If you are contemplating Returning Pets to the UK and your Dog or Cat Passport is up to date, then you should have no problem with Exporting your Pets to the UK. Make certain that your Pets Passport has no alterations or crossed out entries, in which case these entries must be stamped & signed by the Veterinarian. It must be noted that a Pet Passport that has “tippex” to alter mistakes will not be accepted at the UK border.

Posh Pets offers a Passport Checking Service, which can in many cases resolve minor issues and give owners peace of mind that their Pets Travel Paperwork is valid.

In addition to our Pet Travel service by land, Posh Pets Spain provides a Pets Taxi Service to and from the airport. Posh Pets Spain offers a totally comprehensive service tailor made to Pet Owner’s individual requirements. This service includes Pet Travel Boxes and a Pet Delivery/Collection Service anywhere in Spain.

For owners Returning Cats and Dogs to the UK, the following criteria must be complied with in order to return your pet successfully.

IN THIS ORDER ONLY

1) The animal must be fitted with a microchip.
 
2) A Rabies Vaccination must be given; this may be a booster injection if the animal has been vaccinated before against Rabies, or a primary injection.  In the latter case we strongly recommend that the vaccination be repeated 3-4 weeks later, to minimise the possibility of the animal failing the test due to insufficient antibodies.  (This is more likely to occur in young animals).  It is rare to see test failures in older animals; such pets can be immune-incompetent, ie incapable of mounting a normal antibody response to the vaccine stimulus.

REMEMBER once you start preparing your Pet Passport to or from the UK it is very important that you maintain the rabies vaccinations within the recommended period.
 
Once this stage has been completed your UK Pet Passport can now be prepared. 
 
3) One month later the animal’s blood is sampled.  The serum from this sample is sent to a listed authorised laboratory.  The Veterinary Clinic then receives the results and if the level of antibodies is equal to or greater than 0.5iu /ml this will result in a pass.
 
PLEASE NOTE that your Pet Passport will not become valid for UK travel until SIX CALENDAR MONTHS FROM THE DATE THE BLOOD WAS TAKEN.
This may cause difficulties with your travel plans in which case Posh Pets Spain has a facility for Long-Term Boarding Kennels for Cats and Dogs in Spain and will be happy to accommodate your pet.
 
4) For each journey made to the UK or to Ireland via mainland Britain, the animal must have a Health to Travel Examination, with a Tick and Tapeworm treatment 24 - 48 hours before embarkation on a ferry or plane. This must be undertaken by an official veterinarian.

Pet Export and Import
 Posh Pets Spain offers a comprehensive pet service for owners living in Spain who intend to travel back to the UK or further afield. The service includes a foster care quarantine facility. Compliance with UK documentation requirements and veterinary regulations can be undertaken here at Posh Pets Spain.

With private boarding facilities before or after your departure, our service is tailor-made for your pet to high standards and most importantly, a caring service for your pet, are all available at Posh Pets Spain.
 
Returning to the UK Urgently?
Contact Posh Pets Spain and we will board your pet, obtain their Pet Passport and send them home at the date the passport becomes valid. Pet Collections in Spain are available if you are unable to deliver them directly to our premises.

Importing your Pet to Spain?
Contact us and we will arrange collection of your pets from your UK home & deliver your Cats and Dogs from the UK and deliver them to your home in Spain. This is our door to door service. If you have already arranged your own pet travel arrangements by air we can also meet your Pets at the Airport and deliver them directly to you or board them until you are settled into your new home.

Pet Travel Scheme from UK to Spain

• Internationally recognized microchip
• Vaccination against rabies 28 days after inoculation
• a  Veterinary health check & passport stamp prior to travel which is  entered in your pet passport

 *** In our opinion plan your pets travel as good as your own ensuring that if necessary you can return to the UK with ease, therefore we would recommend that you have the blood test before you leave the UK.
Start planning your pets’ trip about 7 months prior to departure to ensure that you are already holding the full pet passport.

For further Help - Pet Travel Scheme Helpline
DEFRA – Department for Environment,
food & Rural Affairs.
 Area 201, 1a Page street, London, SW1P 4PQ
 Tel: +44(0) 870 241 1710
(Mon – Friday – 8.30am to 5pm) 
 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7904 6206
Website: ww2.defra.gov.uk
Email: pets.helpline@defra.gsi.gov.uk