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Information EU - passport for pets
(valid in all EU-member states)
necessary for dogs, cats and ferrets for traveling to foreign countries in EU
for getting the EU - passport
- your pet has to have a tattoo (valid until 2011) or a microchip for a safe identification
- the old vaccination passport (to transfer the old dates into the new passport) or new vaccinations
additional rules:
- Ireland, Sweden and the United Kingdom can have their very strict rules on rabies prevention for further five years.
The EU-Passport for pets has to be paid at your vet.
General rules for travelling in the EU with your pet
The last rabies shot has to be done at least 30 days prior entering another country.
The rabies vaccination is valid for one up to three years (depending on the vaccine.
Additional rules might be valid for other than EU-membership countries (for transit countries, too) and for Ireland, Sweden and United Kingdom.
Please inform yourself before travelling about the special regulations for entering foreign countries and for reentering your own country!
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