Owners from Great Britain travelling to EU warned over pet passport ‘dodge’
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Since Brexit, British pet owners traveling to the EU face a more complex and expensive process, requiring an Animal Health Certificate (AHC) instead of a pet passport. Some owners are reportedly circumventing this by obtaining EU pet passports, often through vets in the EU, which is cheaper and valid for the pet's lifetime with up-to-date rabies vaccinations. However, experts warn that this practice could backfire, as EU regulations state that EU pet passports are only for pet owners residing in EU member states. The European Commission confirms that EU pet passports are only valid for pet animals residing habitually with their owner in an EU member state. British residents attempting to use EU pet passports risk facing consequences when moving pets between the EU and Great Britain.
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