The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has advised that should the UK leave the EU next year without a deal, there would be important implications for pet owners wishing to travel overseas with their animals from 30 March 2019.
Advice for pet owners planning to take a pet to any EU country after 29 March 2019 in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
If you wish to travel to the EU with your pet after 29th March 2019 we recommend speaking with your vet at least four months in advance of your date of travel.
Pets will need rabies checks costing up to £60 when travelling to Europe after no-deal, government warns
06/11/2018
‘Leaving the EU with no agreement in place could lead to owners facing longer waits to get their pet cleared for travel and higher costs’
The company is also stockpiling pet food ahead of Brexit.
How, indeed whether, Britain will leave the European Union on the 29th March will impact animals and their welfare. Political paralysis in the UK means however that there are more questions than answers at the turn of 2019.
Animal lovers are uncertain over travel rules, worried about pet food and do not want to lose European veterinarians.
Local firms worry border closure and duties will lead to smuggling and chaos.
With a month to go, here is everything you need to know about travel in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
No-deal Brexit: Guide dog users may have to travel by sea to cross from Northern Ireland to Ireland
05/10/2019
Blind people and people who require assistance dogs for other medical reasons would need to enter Ireland at “approved” entry points.
Bob Stewart says his dogs regularly cross the Channel and should not lose out.
Under cover of Brexit - Chris Grey
03/07/2020
The most important Brexit event of the week came and went with relatively little fanfare, yet it marks a significant moment.
Brexifornia: Checking out but never leaving
08/06/2020
Brexit will never be over.
British travellers face the worst possible outcome once the Brexit transition period ends, the government has confirmed.
‘New start: let’s get going’: Brexit information campaign warns Britons of risks as full departure looms
12/07/2020
Talk of ‘opportunity’ likened to Orwell-style ‘Newspeak’ – as advice highlights perils from new travel rules, bigger phone bills and border chaos.
For some weeks the British government has been planning a “shock and awe” campaign to warn British businesses that they have less than six months to prepare for Brexit; but the EU has beaten them to it.
Pet Passports will become invalid when the Brexit transition period ends in December
Rules on travelling to and from European Union countries will change on 1 January 2021.
From 1 January 2021, however, pet passports will no longer be valid.
Amazon halts alcohol sales in Northern Ireland and prepares to de-list more products due to new Brexit customs rules
26/01/2021
Amazon has stopped selling wines, beers and spirits to its customers in Northern Ireland as it wrestles with new customs rules post-Brexit.
Conwy pet food firm hit by Brexit red tape and added costs with fears customers will be lost
27/01/2021
Pero Foods in Betws-y-Coed has spoken of the post-Brexit 'chaos' in the system for exporting to the EU.
A survey carried out by the Pet Food Manufacturers’ Association found that just one-third of businesses that attempted exports to Europe in 2021 had been successful.