PET PASSPORTS
October 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALL
EUROPEAN Union (EU) tourists can now take their pets to any EU member country, except Britain, Ireland, Sweden and Malta, if they obtain a harmonised pet passport, which came into force on October 1. These are issued following a rabies vaccination, with tattoos identifying animals, (from 2012 embedded microchips will be required). Britain still insists on tougher checks, but British nationals can use the passport on the continent.
EUROPEAN Union (EU) tourists can now take their pets to any EU member country, except Britain, Ireland, Sweden and Malta, if they obtain a harmonised pet passport, which came into force on October 1. These are issued following a rabies vaccination, with tattoos identifying animals, (from 2012 embedded microchips will be required). Britain still insists on tougher checks, but British nationals can use the passport on the continent.
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