The Pet Travel Scheme (PETS) is the system
that allows pet dogs, cats and ferrets from certain
countries to enter the UK without quarantine as long
as they meet the rules. It also means that people in
the UK can take their dogs, cats and ferrets to other
European Union (EU) countries, and return with them
to the UK. They can also, having taken their dogs, cats
and ferrets to certain non-EU countries, bring them
back to the UK without the need for quarantine. The
rules are to keep the UK free from rabies and certain
other diseases.
How to bring your pet dog or
cat into or back into the UK under the Pet Travel Scheme
(PETS)
Make
sure your trip goes smoothly
Countries,
routes and transport companies
What
vets need to do
Background
information
Contacts
Downloads
PETS
certificates and transitional arrangements -dogs and
cats
European
Union countries - dogs and cats
Introduction
to the European Regulation on the movement of pet animals
The procedures
Have
your pet microchipped
Before any of the other procedures for PETS are carried
out, your pet must be fitted with a microchip so that
it can be properly identified.
Have
your pet vaccinated
After the microchip has been fitted your pet must be
vaccinated against rabies. There is no exemption to
this requirement, even if your pet has a current rabies
vaccination
Arrange
a blood test
After your pet has been vaccinated, it must be blood
tested to make sure that the vaccine has given it a
satisfactory level of protection against rabies.
Get
PETS documentation
For animals being prepared in an EU country, you should
get an EU pet passport. If you are preparing your animal
in a non-EU listed country you will need to obtain an
official third country veterinary certificate although
note that Gibraltar and Switzerland are also issuing
passports.
Animals can also enter the UK using a PETS certificate
issued before 1 October 2004 until its “valid
until” date. Certificates issued on or after that
date will not be acceptable for entry to the UK.
Before
your pet enters the UK, it must be treated against ticks
and a tapeworm
Your pet must be treated against ticks and a tapeworm
not less than 24 hours and not more than 48 hours before
it is checked in with an approved transport company
for its journey into the UK.
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Pet dogs and cats (including
guide and hearing dogs) that are
resident in either the United Kingdom or one of the
other qualifying (listed) countries can enter or re-enter
the UK without quarantine provided they meet the rules
of the Scheme.
The Guide Dogs For The Blind Association, in partnership
with other UK assistance dog organisations, Defra and
a number of UK airlines has produced a set of guidelines
for assistance dog owners wishing to use the Pet Travel
Scheme.
Please remember that assistance dogs entering the UK
under the Pet Travel Scheme must meet all of the rules
of the Scheme – please refer to this site for
further details about the Scheme rules or ring the PETS
Helpline on 0870 241 1710.
Animals which do not meet all the rules must be licensed
into quarantine. They might then
be able to obtain early release if they can be shown
to comply with the necessary PETS requirements.
Animals from unlisted countries must spend 6 months
in quarantine on arrival in the UK.
To bring your dog or cat into the UK under PETS from
one of the listed countries you must have it first microchipped,
then vaccinated against rabies and then blood tested.
There are no exceptions to this order of preparation
apart from the exemption explained in the next sentence.
If your pet is resident in France, Denmark or Sweden
these procedures maybe
done in a different order.
There are no requirements for pets travelling directly
between the UK and the Republic of Ireland.
This page gives a short summary of the PETS rules.
Each title is a link to more detailed information. Please
make sure that you have read and understood all of these
pages before you bring your pet into or back into the
UK. If you are bringing your pet to the UK from a non-EU
listed country or territory, there
is some more information that you must read.
Where PETS procedures can be carried out
Your pet can be fitted with a microchip in any country.
The rabies vaccination (including boosters), blood sampling,
issuing the PETS documentation and the tick and tapeworm
treatment must all be carried out in the UK or any of
the other qualifying countries (see below).
The six month rule for entry or re-entry to the UK
Your dog or cat may not enter the UK under PETS until
six calendar months have passed from the date that your
vet took the blood sample which led to a satisfactory
test result (see below). Once the vet has issued the
PETS documentation and that six month period has passed,
the PETS documentation is valid for your pet to enter
the UK.
Arrange
for your animal to travel with an approved transport
company on an authorised route
Your pet must enter the UK from a listed country travelling
with an approved transport company on an authorised
route.
Countries eligible for PETS
Listed
countries
Use the appropriate checklist when preparing your pet:
EU
countries
Non
EU listed countries
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VETS IN EUROPE
with knowledge of the Pet Travel Scheme
The following vets have been recommended to us by past members
and pet owners using the Pet Travel Scheme. If you know of
a good vet abroad who knows the system well please let us
know
FRANCE
PARIS
Dr Chappey, 47 rue St Charles, 75015 Paris Tel: 01 40 59 04
76
ALSNE
Dr C Leleu, 49 rue Gabriel Peri, 02100 St Quentin Tel: 03
23 62 24 39
ALPES-MARITIME
Dr Elbaz 9 Avenue Albert 1er, 06230 Villfefranche sur Mer
Tel: 04 93 01 74 32
Dr Texler La Roseraie, 837 Avenue Janvier Passero 06210 Mandeiieu
la Napoule Tel: 04 93 49 18 50
Dr Patrice De Bruyn, Domaine de Peyrebelle, 54 Chemin de Peyrebelle,
06560 Valbonne Tel: 04 93 12 20 60
Dr Butz Clinique Veterinaire du Cap Martin.9 Prominade Cap
Martin, 06190 Alpes Maratine Tel: 04 93 35 41 48
Veterinaire, 815 av Jean Moulin, 82000 Montauban, Alpes Maratine
Tel: 05 63 91 36 36
AUBE
Clinique Veterinaires, 20 Quai Dampierre, 10000 Troyes Tel:
03 25 73 17 97
Xaviaer Cabot, 11 Bis av de Languedoc, 11300 Limoux, Aube
(Excellent according to member)
AUVERGNE
3 Rue du 15 Mai 1945, 15400 Riom Es Montagne, Auvergne Tel:
71 78 08 93
BASSE-NORMANDIE
Clinique Veterinaire 18 place Poulet-Malassis 61000 Alencon.
Tel: 02 33 26 29 51
Clinique Veterinaire, Le Haut Gele ZA 50310 Montebourg Tel:
02 33 21 11 14
Clinique Veterinaire, 31 rue Argentre 61500 Sees Tel: 02 33
27 80 70
Dr B Savalle, SCP des Drs Veterinaires, 3 Rue Cauchoise 76270,
Neufchatel-en-Braye Tel: 02 32 97 01 47
Clinique Veterinaire Andry, 3 Ave Andry 14150 Ouistreham -
Riva-Bella Tel: 02 31 96 55 82
Clinique Veterinaire Daluzeau Sassolas, 10 rue Mar Foch Tel:
02 32 44 82 16
BEAUNE
Clinique Veterinaire des Vignes, 2 Rue Bourgelat, 21200 Beaune,
France Tel: 03 80 24 70 60
BRITTANY (St Malo is a Pet Travel Scheme nominated port)
Centre Veterinaire, 12 Palce Rioust des villes Audrains 22550
Matignon Tel: 02 96 41 22 05
(Situated approximately 15kms west of Dinan which is about
a 35 min drive from St Malo)
Clinique Veterinaire Brlocelande, Dr Hakim, 58 Avenue du Miroir
aux Fees, 35400 St Malo Tel: 02 99 81 94 51
(situated only five minutes from St Malo port (very helpful
clinic, easy to find)
Michel garancher, 154 Boulevard de Verdon 35000 Rennes Tel:
02 99 54 46 48
Frederic Delattre, Dr Veterinaire, La Corderie, 56370 Sarzeau
Tel: 02 97 41 90 90
PAS DE CALAIS
Clinique Veterinaire du Camp du Drap d'Or
47 rue Commandant Queval Ardres 62610 tel 0321354003 fax 0321823033
Excellent service
email
Clinique Veterinaire du parc, 73 rue Aristide Braid, 62100,
Calais Tel: 03 21 34 93 88
(park in main square where there is room for even a caravan,
vets is on a corner of small cobbled street, excellent service)
Bernard Alcouffe, 139 Boulevard Curie, 62100, Calais Tel:
03 21 82 15 11
Jean Debert & Dr Nowosad 138 Boulevard La Fayette 62100
Calais Tel: 03 21 36 67 96
(Dr Nowosad knows the scheme and has been recommended by a
member)
Valerie Delval, 11 Place Crevecoeur 62100 Calais Tel: 03 21
00 71 00
(Highly recommended by member - speaks English if needed)
Xavier Bollart, Clinique Veterinaire de la cote d'Opale, 1288
Ave de la liberation, 62780 Cucq Tel: 03 21 94 02 56 (on D940
direction Etaples)
Dominique Florent, Villa 'La Fresnaye' Le Bad'Huit, 62280
Saint Martin-Boulogne tel: 03 21 91 10 73
Dr Christiane Petry, 1148 Boulevard du General de Gaulle,
62100 Calais Tel: 03 21 24 77 39
CHARENTES
Dr GIlles Vandan, Bulcke la Tourterie - 16310 Montembouf.
Tel 05 45 65 00 45
Dr Frederic Bouko-Levy, 23 Reu des Carmes, 17470 Aulnay de
Santonge
DORDOGNE
Societe Civile Professionelle Vetrinaire, 8 Boulevard Beausoleil,
24100, Bergerac Tel: 05 53 74 43 90 Fax: 05 53 61 29 01 (used
by one of our volunteers regularly)
Dr Herve Frigard 17 Avenue gard, 24290 Montignac, Dordogne
Tel: 05 53 51 80 32
Clinique Veterinaire Nougaillon, Gauchot 24260, Le Bugue Tel:
05 53 07 22 04
Clinique Veterinaire 24200 Sarlat tel: 05 53 07 87 19
EPERNAY
Clinique Veternaire Saint-Pierre, 43 Avenue Paul Chandon,
51200 Epernay tel: 03 26 54 25 25
EURE
Clinique Veternaire Daluzeau Sassolas, 10 rue Marechal Foch,
Brionne, Eure tel: 02 32 44 82 16
Clinique Veternaire Francois-Xavier Deveaux, 1 Bd Normandie,
Bernay, Eure tel: 02 32 43 04 00
FONTAINBLEAU
Dr Veronique Chol, 41, Rue Aristide Briand, 77300 Fontainbleau
tel: 01 60 72 65 01 (Veronique is extremely helpful and speaks
excellent English)
GARD
Dr Jaquemart, 20 Avenue Alterac, 30700 Tel: 04 66 22 10 65
HAUTE_GARONNE
Dr Jubenot, 6 Route de Carcassone 31290 Villefranche de Lauragais
Tel: 05 61 81 64 01
HAUT RHIN
Dr Nicholas Bouton, Clinique Veterinaire, 10bis, Rue de la
1ere Armee, 68480 Ferrette, Haut Rhin Tel: 03 89 40 40 90
LOT
Clinique Veterinaire Du Nouel, 46220 Prayssac Tel: 05 65 22
46 46
LANNION (BRITTANY)
Dr G. Daniel, Clinique Veterinaire, St.Elivet, 22300 Lannion,
tel:02 96 37 03 07
LOT ET GARRONE
Clinique Veterinaire des 2 Chenes: Dr Chamboredon et Hedon
JM, Guilhem Bas 47600 NERAC tel 05 53 65 30 90
ORVAULT
Clinique Veterinaire du Grand Val, Rosselli Thierry, 2 Rue
de Printemps, 44700 Orvault Tel: 02 40 94 32 37 (open 0800
- 1200 1400-190000 OFF THE rn137 Nantes
PICARDY
Dr Andre Champagnac, 3 Rue de l'Herbier, 60510 Bresies, Picardy
Tel: 03 44 07 90 12
POITIERS
Sylvie Cochen, 82 Rue de la Roche, 86000, Poitiers Tel: 33
549 584 398
M.Prudhomme. 14, Grand-Rue, 86700 Couche-Verac Tel: 05 49
59 20 40 (Near Poitiers, very good English spoken, parking
outside the door)
PUY DE DOME
Dr Hodencq, 8 Palce de la Marie , Randon, Tel: 04 70 41 51
42
Dr Christain Collin, Place du Marche, 63590 Cunlhat
ROYAN
Clinique Veterinaire, 69 Av De Pontaillac, 17200 Royan, Tel:
05 46 23 87 02
SAVOIE
Dr C Debrossse, 1024 Route Nationale 74120 Tel: 04 50 21 39
50
Dr Francois Jacob 74360, Abondance, Haute Savoie (helpful)
Tel: 04 50 73 05 01
VIENNE (RHONE VALLEY)
Drs Obert, Von Glasenapp, 87330 Mezieres-sur-lssoire Tel:
05 55 68 31 34
Dr Van der Beek, Clinique Veteriniaire Beaulieu, 15 Rue des
Freres Lumiere, 86000, Poitiers Tel: 05 49 44 24 00
VENDEE
Drs Agnes Lansmant Loussert & Dr Gilles Loussert, Cabinet
Veterinaire de la Gare, 11bis, Rue de Verdun, 8536 La Tranche
Sur Mer, Vendee Tel; 02 51 27 43 51
BELGIUM
BRUSSELS
Dr Mark Harms, Avenue Brugmann 425, 1180 Brussels www.animalclinic.be
Dr Lemmens, Rue Bemmel, Bruxelles 1150 Tel: 0032 2 762 51
02
Dr Marleen Derom, Dorpstraat 501, 3061 Leefdaal, Belgium Tel:
0032 2 767 5342
Dr I VanDeuren, Avenue du Centenaire 7, 7022 Hyon, Belgium
Tel: 0032 2 767 5342
BRUGGE
Vandenbrueane Jurgen, Dierenarts N 2937, Spoorwegstraat 95,
8200 Brugge, Belgium Tel: 0475 83 51 62
Dr Malbrancke Bernard, Moerkeresteenweg 143, 8310 St Kruis-Brugge,
Belgium Tel: 050 35 73 61
PORTUGAL
ALGARVE
Dr Steve Wright, Clinica De Veterinaria Canahm, Av. Duarte
Pacheco 238-242, 8135-104 Almancil, Algarve Tel: 00351 289
395
Dr James Cagney MVB MRCVS, Cedula No.1741 Ordem dos Medicos
Veterinarios, Casa Pacifico Mundo, 8600-252 Odiaxere, Lagos,
Algarve (We have a small animal practice here in the western
algarve. We do microchipping and pet passport papers)
SPAIN
PALMA DE MALLORCA
Dr Riera, Clinica Canis, c/o vasco de Gama No5, 07014 Palma
de Mallorca
BARCELONA
Port Vell, Clinica Veterinaria, St Carles 20-22 08003, Barcelona
Tel: 0093 221 50 69
Dr Jordi Sibon - has two clinics in Barcelona (Pedralbes and
Hospitalet) Tel: 0093 609 41 56 56
DENMARK
Helsinge Dyreklinik (Helsinge Animal Health Centre) j Bakkegaard
OG B Valling, Ostergade 35B 3200 Helsinge Tel 48 79 40 18
HOLLAND
AMSTERDAM
Dierenarts Ouderkerklaan - Just outside Amsterdam - Tel: 0031
20 641 4796 Highly recommended by a member.
Dierenkliniek Hoofdweg - Hoofdweg 46, 1058 BD Amsterdam,
Tel: 020-6127398, Fax: 020-4124352, Website:
http://www.dierenkliniekhoofdweg.nl (in Dutch) Highly recommended
by a member. Their English is excellent.
OOSTERBEEK
Hans Rierink, DVM, Dierenkliniek Pietersberg, Pietersbergseweg
14 6862 BV Oosterbeek TEL: 026-3333730 (Our veterinary practice
helps pet owners who want to take their animals abroad. As
well our vets as our nurses speak English and German. Some
speak French. We have knowledge of pet travel schemes of almost
all European countries. So feel free and welcome to visit
us http://www.pietersberg.info )
GERMANY
BERNKASTEL_KUES (Mosel)
Dr Christian Marks, Tierarzt, Saarallee 14, D-54470 Bernkastel-Kues
Tel: 065 31 91 52 46
Speaks excellent English and his practice is very near the
Bernkastel-Kues bridge over the River Mosel on the South bank
of the river. His rates are very reasonable charging under
20 Euros. He has a morning and evening surgery. His email
address is marks-vet@t-online.de Bernkastel-Kues is one of
the gems of Germany. It is full of half timbered houses surrounded
by vineyards. It is an easy drive to Calais. Bernkastel-Kues
is an ideal location to do a stop over on the way back to
the UK. The Inn in the village of Monzelfeld above Bernkastel-Kues
is dog friendly. The breakfast is good and the nearby farmers
fields are ideal for walking your pet. Their website http://www.landhausmonzelfeld.de
DUSSELDORF
Dr F Hackmann, Kaiserstrasse 34, D-470479 Dusseldorf Tel:
0049 211 49 40 19
TRIER
d-r-(BG) St Stoyanov, Flurchen, 36, D-54424 Thalfang (near
Trier) Tel: 06 50 43 58
MEMBERS: Please let us have the name and address of any
vets you have found on your travels that we may add o this
list.
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