Pet passport legality

If this is the case why are they allowed to sell dogs cats from europe that come with a pet passport, there are enough dogscats in this country in shelters that need rehoming,
Yes our sidney has a pet passport from greece but we didnt purposely pay a courier to import him into this country we went to greece on our travels and got a dog whilst there,
And it was only a few weeks ago that a similar newspaper was reporting that the uk would join the pet passport scheme again
 
”Elizabeth Mullineaux, the senior vice-president of the British Veterinary Association, says [COLOR=var(--article-link-text)]EU guidance[/COLOR] states that the European pet passport – for dogs, cats and ferrets – is only issued to pet owners who are resident in the EU”



It isn't true, note the word ”guidance”. Pet passports are legal documents for entry to the EU. See below, from the gov.uk website.

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However, from a date in, I think, April 2026 (although I heard anecdotally that it has been delayed), anyone trying to get one will have to show residency in the country. Until now, some countries haven't had that requirement.

So it may be that it is just poorly written than scaremongering.
 
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On 21st April EU vets are no longer allowed to issue pet passports to non EU citizens, it's unclear how this affects UK citizens who already have a pet passport issued in the EU , we will have to wait and see what happens at the borders after April 21 st
 
Budgie said:
it's unclear how this affects UK citizens who already have a pet passport issued in the EU
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I have read that if you have an EU issued passport, you can continue to use it. Have you seen something that suggests that's not the case?
 
Jo001 said:
I have read that if you have an EU issued passport, you can continue to use it. Have you seen something that suggests that's not the case?
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I have read that also on various online sites but also read the contrary, there is nothing anywhere from an official source confirming one way or another, will have to wait to see what happens at the ports in April unless something confirming things is realised, we not going away until July so will know by then
 
We should have been sailing from Newcastle to Amsterdam tonight but Timber dog isn't well so we have postponed our crossing until the autumn. If we had been able to go, we perhaps would have been able to get answers.
 
I don't wear socks with sandals and therefore never read the Guardian. I have noticed that they are getting nearly as bad with these clickbait headlines as papers such as the Express.
Personally I think that this is clickbait.


Sticky came from Spain, a Spanish rescue in need of a home, so she has a Spanish passport. Harry is a Welsh rescue with a Belgian passport.
 
Sharon the Cat said:
I don't wear socks with sandals and therefore never read the Guardian. I have noticed that they are getting nearly as bad with these clickbait headlines as papers such as the Express.
Personally I think that this is clickbait.


Sticky came from Spain, a Spanish rescue in need of a home, so she has a Spanish passport. Harry is a Welsh rescue with a Belgian passport.
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Does Meghan know about this? :rolleyes:

Steve
 
Sharon the Cat said:
I don't wear socks with sandals and therefore never read the Guardian. I have noticed that they are getting nearly as bad with these clickbait headlines as papers such as the Express.
Personally I think that this is clickbait.


Sticky came from Spain, a Spanish rescue in need of a home, so she has a Spanish passport. Harry is a Welsh rescue with a Belgian passport.
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If you have closed toe sandals I think it’s perfectly acceptable to wear socks and it’s legal ! 😀👍
 
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Will my existing EU Pet Passport still be valid?



This is the most common question at the moment with the changes coming in .... so see this thread if you don't know about them....

Honestly, all I can do is take the information from the EU document which is screenshot in the linked post above, and then think logically.

IF the EU passport was correctly issued and the rabies was done in the EU by an vet, and is still valid, then you come under the "transition" section.
So you should be able to use the EU PP to travel until it is deemed to be "full".
Once full them you'll not be able to get another EU passport for your pet, and will have to get an AHC until the GB pet passports back in (date not yet confirmed).

What is "full"?
We don't yet have clarity on this.
But logically, the worming section will fill up quickly, and different countries passports have a different number of pages for this.
The health check section is another section that a lot of vets like to complete, even though it's not an entry requirement. (It might be if you were flying as some airlines want a fit to fly).

However.... the change may affect any that might not have been issued correctly, and I can imagine that pet control might well clamp down on how lenient they are.
I cannot guarantee anything for anyone and nor can anyone else because the changes haven't been implemented and we don't know how strict they will be.

I (nor indeed can anyone) cannot yet say if the pet check in controls will clamp down on existing EU pet passports which have errors/amendments or missing information.
We will not know how they will treat those until the changes are implemented and people start to travel.

So, what do you do?
If you want 100% total security then get an AHC from a click and collect provider £100 for 1st pet.
But if you've travelled several times with it, and without issues then the odds are more likely that you'll be ok.
I cannot and will not give a guarantee, as I won't take the blame if you get stopped if they find an error.
So it comes back to you, to weigh up the options and risks.

The changes come into effect from 22nd April... so when we start to hear how people are getting on will be the telling time.
 
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