived in a qualifying country before they can be given a passport, and you should check details carefully before booking any holidays.
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