Pet Travel Regulations – UK, Australia, New Zealand, South America, USA and Canada

Pets Travel – Animal Transport to the UK, Scotland or Ireland:

• Quarantine for the UK has been dropped as from the 1st January 2012. This means that your pets would no longer require quarantine upon arrival into the UK, Scotland or Ireland.
• Birds : 35 days house quarantine (no other birds in the house).
• Your pet needs to be microchipped, with a chip that meets the ISO Standard 11784 or ISO Standard 11785 requirements.
• Following the microchip, your pet needs a rabies vaccination.
• At least 30 days after the rabies vaccination a blood a blood sample must be taken by an official veterinarian and sent to Onderstepoort (which is an EU approved laboratory) in order for them to do a RNATT (Rabies Neutralising Antibody Titre Test) This result must be equal to or more than 0.5 IU/ml.
• There is a 90 day waiting period from the date of this sampling before the animal may departure and enter the UK. Scotland or Ireland.
• Within 10 days of departure there is a specific EU health certificate that is required for entry into the UK, Scotland or Ireland. Please check with us in regards to this.

Pets Travel – Animal Transport to the US & Canada:

• There is no quarantine in the USA (except for the state of Hawaii) or Canada for dogs and cats. Requirements are a valid rabies vaccination (valid meaning no more than 1 year old and not less than 30 days old at travel). Dogs would need a visual check for Screwworm for entry into the USA.
• A Health Clearance Certificate which is valid for 10 days for cats and dogs into Canada, and 10 days for cats and 5 days for entry into the USA.
• Birds however, are quarantined for a month in the USA at a government owned quarantine station. In Canada there is house quarantine for 45 days and the bird must arrive on the same flight as the owner. Please double check with us as Canada and the USA impose embargos for birds from time to time.

Pets Travel – Animal Transport to Australia:

• PLEASE NOTE : No birds are allowed into Australia.

• The following breeds of dogs are prohibited :

. Dogo Argentino
. Fila Brasileiro
. Japansese Tosa
. Pit Bull Terrier or American Pit Bull

• Quarantine accommodation available in South Africa – unfotunately only in Gauteng.
• Quarantine accommodation available in Australia – Sydney, Melbourne or Perth.
• Download Adobe Acrobat PDF documents for details in Melbourne, Perth and Sydney.
• Quarantine: Total quarantine 7 months. (Quarantine in South Africa, minimum of 3 months in South Africa with a minimum of one month in Australia. However the total quarantine period must be 7 months). A majority of South Africans opt of the 6 months in South Africa with one month in Australia.

Pets Travel – Animal Transport to New Zealand:

• PLEASE NOTE : No birds are allowed into New Zealand.
• Quarantine in total: this has been reduced to 10 days upon arri4 months upon arrival. Procedure is started 6 months prior to departure to New Zealand at home (no quarantine), and then 4 months quarantine in New Zealand.

Pets Travel – Animal Transport to Middle and Far East:

• These countries have very strict and varied regulations. Quarantine and restricted breeds imposed by certain countries.
• Israel does not accept puppies under the age of 4 months.

Pets Travel – Animal Transport to South America:

• Most south American countries require an import permit and consular clearance. Upon issuance of the import permit you would know what the requirements for entry would be.

Pets Travel – Animal Transport to Europe:

• Your pet needs to be microchipped, with a chip that meets the ISO Standard 11784 or ISO Standard 11785 requirements.
• Following the microchip, your pet needs a rabies vaccination.
• At least 30 days after the rabies vaccination a blood a blood sample must be taken by an official veterinarian and sent to Onderstepoort (which is an EU approved laboratory) in order for them to do a RNATT (Rabies Neutralising Antibody Titre Test) This result must be equal to or more than 0.5 IU/ml
• There is a 90 day waiting period from the date of this sampling before the animal may departure and enter an EU country.
• Within 10 days of departure there is a specific EU health certificate that is required for that particular EU country. Please check with us in regards to this.
• Certain European countries have a “restricted breed” list. Please contact us in this regard.

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