Moving With Pets To Ireland

In the past animals would need to be quarantined for up to 6 months upon arrival in their new country.

Moving with pets to ireland. Not just any microchip will do. If you are moving to ireland or even going on vacation you can bring your pets with you and with the help of pet loving experts it is not too difficult. Rabies all dogs cats and ferrets must have a current rabies vaccination administered at least 21 days prior to entry into ireland. When travelling to ireland with your pet by ferry it is vital to make sure that a ferry company is a government approved carrier.

Whilst the process of bringing your pets to ireland is not as complicated as other countries such as australia it is still important to be prepared and know the pet import regulations. As northern ireland does not have any pet approved routes all pet animals travelling here must enter the uk through a pet approved route via great britain gb or the republic of ireland roi. If you are based in continental europe or the uk and are moving to ireland with pets that may be too big or young to travel by plane then the ferry might be the best option for you. If you are coming on holiday or to move to ireland or other non commercial movement where there is no sale or change of ownership you may bring your cat dog or ferret with you.

3 times to be precise 2006 2007 2014. The laws have since changed though meaning that with the right paperwork the right sequence of shots and the right timing it s pretty easy for your pets to go right along with you on your move. I ve traveled to and from ireland with my dogs a few times now. Pet passport section iv.

If you re travelling with your dog directly to finland republic of ireland norway or malta it must have treatment against tapeworm echinococcus multilocularis 1 to 5 days before arriving in. Vaccination against rabies signed dated and stamped. It s very important to do the rabies vaccination after the microchip in this order. The law governing the importation of cats dogs and ferrets for non commercial purposes is the pet travel cats dogs and ferrets regulations 2020.

The rabies vaccination must be administered by a registered veterinary practitioner and entered into the e u. America was always on the other end of those travels which thankfully resulted in no mandatory quarantine for my pets.