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Re the non EU countries, I don't think there have been any changes. For the passport to be valid they have to be on a non EU approved list which you should be able to find on the DEFRA web site. If the country is not on the approved list e.g Morocco think the dog has to go into quarantine.
peedee
I was wrong its all change by the look of it. See >here<
Looks like as long as you have a pet passport you can re-enter with your dog from any country.
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That is what is confusing me, Shadow will be due a booster this year does that involve a bloodtest?
Is that the test that needs to be done one month after the booster?
Or do we arrange a blood test one month after to allow us to travel out of the EU zone
Confused
Aldra
No Aldra,
As Shadow has his pets passport its just a case of having the rabies booster before the expiry date. It will then be entered into the pets passport showing the new validity date.
NO Blood test needed.
As for travelling out of the EU then give Defra a ring or email them for confirmation of what is needed. They will reply.
My understanding of the "out of Europe" rules are that the dog must, at some stage, have had a blood test 30 days, or more, after a Rabies vaccination has been given.
They will look at his passport and want to see that he has been vaccinated against rabies and that all the boosters have been given on time.
They will then look to see if he has ever been blood tested and passed it. If he passed the blood test, was that taken 21 days (as some were) or 30 days after he was vaccinated?
It is just to bring us in line with Europe which is the rule there. In Europe, now, they are happy to just accept that the vaccination has been given. If the dog comes from outside Europe, however, they want a blood test to have been taken to confirm that the vaccine was effective.
If, like many, his first vaccination was followed by a blood test less than 30 days later then he will have to be blood tested again. I am thinking that the blood test can be taken 100 or more days after the booster because no maximum has been given, but not before 30.
There may be some evidence that some dogs will test positive at 21 days only for it to fade by 30 days for some reason. My dog failed her first blood test, at 21 days, and so was blood tested again a few weeks later so she will be ok as, technically, she has passed a blood test taken 30 days or more after a vaccination.
If you are travelling between UK and any EU country or any country listed here (or vice versa)
http://www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-pets/pets/travel/pets/countries/noneu-countries/
your dog, cat or ferret must have been chipped and had a rabies injection which is in date. If it is a first injection you cannot enter any country within 21 days of the injection. If it is a booster there is no lower time limit, unless the booster is out of time, in which case you have to start again.
There is no need for a blood test to see if there are rabies antibodies.
Note that this now applies to UK/Ireland travel in theory, which it did not do before 01 01 2012, but the authorities are relaxed as there has been no rabies in either country for many years and they will probably not want to see the passport or scan your pets chip.
There are no restrictions or requirement for chips, passports or injections or tapeworm treatment still between UK and IOM & CI (which are not in the EU, and not listed)
As far as entry into the EU (including the UK) from anywhere else, ie non EU or non listed, the rules are here
http://www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-pets/pets/travel/pets/pet-owners/
Your pet has to have had a blood test at least 30 days after the first rabies treatment is completed. Remember some treatmesnt consist of two shots, so it is the date of the second shot, also remember the rabies shot(s) must be afer chipping, you then have to wait 3 months. However if you went from an EU/listed country into an unlisted country and your pet has had the chip, and the ravbies shots and a positive test result you do not have to wait 3 months after the positive test result to re enter the EU/UK
In all cases your pet has to have had tapeworm treatment between 24 hours and 5 days before arrival, except for direct travel, ie with no intermediate stop off or passing through another country, between Finland, Malta, Ireland and UK
If you take your pet outside the EU and listed countries your pet needs a rabies antibody blood test with positive result taken at least 30 days after rabies treatment is completed to re-enter the EU (including UK). That test can take place at any time during the validity of the current rabies treatment, ie within 1, 2 or 3 years.
My reading of this is that in effect quarantine for dogs, cats and ferrets is abolished, it is going to be cheaper to chip, treat, get blood test and wait 3 months than go through 6 months quarantine
There are lots of wonderful exceptions, the rules for pets from the USA are different for pets from Hawai (it is non listed) and cats from Australia get special treatment. You cannot travel with more than 5 pets.
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