Pet passports to be reintroduced

Pet passports are being reintroduced under new regulations, which will make it easier for people to take their cats and dogs into the EU.

The regulations, part of a new agreement with the European Union, mean pet owners will only need to get the right documentation once per animal, rather than each time they want to travel.

Helen Huff, a pet travel specialist at PBS Specialist Pet Travel, told Yahoo News the shake-up “will be so much easier and less costly than having the Animal Health Certificate prepared each time our pets travel to, or indeed just transit through the EU”.

When the new regulations pass, dog owners should be able to get a pet passport at a qualified veterinarian in the UK.