Dog owners and EU travel

[gus-lopez]

Spot on. My Dog,Spanish Passport and had his Booster and Rabies which is yearly Spain and as I’m now returning to UK for a while I will have the Blood Test done when it’s 30 days after his injections.

Which is what I will be doing in 23 days.
There is another thread I replied to today & there is now no requirement for the 'UK health cert' to enter the UK. Just the pet passport & blood test to get out again if they've finally/eventually/maybe/ possibly left

 

[Lynne Roy]

My point was would a non UK dog need a blood test certificate and fitness to travel into the UK?

I don’t think so, we have rescued a dog from a pound in Cyprus, she is booked on a flight 24th April into Bristol and the vet in Cyprus said there will be no problem coming into the UK, she had a rabies vaccine and was chipped last Friday, our problem is that we are booked on the eurotunnel June 1st and are not sure if we will be able to travel back into the EU without the blood test

 

[Stacetop]

Can I just check that everyone thinks its ok to leave the UK prior to any potential Brexit with the current passport (as there won't be any checks?) and to reenter the UK just the pet passport will suffice? So until we leave we can carry on as normal and get back as normal?????

 

[Tykatem]

So until we leave we can carry on as normal and get back as normal?????

Correct

Pete

 

[Larby]

Can I just check that everyone thinks its ok to leave the UK prior to any potential Brexit with the current passport (as there won't be any checks?) and to reenter the UK just the pet passport will suffice? So until we leave we can carry on as normal and get back as normal?????

That's my understanding as nothing will have changed

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[Jane And Rog]

My dog’s a rescue from Hungary and has a Hungarian pet passport. Does that mean he’ll be fine for EU travel? Or does it get rescinded and he needs a UK one?

And if I marry him can I get Hungarian citizenship?

 

[Reallyretired]

We are currently in 'sunny' Spain (where we've had rain for the last two days) and intend to re-enter the UK probably in June with just a UK pet passport for the two furberts.

 

[Rudski01]

I’ve booked the tunnel for June because it’s free cancellation. I’m not paying for a blood test my dog might not need. If we crash out I will just stay in the UK.

Yep

That’s exactly what we’ve done, due to get the Chunnel 19th April but no deal, not going and will tour England, get the dogs sorted and head over in September

 

[gus-lopez]

My dog’s a rescue from Hungary and has a Hungarian pet passport. Does that mean he’ll be fine for EU travel? Or does it get rescinded and he needs a UK one?

And if I marry him can I get Hungarian citizenship?

He can enter with his existing pet passport but in event of a no deal he will need the blood test to leave the UK & re.enter the eu. Best done before you leave the eu.
probably

and head over in September

You are confident that something will have happened by then ?

 

[Rudski01]

You are confident that something will have happened by then ?[/QUOTE]

Very true

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[In the Pink]

Holding off until we know what’s happening.
Was at the vets today and they are recommending a ‘belt and braces’
Approach if intending to travel in next couple of months.

 

[Casper46]

What have you done about it? Just accepted the one tick box or are you having another blood test done?

That seems pointless as it would be 8 years after the vaccination.

I’m more confused again now.

He was nearly due his three year rabies shot anyway. If it looks like we are having a hard Brexit on 12th April we will bring our travel forward a few days and take him to our French vet after 30 days. If needs be we will get a French passport for him. On the other hand we could still be ok for the foreseeable future.
The vet said she had another dog in today with the same problem as us, they accepted a health certificate with the box ticked that said no blood test.

 

[Van Si]

We're booked on the Chunnel 27th April and haven't done the titre tests for our 2 Spaniels, can cancel for a full refund up to 7 days before and we'll bugger off to Scotland instead, if we have to

 

[Wendo55]

What I don’t understand is the need to have the blood test at all. What difference does it make to the risk of bringing rabies back into this country if we're in or out? There's no risk now with the present system so how is it all of a sudden necessary to check the vaccination is working? Is it that we'd be just reverting to the old system and rules without anyone reviewing the whole thing?
Also as someone else said, what's the reason for having to wait 3 months after the successful blood test before travelling?

I remain baffled!

 

[Mousy]

We are crossing on April 28th. We haven’t got time to have Millie’s blood test thing. She will obviously be up to date with all her vaccines including rabies and wearing her sandflies collar, she’s traveled on her passport before so we know the score.
We have non refundable ferry booked from Italy to Greece.
Hoping we will be let back in!

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[Van Si]

Also as someone else said, what's the reason for having to wait 3 months after the successful blood test before travelling?

It's a 3 months wait as that is the incubation period for rabies

 

[Jane And Rog]

@Wendo55 I think it’s just that all the agreements get ripped up and we have to start again. I hope they’ll end up keeping the pet passport scheme otherwise no EU for us

 

[xsparks]

Travelling to Holland in July so just paid for the test just in case £166.76. Hope it was worth it.

 

[gus-lopez]

It's a 3 months wait as that is the incubation period for rabies

Yes, but if the dog already has a passport & has been having rabies jabs for years & is not ,nor has been, rabid ,I fail to see how now having a blood test requires a 3 month wait pre -travel to see if rabies anti bodies are of a level high enough to allow travel into the EU when nobody was bothered before ?

Even my dog has got to have one to EXIT the Uk even though he has yearly rabies jabs & isn't likely to fail the test, but he doesn't have to wait the 3 months to enter the UK & then exit.

 

[Tykatem]

What I don’t understand is the need to have the blood test at all.

Because the EU are insisting on it and that the UK issued pet passport will become invalid. The UK Government has stated that Deal or no deal..There will be no change to the current health preparations for pets entering GB from the EU after Exit.

Pete

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[Tykatem]

Even my dog has got to have one to EXIT the Uk

No!.... Your dog requires a rabies titre test (blood test) to ENTER the EU.

Third-country official veterinary certificate
To enter or return to the EU from listed or unlisted countries you need either:

• a third-country official veterinary certificate and any other documents listed on it
• a pet passport if your pet was given it before leaving the EU

https://www.gov.uk/take-pet-abroad/pet-passport

Pete

 

[gus-lopez]

No!.... Your dog requires a rabies titre test (blood test) to ENTER the EU.

Which is the same. The UK will be classed as Morocco is at the moment. To exit into the EU requires a test.

 

[Wendo55]

But my point is that either direction we're not spreading rabies now (as they don't need a blood test) so why will there be more of a risk when we leave? It all seems to be paperwork and theory without anyone reviewing the medical need.

 

[Landy Andy]

It’s got nothing to do with anything medical. It’s all BS, and any vet I’ve spoken to tells me that. They just like making rules for the sake of it. It justifies their jobs, always earns, and costs us money.

 

[Casper46]

This might not help anyone, but.
I have just contacted our French vet, she has quoted me 96.70 euro plus consultation fee for a blood test, it's a lot cheaper than our vet in U.K.
I have also spoken to DEFRA, and it doesn't matter which country the test is done in, as long as it is at a registered laboratory. So as Casper had his booster last week we are thinking of a blood test and certificate when we reach France. Then at least we have options if and when rules change.

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[Ianj55]

There are a lot of unknowns but better to be prepared so no risk. Cannot believe that the uk will be classed as a third world but knowing Europe could well happen. Eurotunnel have just handed over to the douane (customs) a new building for entering the eu with animals etc so they mean business and will check, deal or no deal. We are going to Greece via france and Italy for the ferry and our dog has had the titre test and before we leave on the 24th April will go back to uk vet for cerificate 10 days before we leave so there is no question of excuse for not allowing us out or back. Will just have to go to french vet before coming back as usual. Could find it has all been a waste of time but safe than sorry. Couldn’t contemplate quarantine

 

[pandas]

There's been a lot of discussion on here about it if you search. Weve gone for the worst case and had the blood test and the mutt will get a fit to travel certificate in a couple of weeks so we will be ready to travel early May whatever the outcome. Got my 1968 IDP for France and Italy this week.
Still need to look at the Green Card. The insurers say their Insurance Certificate doubles as a green card but I'm unconvinced as it isn't green!

No i am pretty sure it isn’t sufficient- why not just get one anyhow it’s free and should take a couple of days although at this stage it might take longer. Point the insurance company in the direction of the Gov.com web site who spell it out.

 

[pandas]

Because the EU are insisting on it and that the UK issued pet passport will become invalid. The UK Government has stated that Deal or no deal..There will be no change to the current health preparations for pets entering GB from the EU after Exit.

Pete

But GB to EU a different matter

 

[Camdoon]

Booked for dog to travel in July. Not paid for anything. Any issues then I head to Scotland.

 

[JaG]

We're doing Devon and Cornwall this year.

Us too, for the very same reason.

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