PET TRANSPORTATION TO THE UNITED KINGDOM

Testing & Vaccination Require to Enter the U.K.

Travelling abroad requires you to have a passport. Your pet’s vaccination certificate is an important document. Not only a proof of vaccination, but it also serves as their pet passport, and is important to maintain as you would yours. Here are a few details your pet’s vaccination record must contain:

The vaccination certificate that you eventually receive should be signed by a vet, and have the following information on it:

**Note: Ensure your vaccination records is stamped twice against each vaccine. Also, ensure to check if your vaccine manufacturer is accepted in the U.K. If you plan to move abroad, consult your vet, and make sure that the vaccines you’ve administered in the country of origin are accepted in the U.K as well.

Your pet must be vaccinated against rabies before any travel to the U.K. Make sure to get them vaccinated at the same time as their microchip. Your pet cannot travel if their vaccination was less than 21 days ago. Since India is listed as a country with high rabies, you will require the results of a titer test before travelling, which can take a while.

A titer test measures the number of antibodies in a particular blood sample. Once your pet is vaccinated, wait for at least 30 days, and then submit a blood sample to a titer testing lab. The lab must be an EU-approved testing facility, which can be inside or outside the European Union.

Once the sample has been submitted to the proper lab and you get the results, the certificate of the blood test must show that the vaccination was successful with a minimum rabies antibody level of 0.5 IU/ml. Your vet should then hand over a copy of the results and update a health certificate with the day and date of sample extraction. The titer test results will remain valid indefinitely, provided you keep your pet’s vaccinations up to date.

Documents Required for Pet Travel to the U.K

You will require an international health certificate, as well as an animal health certificate for international pet travel to the U.K. this certificate is completed and signed by an authorized veterinarian, and contains an alpha-numeric code, details of vaccination, and treatment against tapeworm.

You will also need a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Animal Quarantine and Certification Service (AQCS) in India before you can embark on international travel with your pet.

Country Specific Requirements

The U.K reserves the right to prescribe animal quarantine against any imported animal which does not meet the import criteria or has incomplete documentation. Your pet may be quarantined or returned to the exporting country at your expense if documentation is not complete. The quarantine can last from 30 days to 4 months, depending on the disease-specific protocol.