UK and EU Reach Agreement on Pet Passports
The UK government and the EU have tentatively agreed on a draft deal to reintroduce pet passports for UK residents traveling to the EU. This move is part of a larger post-Brexit framework designed to lower trade barriers and eliminate expensive animal health certificates.
Currently, British travelers require costly animal health certificates, typically amounting to hundreds of pounds, to bring their pets into the EU. With the reintroduction of pet passports, which are issued when pets are microchipped and vaccinated against rabies, this requirement will be bypassed.
Under the new agreement, cats, dogs, and ferrets—animals deemed to have a low risk of rabies—will be able to travel to the EU more easily.
