Pet Travel Scheme

The Pet Travel Scheme (PeTS) allows cats and dogs over three months of age to enter the UK from certain qualifying countries without the need for quarantine, providing they meet certain stringent requirements. Prepare early, it will take approximately seven months before your pet will be ready to participate in the scheme.

Your pet must be sufficiently healthy to withstand the intended journey, or the carrier has an obligation to refuse transport. Check carefully with the import requirements of your destination and any countries that you may pass through. A health certificate is required to enter some countries; this will have to be completed by an approved veterinary surgeon at a specified time before travel.

A microchip must be implanted, before rabies vaccination, giving your puppy a permanent and unique identity number.
Vaccination against rabies is required with an approved vaccine, (from 12 weeks of age).
A blood test must be taken one month after vaccination. This will be tested at an approved laboratory to ensure your pet has responded to the vaccine. If your pet does not reach the required level, it can be re-vaccinated and tested again.
Your pet cannot enter or re-enter the UK from abroad until six months after a successful blood test was taken.
A Pets Passport is required, signed by a Veterinary Surgeon appointed DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs). This confirms that the above conditions have been met.
Treatment against ticks and tapeworms is necessary with approved products, 24-48 hours before re-entering the UK. A section of your Pet Passport will be completed by a veterinary surgeon to confirm that the treatment has been done.
A declaration is required, signed by the owner, to state that the pet has not been outside any of the qualifying countries in the six months before re-entering the UK.

Once your pet has had a valid passport issued, it is important to have rabies vaccinations renewed as directed by your Veterinary Clinic / Surgeon. Ensuring your pets rabies boosters are kept up to date enables the passport to be updated without further blood tests

Westside Veterinary Clinic, 2 Burland Road, Battersea, London, SW11 6SA

(020) 7223 7003 (Reception)