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How to get approval to transport pet cats, dogs and ferrets, and when you must transport assistance dogs with their owners.
Check the transport companies and routes you can use to bring your pet cat, dog or ferret to England, Scotland or Wales.
Find out what documents you need, and records you must keep, to meet animal welfare in transport requirements.
When your pet must go in quarantine, how to book a pet carrier and quarantine premises, and how to get your pet released from quarantine.
How sea, rail and air transport companies check that dogs, cats and ferrets travelling to Great Britain are following the pet travel requirements.
Bringing pets into Great Britain: pet passports, Great Britain pet health certificates, microchipping, rabies vaccinations, travelling with assistance dogs.
Fill in this RMOP form to get approval from APHA to transport pets or assistance dogs to England, Scotland or Wales.
What you must do to protect the welfare of animals during transport.
Seeking views on planned changes to the EU pet travel scheme.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
You must fill in this form to confirm that you won't sell or transfer the pet dog, cat, ferret or assistance dog to a new owner in the UK.
Check the air, sea and rail carriers registered with the Animal and Plant Health Agency to transport assistance dogs with their owners.
New measures will close existing loopholes exploited by unscrupulous breeders and traders
Forms and checklist for transport carriers and checkers to report non-compliance when checking documents and pet animals that enter Great Britain.
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