SHOWING YOUR DOG IN THE UK
Anyone outside the UK who is interested
in showing a dog at a UK dog show must first apply to the
Kennel Club for an Authority To Compete (ATC) number which
must be stated on the Show entry form - entries from outside
the UK cannot be accepted without this.
An application form for an ATC can be downloaded direct from the Kennel Club using this link.
http://www.the-kennel-club.org.uk/crufts/atc.pdf
Pets Travel & Passport Scheme
For up-to-date information, it is advisable to check requirements
with the Pets helpline. Please note E.C. Countries may also
require a Health Certificate and/or Import Permit.
There is a new Standard EU Passport which must be obtained
from your Veterinary Surgeon and completed with all details
of the dog, i.e. Microchip Number, Rabies details with Blood
Test Date, up to date Rabies vaccination and details of flea
and tick treatment with date and time given.
Here are some
guidelines on timing for taking your dog overseas:
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6 months before: |
Book appointment with vet for microchip (ISO Standard
11784 or 11785). Book Rabies vaccine.
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5 months before: |
Visit vet for blood sample to ensure immunity.
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3 months before: |
Check that pet's travel is booked. Pet fares will
be charged.
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2 days before return:
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Book treatment for tapeworm, fleas and ticks with
approved vet abroad and obtain certificate of proof
of testing. Flea and tick treatment
must be done 24 hours before travel and you must travel
within 48 hours of it being done. If 24 hours has
not elapsed you cannot travel on the ferry.
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Day of travel home: |
Ensure that pet is fit and well and that you have
all necessary documentation for inspection at the
UK port of entry.
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NEWS .....
Pets Travel
Scheme extended to USA and Canada
The successful PETS Travel Scheme is to be extended to dogs
and cats from the United States and Canada. From 11th December,
people coming to this country from the USA and Canada will
be able to bring their vaccinated pets without having to
put them into six months quarantine. However, until an approved
route from North America is available and official certification
agreed, animals will have to go nto short stay quarantine,
usually only for two or three days, whilst the microchip
and paperwork are checked. Explanatory leaflets are available
from DEFRA website (see below).
Pet Passport Scheme ...Update
Dogs resident in the UK may visit one or more of the countries
below and return to the UK under the pilot scheme without
the need for quarantine. Animals who come from one of these
countries and islands and who have been resident in any
of them for the previous six months may also enter the UK
under the pilot scheme if accompanied by the appropriate
certification and will require to undergo various flea/tick
treatments and possess various veterinary forms. Further
information can be obtained from your vet or DEFRA
They are:
Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany,
Gibraltar, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Liechenstein, Luxembour,
Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland and Vatican.
These rabies-free islands
have been part of the pilot scheme since February:
Antigua and Barbuda, Ascension Island, Australia, Barbados,
Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Cyprus, Falkland Islands, Fiji,
French Polynesia, Guadaloupe, Hawaii, Japan, Malta, Martinique,
Mauritius, Mayotte, Monserrat, NewCaledonia, New Zeland,
Reunion, St. helena, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Vincent,
Singapore, Vanuatu and Wallis and Futuna.
It is
anticipated that the list of countries and islands to take
part will fluctuate and change as time progresses and may
one day include the US and Canada.
You
can use any of the following routes and transport companies
to bring your dog into the UK under PETS. Other routes and
companies may be added later.
By
sea from:
Caen-Portsmouth - Brittany Ferries
Calais-Dover - Hoverspeed, P&O Stena and SeaFrance
Cherbour-Poole - Brittany Ferries
Cherbourg-Portsmouth - P&O Portsmouth
Falkland Islands (Port Stanley)- Shoreham - Heppesen Heaton
Le Habre-Portsmouth - P&O Portsmouth
Roscoff or Santander-Plymouth - Brittany Ferries
St Malo-Portsmouth - Brittany Ferries
Harwich - hook van holland
Rosyth - Zeebrugge
By rail from:
Calais (Coquelles)-Fokestone(Cheriton) - Eurotunnel Shuttle
Service (not Eurostar)
By
air to London Heathrow from:
Amsterdam (Schiphol) - British Midland Airways (guide dogs
and hearing dogs may travel in the cabin)
Antwerp - KLM Cargo
Athens - KLM Cargo
Barcelona - KLM Cargo
Brussels - British Midland Airways
Copenhagen - KLM Cargo
Dusseldorf
Frankfurt - Lufthansa
Geneva - KLM Cargo
Hamburg
Helsinki - Finnair
Larnaca and Paphos (Cyprus) - Cyprus Airways
Madrid - British Midland Airways
Milan - KLM Cargo
Munich
Narita, Tokyo - All Nippon Airways
Nice
Oslo
Palma (Majorca) - British Midland Airways
Paris (guide and hearing dogs only) - British Midland Airways
Valette (Malta) - Air Malta
Zurich
GB Airways have the following new routes to London
Gatwick
Muricia and Toulon-Hyeres.
Air Canada are now operating the following route:
Halifax
to London Heathrow
Toronto, Montreal, Calgery, St John's, Vancouver and Ottowa
to London Heathrow.
For further information
visit www.scottishpetpassports.co.uk
or e-mail info@scottishpetpassports.co.uk
For details of new routes and carriers
ring the PETS helpline 0870 241 1710. Fax: 020 7904
6834.
Some countries may need export certificates.
These include France, Spain and Italy. Others require an
import permit. It is best to check with the country you
are going to, or with our Ministry of Agriculture, before
you travel.
DEFRA produces a fact sheet which explains
these procedures. You can download this from the website.
Scroll to the end of the site map and click on Long Haul
factsheet
For further details log on to:
www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/quarantine/pets/procedures/owners.htm
Keep
in contact with DEFRA'S website for details
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