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I'm expecting pet travel to cause problems hopefully it wont - and i am only thinking about getting them back into uk - but we will see
 
jagmanx said:
Travelling to EU !
And so it Gets WORSE..no doubt more nightmares to follow !
NOT just for us but for all of UK !
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No it gets better! I have read this elsewhere and if true (appears so) it is excellent news. The UK being classed as a listed country means blood titer tests will not be needed when taking a pet to the continent. It was clear that this would happen sooner or later, considering we are free from rabies and the pet passport scheme was a UK led initiative to stop rabies from being imported from the continent.
 
So we can take a dog into EU without tests?
But we have to come back in 90 days - what happens to the dog?
 
Have to say there is rabies on the continent it is a huge land mass and uk is an island without rabies so anything could happen
 
Markd said:
So we can take a dog into EU without tests?
But we have to come back in 90 days - what happens to the dog?
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You bring him back with you of course :) The British govt have confirmed that procedures for bringing a pet back to the UK will not change. Don't have the link at the moment but it's on the DEFRA .gov page about pet travel from 1 Jan.
 
That's good to hear rather surprising though after decades of rabies prevention measures and government advice to see vets 4 months before travel.
Presumably 'won't change' means still need to visit EUVet before return?
Link would be useful please as most of the stuff I've seen talks about AHCs and a need for a fresh one every trip.
Sounds like more 'red tape' and expensive rather than less - multiple AHC v Pet Passport.
Might be academic if the humans can't travel anyway 😀😀
 
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Here's the link Mark, sorry was on my phone earlier so copying and pasting URLs is a pain:

www.gov.uk

Taking your pet dog, cat or ferret abroad

Take your pet dog, cat or ferret abroad: getting a pet passport or export health certificate, microchip, vaccinations and tapeworm treatments.
www.gov.uk www.gov.uk

"Return to Great Britain
There will be no change to the current health preparations for pets entering Great Britain from the EU from 1 January 2021."

The AHC will just be another thing for French and Spanish border officials to ignore. I have travelled to 40 countries with my dog, including outside the EU and to unlisted countries, and have only ever been asked for documentation on return to the UK when everything is always done by the book.

From Albania into Greece, from Turkey into Bulgaria and from Russia into Estonia, thorough checks on the vehicle but in terms of the dogs, passports and blood test certificates were not checked, no microchips scanned, I might as well have had an elephant in the back seat for all they cared!

Essentially the EU pet passport becomes defunct because nobody else will use it. There is nothing to say the AHC cannot be in the form of a page in a booklet. We can even call it a "UK pet passport".

Yes more red tape for the time being but a far better outcome than was expected had we been classed as an unlisted country with blood tests needed. I expect that in time we will be bumped up to Part 1 listed meaning the AHC won't be needed. :)
 
Thanks @shaunr68 - So a new AHC from a vet before every trip out and the usual worming tablet and certificate from a vet incoming.
Much the same for once a year but more hassle and expense for multiple trips.
Hopefully we'll get Part 1 in due course which will be better - but is it better than pet passport regime?
 
Markd said:
Sorry don't have an iPhone-pad
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It's on other news platforms, but .gov doesn't seem to have it yet.
******: Pet passports needed to cross Irish Sea from Great Britain to Northern Ireland | The Independent
 
Thanks.
So that's what they meant when they said there definitely wouldn't be a border in the Irish Sea and only minimal 'paperwork'
Just an expensive visit to a vet every time 😂
 
Markd said:
Thanks.
So that's what they meant when they said there definitely wouldn't be a border in the Irish Sea and only minimal 'paperwork'
Just an expensive visit to a vet every time 😂
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Realistically it is a 5 minute health check to certify that the animal is fit to travel. I had one filled in in Latvia, cost less than 10 quid. It isn't expensive and is a far better outcome than what we had expected with blood titer tests (which ARE expensive) and 3 month waiting periods had we been an unlisted country. This is a great piece of news for international travellers and negativity is unwarranted.
 
No guidance on what to do if you're in the EU for more than 4 months and the AHC lapses (before people shout 90/180, OH has an Irish passport and we now have Greek residency). I had assumed that once within the EU, the pet passport would be good, but it seems not. That would lead to finding vets abroad that can do a AHC.
So, thinking that we will register dogs in Greece .... so now need to find out about bringing dogs into UK for a holiday... how long for etc ... ho hum!
 
I'd say that in practical terms (covid19 rules permitting) you'll be able travel anywhere in EU for as long as you like without any particular certificate for your dog.
But as you say a UK AHC only lasts 4 months at a time and for UK based people that's plenty under 90/180.
I get the impression that UK will accept an pet passport issued in EU

www.gov.uk

Bringing your pet dog, cat or ferret to Great Britain

Bringing pets into Great Britain: pet passports, Great Britain pet health certificates, microchipping, rabies vaccinations, travelling with assistance dogs.
www.gov.uk www.gov.uk
 
shaunr68 said:
Realistically it is a 5 minute health check to certify that the animal is fit to travel. I had one filled in in Latvia, cost less than 10 quid. It isn't expensive and is a far better outcome than what we had expected with blood titer tests (which ARE expensive) and 3 month waiting periods had we been an unlisted country. This is a great piece of news for international travellers and negativity is unwarranted.
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Latvia is a long way to go for an AHC 😂
I appreciate that the new regime is easier than being unlisted but I don't see it as great news compared to the loss of the pet passport.
For travellers to NI it's something new that will cost time and money every trip.
 
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