You need to get your dog, cat or ferret immunized versus rabies prior to it can take a trip to the EU or Northern Ireland. Your veterinarian requires evidence that your animal is at least 12 weeks old prior to immunizing them.
The vaccine needs to be a suspended vaccine or recombinant vaccine that’s authorized in the nation of usage.
You need to get your animal microchipped in the past, or at the exact same time as, their rabies vaccination. If you do not, they’ll require to be immunized once again.
When you can take a trip
You need to wait 21 days to take a trip after your animal is immunized. Day 1 is the day after the rabies vaccination.
You do not require to wait to take a trip after a booster vaccination if there has actually been no break in the vaccine cover.
Example
A veterinarian immunizes your animal versus rabies on 1 September. This suggests you can take a trip on 22 September.
Booster vaccinations
If you’re taking a trip with your animal, you need to get routine rabies booster vaccinations for your animal. Check your animal health certificate or animal passport to learn when the booster vaccination is due.
You will not require to get repeat vaccinations for repeat journeys to the EU or Northern Ireland if your animal’s rabies vaccination depends on date.
Vaccination record
Your animal’s vaccination need to be tape-recorded in either:
Your animal can be stopped from taking a trip if the information in their animal health certificate or animal passport remain in the incorrect location.
Your animal’s vaccination record need to reveal:
- your animal’s date of birth
- microchip number, date it was put in or check out, and where it is on your animal’s body
- vaccination date
- vaccine producer and item name
- vaccine batch number
- date the vaccination stands till
- the veterinarian’s signature and contact information
If you have an animal passport
Your animal’s vaccination record need to have been included by a veterinarian in either:
If your animal passport does not have an as much as date vaccination record, you’ll require an animal health certificate rather.
Your animal can be stopped from taking a trip if the vaccination information were contributed to their passport by a veterinarian in Great Britain after 31 December 2020.
