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Changes to pet travel requirements, who they affect, and what to do next. Each update links to the relevant guides and official sources.
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Japan clarifies its advance-notification submission channel
Submit through NACCS, using the notification form by email if NACCS is difficult. The existing advance-notification deadline is unchanged.
Affected journeys: United States → Japan.
Covered pets: dogs, cats.
What to do: Check the current requirements below before booking or arranging travel documents.
Official source: Import dogs and cats into Japan (from non-designated regions)
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Japan clarifies its advance-notification submission channel
- Was
- The route said to notify AQS by NACCS or email.
- Now
- Submit through NACCS, using the notification form by email if NACCS is difficult. The existing advance-notification deadline is unchanged.
Recorded · found at a scheduled re-read · Import dogs and cats into Japan (from non-designated regions)
Affected route guides
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Japan MAFF Animal Quarantine Service
Use the current winter timetable for Virgin Atlantic US arrivals
The current winter cargo timetable lists London Heathrow and Manchester. Pet transport remains suspended; confirm the actual itinerary with the airline.
Affected journeys: United States → Great Britain.
Covered pets: dogs, cats, ferrets.
What to do: Check the current requirements below before booking or arranging travel documents.
Official source: Can I book a flight to travel with my pet?
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Use the current winter timetable for Virgin Atlantic US arrivals
- Was
- The route summary listed London Heathrow, Manchester and Edinburgh.
- Now
- The current winter cargo timetable lists London Heathrow and Manchester. Pet transport remains suspended; confirm the actual itinerary with the airline.
Recorded · found at a scheduled re-read · Can I book a flight to travel with my pet?
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Virgin Atlantic
Use the current winter timetable for Virgin Atlantic US departures
The current winter cargo timetable lists London Heathrow and Manchester. Pet transport remains suspended; confirm the actual itinerary with the airline.
Affected journeys: Great Britain → United States.
Covered pets: dogs, cats.
What to do: Check the current requirements below before booking or arranging travel documents.
Official source: Can I book a flight to travel with my pet?
Show previous requirements, affected routes and sources
Use the current winter timetable for Virgin Atlantic US departures
- Was
- The route summary listed London Heathrow, Manchester and Edinburgh.
- Now
- The current winter cargo timetable lists London Heathrow and Manchester. Pet transport remains suspended; confirm the actual itinerary with the airline.
Recorded · found at a scheduled re-read · Can I book a flight to travel with my pet?
Affected route guides
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Virgin Atlantic
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Sources needing attention (4)
- Contract of Carriage Document | United Airlines · Check overdue; last checked
- Military Pet Program | United Airlines · Check overdue; last checked
- Service Animals | United Airlines · Check overdue; last checked
- Traveling with pets | United Airlines · Check overdue; last checked
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The official pages changed their layout, formatting or wording. The requirements, deadlines and fees reviewed remain supported. Verbatim evidence was refreshed where needed. Unresolved jurisdiction questions remain unresolved. Other source texts that matched were checked without re-verification.
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City of London Corporation
DAERA
Delta Air Lines
European Commission
GOV.UK
Japan MAFF Animal Quarantine Service
USDA APHIS
- Bring a Pet Cat (Domestic) into the United States
- Bring a Pet Dog into the United States
- Bring a Pet Ferret into the United States
- Bring a Pet From Another Country into the United States (Import)
- Cost To Endorse Your Pet's Health Certificate
- Pet Travel From the United States to Austria (representative of the EU member-state template)
- Pet Travel From the United States to Finland, Malta, Ireland (including Northern Ireland*), or Norway
- Pet Travel From the United States to the United Kingdom/Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands and Isle of Man)
- Pet travel from the United States to Japan
- Animal Health Status of Regions (Region Health Status – Animals)
- U.S. State and Territory Animal Entry Requirements
No changes to the 76 rules reviewed
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· found at a scheduled re-read. At this review, the listed rules matched their sources.
Cited policies and station restrictions were rechecked against the official pages and documents. The reviewed rules remain supported. The cited exemption section in Hawaii's scanned rule was checked visually; its British Isles wording still does not resolve the jurisdiction question. Tariff reviews cover the cited pet provisions. Sources that could not be checked retain their existing verification dates.
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American Airlines
- Conditions of carriage | American Airlines
- American Airlines General Rules of the International Tariff (International Passenger Rules and Fares, Tariff No. AA1)
- Optional service fees and charges | American Airlines
- Traveling with pets | American Airlines
- Traveling with a service animal | American Airlines
American Airlines Cargo
- Pets & Animals - American Airlines Cargo
- Policies & Restrictions - Pets & Animals - American Airlines Cargo
- Know before you go (checklist PDF)
- Pets fly safely on American (Pet travel guide PDF, linked from aacargo.com/learn/animals.html)
- Published Rate Tariff Report Bulk International to International/U.S. Live Animal ExpediteFS (v1.09)
- Published Rate Tariff Report Bulk Domestic to International Live Animal ExpediteFS (v1.04, linked from aacargo.com/ship/rates.html)
British Airways
Hawaii Department of Agriculture
IAG Cargo
- Live Animals | IAG Cargo
- Operational Alerts | IAG Cargo
- Pets | IAG Cargo
- AMS | IAG Cargo (local station information)
- ARN | IAG Cargo (local station information)
- AUS | IAG Cargo (local station information)
- BER | IAG Cargo (local station information)
- BHX | IAG Cargo (local station information)
- CDG | IAG Cargo (local station information)
- CPH | IAG Cargo (local station information)
- CVG | IAG Cargo (local station information)
- DEN | IAG Cargo (local station information)
- DFW | IAG Cargo (local station information)
- DUB | IAG Cargo (local station information)
- DUS | IAG Cargo (local station information)
- EDI | IAG Cargo (local station information)
- GLA | IAG Cargo (local station information)
- HAM | IAG Cargo (local station information)
- HEL | IAG Cargo (local station information)
- IAH | IAG Cargo (local station information)
- INV | IAG Cargo (local station information)
- JFK | IAG Cargo (local station information)
- LGW | IAG Cargo (local station information)
- LHR | IAG Cargo (local station information)
- LPA | IAG Cargo (local station information)
- MSY | IAG Cargo (local station information)
- MUC | IAG Cargo (local station information)
- NUE | IAG Cargo (local station information)
- ORK | IAG Cargo (local station information)
- ORY | IAG Cargo (local station information)
- PHL | IAG Cargo (local station information)
- PHX | IAG Cargo (local station information)
- STL | IAG Cargo (local station information: St. Louis)
- STR | IAG Cargo (local station information)
- SVQ | IAG Cargo (local station information)
- TFS | IAG Cargo (local station information)
- VLC | IAG Cargo (local station information)
Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación
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The APHIS page returned Spanish navigation and footer text while its state-entry guidance remained in English. The statement that receiving states and territories set their entry requirements is unchanged. Re-read CDC's matching health-certificate guidance alongside it: federal entry does not remove possible state or airline certificate requirements. The reviewed rule is unchanged.
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123 source texts matched
At this check: 1 changed, 0 could not be fetched, 4 due for a check.
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Air Canada
Air New Zealand Cargo
Alaska Air Cargo and Hawaiian Air Cargo
Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- Dogs travelling to the United States
- Great Britain non-commercial pet health certificate HA3149
- Import Reference Document (As referenced in the Health of Animals Regulations)
- Pet import tool content
- Pets: export certificates
- Dogs, cats and ferrets to the EU: non-commercial movements
- Dogs, cats and ferrets to Great Britain
- Travelling with a pet
CDC
- Bringing an Animal into the U.S.
- High-Risk Countries for Dog Rabies
- Information for Air Carriers on Dogs Being Imported into the U.S.
- Frequently Asked Questions on Dog Importations
- CDC Dog Import Form and Instructions
- Layovers
- Entry Requirements for Dogs from Dog-Rabies Free or Low-Risk Countries
- Rabies Status by Country: data file behind https://www.cdc.gov/rabies/country-data/index.html (dataset 'Rabies Status Assessment by Country List for DHCPP COMMS_4_2026.csv')
City of London Corporation
DAERA
- Great Britain to Northern Ireland Pet Travel Guidance
- The EU Pet Travel Scheme: How to Complete Pet Passports (PT1 Rev. 7), linked from 'EU Pet Travel Scheme - How to Complete Pet Passports'
- Pets Exports
- Exporting Animals and Animal Products from Northern Ireland to GB, EU and Third Countries (Including guidance and application point for DAERA Export Certificate System (DECS))
- Travelling with Pets
Delta Air Lines
Delta Cargo
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Ireland
eCFR
EU Publications Office
- Regulation (EU) 2016/429 (Animal Health Law), consolidated 02016R0429-20210421; latest consolidation in CELLAR; only amending acts recorded are 2017/625 and 2018/1629
- Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688, consolidated 02020R0688-20260422 (Annex VII: rabies vaccination validity; Echinococcus treatment). A later consolidation 02020R0688-20261101 exists for a future date.
- Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692, consolidated 02020R0692-20260812 (Annex XXI: rabies antibody titration test; Echinococcus treatment for entry)
- Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/620, consolidated 02021R0620-20260810 (Annex XIX: Echinococcus multilocularis disease-free Member States or zones)
European Commission
Finnish Food Authority
GOV.UK
- Air carriers: transport pets and assistance dogs
- Pet travel: apply for a Great Britain pet health certificate
- Apply for a Northern Ireland pet travel document
- Controlling your dog in public: Banned dogs
- Bringing your pet dog, cat or ferret to Great Britain
- Export of a dog from United Kingdom to USA: notes for guidance (8860 NFG)
- Export cats and dogs to Canada: certificate 2923
- Canada cats and dogs certificate 2923: notes for guidance
- Export cats to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, USA: certificate 8696
- Export dogs to USA: certificate 8860
- Bringing your pet dog, cat or ferret to Great Britain: Guide and assistance dogs
- GB Pet Health Certificate - PDF format (model certificate and notes)
- Bringing your pet dog, cat or ferret to Great Britain: Travel routes for pets
- New EU rules for pet travel for GB residents (news story)
- Pet travel: airlines and airports you can use
- Pet travel: approved air, sea and rail carriers and routes
- Pet travel: checks on pets by transport carriers
- Pet travel: declaration for the non-commercial movement of animals
- Put your pet in rabies quarantine
- Taking your pet dog, cat or ferret abroad: Microchip
- Taking your pet dog, cat or ferret abroad: Rabies vaccinations and boosters
- Taking your pet dog, cat or ferret abroad: Tapeworm treatment for dogs
- Taking your pet dog, cat or ferret abroad: Travelling to Northern Ireland
- Taking your pet dog, cat or ferret abroad
GOV.UK service 'Taking a pet from Great Britain to Northern Ireland'
Government of Canada
Hawaii Department of Agriculture
- Summary For Veterinarians [AQS-39]
- Checklist 1 for Direct Airport Release (DAR) & 5 Day Or Less Program, HNL - Honolulu, Island of Oahu
- Checklist 2 for Requesting Direct Airport Release at Kona, Kahului and Lihue Airports (NIIP)
- Checklist for Pets Arriving from British Isles, Australia, Guam and New Zealand
- New Rabies Quarantine Rules Approved
Hawaii Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity
- Ch. 4-71, HAR Compiled – Res. A List – Ramseyer (§4-71-6.5 List of Restricted Animals, Part A: For Research and Exhibition)
- FAQ for Animal Quarantine
- FAQ for Five-Day-or-Less Program
- Animal Quarantine Branch
- Animal Quarantine Information Page (Updated)
- Animal Quarantine Microchip Search
- Importing Animals to Hawai‘i from the U.S. Mainland
Heathrow Animal Reception Centre, City of London Corporation
Japan MAFF Animal Quarantine Service
MAFF Animal Quarantine Service
Official Journal of the European Union
- Regulation (EU) 2023/1231 of 14 June 2023 on specific rules relating to the entry into Northern Ireland from other parts of the United Kingdom of certain consignments ... as well as non-commercial movements of certain pet animals into Northern Ireland (OJ L 165, 29.6.2023), original OJ text
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/131 of 20 January 2026 on animal health requirements for non-commercial movement of pet animals (original OJ text; fetched by a sibling agent, same ID as draft/eu.json)
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/705 of 20 March 2026 establishing model identification documents and model declarations for non-commercial movements of pet animals (sibling fetch, same ID as draft/eu.json)
Publications Office of the EU
- Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2122, consolidated text as at 22.04.2026 (Articles 11a-11b: official controls on pet animals and measures in case of non-compliance); sibling fetch, same ID as draft/eu.json
- Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/636 adopting lists of third countries or territories for non-commercial movements of pet animals, consolidated as at 19.06.2026
USDA APHIS
- Dog Imports: Check Country Disease Status (CSV behind https://www.aphis.usda.gov/pet-travel/another-country-to-us-import/dogs/disease-status)
- Bring a Pet Cat (Domestic) into the United States
- Bring a Pet Dog into the United States
- Bring a Pet Ferret into the United States
- New Zealand Category 3: Veterinary Certificate A and Veterinary Certificate B
- Bring a Pet From Another Country into the United States (Import)
- Cost To Endorse Your Pet's Health Certificate
- Pet Travel From the United States to Australia
- Pet Travel From the United States to Austria (representative of the EU member-state template)
- Pet Travel From the United States to Canada
- Pet Travel From the United States to Finland, Malta, Ireland (including Northern Ireland*), or Norway
- Pet Travel From the United States to the United Kingdom/Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands and Isle of Man)
- Pet travel from the United States to Japan
- Pet Travel From the United States to New Zealand
- Animal Health Status of Regions (Region Health Status – Animals)
USDA APHIS VS
- UPDATE: Import Alert: Foot-and-Mouth Disease Restrictions for Animal Commodities Originating from or Transiting Cyprus
- UPDATE: Import Alert: Foot-and-Mouth Disease Restrictions for Animal Commodities Originating from or Transiting Hungary, Slovakia, and/or Austria
- UPDATE: Import Alert: Foot-and-Mouth Disease Restrictions for Animal Commodities Originating from or Transiting Greece
Virgin Atlantic
U.S. State and Territory Animal Entry Requirements (pull request)
Contract of Carriage Document | United Airlines, Military Pet Program | United Airlines, Service Animals | United Airlines, Traveling with pets | United Airlines
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· found at a scheduled re-read. At this review, the listed rules matched their sources.
Source evidence refreshed against the cited travel requirements, fees and policy statements, which remain supported. APHIS added Namibia to its FMD restrictions list, outside the site's covered origins; the existing covered-country conditions are unchanged. Corrected APHIS quote punctuation and list wording, the Hawaii FAQ's Hawaiʻi spelling, and the DAERA PDF exemption quote's boundaries. GOV.UK's 5 October approved-route changes do not change the listed British Airways, American Airlines or Delta entries. No travel requirements or deadlines changed.
Show 45 official sources
City of London Corporation
Delta Air Lines
Delta Cargo
GOV.UK
- Air carriers: transport pets and assistance dogs
- Pet travel: apply for a Great Britain pet health certificate
- Controlling your dog in public: Banned dogs
- Bringing your pet dog, cat or ferret to Great Britain
- Export of a dog from United Kingdom to USA: notes for guidance (8860 NFG)
- Export cats to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, USA: certificate 8696
- Export dogs to USA: certificate 8860
- GB Pet Health Certificate - PDF format (model certificate and notes)
- New EU rules for pet travel for GB residents (news story)
- Pet travel: airlines and airports you can use
- Pet travel: approved air, sea and rail carriers and routes
- Pet travel: checks on pets by transport carriers
- Pet travel: declaration for the non-commercial movement of animals
- Put your pet in rabies quarantine
- Taking your pet dog, cat or ferret abroad: Microchip
- Taking your pet dog, cat or ferret abroad: Rabies vaccinations and boosters
- Taking your pet dog, cat or ferret abroad: Tapeworm treatment for dogs
- Taking your pet dog, cat or ferret abroad: Travelling to Northern Ireland
- Taking your pet dog, cat or ferret abroad
Hawaii Department of Agriculture
- Summary For Veterinarians [AQS-39]
- Checklist 1 for Direct Airport Release (DAR) & 5 Day Or Less Program, HNL - Honolulu, Island of Oahu
- Checklist 2 for Requesting Direct Airport Release at Kona, Kahului and Lihue Airports (NIIP)
- Checklist for Pets Arriving from British Isles, Australia, Guam and New Zealand
- New Rabies Quarantine Rules Approved
Hawaii Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity
Heathrow Animal Reception Centre, City of London Corporation
USDA APHIS
USDA APHIS VS
- UPDATE: Import Alert: Foot-and-Mouth Disease Restrictions for Animal Commodities Originating from or Transiting Cyprus
- UPDATE: Import Alert: Foot-and-Mouth Disease Restrictions for Animal Commodities Originating from or Transiting Hungary, Slovakia, and/or Austria
- UPDATE: Import Alert: Foot-and-Mouth Disease Restrictions for Animal Commodities Originating from or Transiting Greece
Virgin Atlantic
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CDC
- Bringing an Animal into the U.S.
- High-Risk Countries for Dog Rabies
- Information for Air Carriers on Dogs Being Imported into the U.S.
- Frequently Asked Questions on Dog Importations
- CDC Dog Import Form and Instructions
- Layovers
- Entry Requirements for Dogs from Dog-Rabies Free or Low-Risk Countries
- Rabies Status by Country: data file behind https://www.cdc.gov/rabies/country-data/index.html (dataset 'Rabies Status Assessment by Country List for DHCPP COMMS_4_2026.csv')
City of London Corporation
DAERA
- Great Britain to Northern Ireland Pet Travel Guidance
- The EU Pet Travel Scheme: How to Complete Pet Passports (PT1 Rev. 7), linked from 'EU Pet Travel Scheme - How to Complete Pet Passports'
- Pets Exports
- Exporting Animals and Animal Products from Northern Ireland to GB, EU and Third Countries (Including guidance and application point for DAERA Export Certificate System (DECS))
- Travelling with Pets
Delta Air Lines
Delta Cargo
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Ireland
eCFR
EU Publications Office
- Regulation (EU) 2016/429 (Animal Health Law), consolidated 02016R0429-20210421; latest consolidation in CELLAR; only amending acts recorded are 2017/625 and 2018/1629
- Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688, consolidated 02020R0688-20260422 (Annex VII: rabies vaccination validity; Echinococcus treatment). A later consolidation 02020R0688-20261101 exists for a future date.
- Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692, consolidated 02020R0692-20260812 (Annex XXI: rabies antibody titration test; Echinococcus treatment for entry)
- Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/620, consolidated 02021R0620-20260810 (Annex XIX: Echinococcus multilocularis disease-free Member States or zones)
European Commission
Finnish Food Authority
GOV.UK
- Air carriers: transport pets and assistance dogs
- Pet travel: apply for a Great Britain pet health certificate
- Apply for a Northern Ireland pet travel document
- Controlling your dog in public: Banned dogs
- Bringing your pet dog, cat or ferret to Great Britain
- Export of a dog from United Kingdom to USA: notes for guidance (8860 NFG)
- Export cats to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, USA: certificate 8696
- Export dogs to USA: certificate 8860
- GB Pet Health Certificate - PDF format (model certificate and notes)
- New EU rules for pet travel for GB residents (news story)
- Pet travel: airlines and airports you can use
- Pet travel: approved air, sea and rail carriers and routes
- Pet travel: checks on pets by transport carriers
- Pet travel: declaration for the non-commercial movement of animals
- Put your pet in rabies quarantine
- Taking your pet dog, cat or ferret abroad: Microchip
- Taking your pet dog, cat or ferret abroad: Rabies vaccinations and boosters
- Taking your pet dog, cat or ferret abroad: Tapeworm treatment for dogs
- Taking your pet dog, cat or ferret abroad: Travelling to Northern Ireland
- Taking your pet dog, cat or ferret abroad
GOV.UK service 'Taking a pet from Great Britain to Northern Ireland'
Hawaii Department of Agriculture
- Summary For Veterinarians [AQS-39]
- Checklist 1 for Direct Airport Release (DAR) & 5 Day Or Less Program, HNL - Honolulu, Island of Oahu
- Checklist 2 for Requesting Direct Airport Release at Kona, Kahului and Lihue Airports (NIIP)
- Checklist for Pets Arriving from British Isles, Australia, Guam and New Zealand
- New Rabies Quarantine Rules Approved
Hawaii Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity
- Ch. 4-71, HAR Compiled – Res. A List – Ramseyer (§4-71-6.5 List of Restricted Animals, Part A: For Research and Exhibition)
- FAQ for Animal Quarantine
- FAQ for Five-Day-or-Less Program
- Animal Quarantine Branch
- Animal Quarantine Information Page (Updated)
- Animal Quarantine Microchip Search
- Importing Animals to Hawai‘i from the U.S. Mainland
Heathrow Animal Reception Centre, City of London Corporation
Official Journal of the European Union
- Regulation (EU) 2023/1231 of 14 June 2023 on specific rules relating to the entry into Northern Ireland from other parts of the United Kingdom of certain consignments ... as well as non-commercial movements of certain pet animals into Northern Ireland (OJ L 165, 29.6.2023), original OJ text
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/131 of 20 January 2026 on animal health requirements for non-commercial movement of pet animals (original OJ text; fetched by a sibling agent, same ID as draft/eu.json)
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/705 of 20 March 2026 establishing model identification documents and model declarations for non-commercial movements of pet animals (sibling fetch, same ID as draft/eu.json)
Publications Office of the EU
- Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2122, consolidated text as at 22.04.2026 (Articles 11a-11b: official controls on pet animals and measures in case of non-compliance); sibling fetch, same ID as draft/eu.json
- Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/636 adopting lists of third countries or territories for non-commercial movements of pet animals, consolidated as at 19.06.2026
USDA APHIS
- Dog Imports: Check Country Disease Status (CSV behind https://www.aphis.usda.gov/pet-travel/another-country-to-us-import/dogs/disease-status)
- Bring a Pet Cat (Domestic) into the United States
- Bring a Pet Dog into the United States
- Bring a Pet Ferret into the United States
- Bring a Pet From Another Country into the United States (Import)
- Cost To Endorse Your Pet's Health Certificate
- Pet Travel From the United States to Austria (representative of the EU member-state template)
- Pet Travel From the United States to Finland, Malta, Ireland (including Northern Ireland*), or Norway
- Pet Travel From the United States to the United Kingdom/Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands and Isle of Man)
- Animal Health Status of Regions (Region Health Status – Animals)
- U.S. State and Territory Animal Entry Requirements
USDA APHIS VS
- UPDATE: Import Alert: Foot-and-Mouth Disease Restrictions for Animal Commodities Originating from or Transiting Cyprus
- UPDATE: Import Alert: Foot-and-Mouth Disease Restrictions for Animal Commodities Originating from or Transiting Hungary, Slovakia, and/or Austria
- UPDATE: Import Alert: Foot-and-Mouth Disease Restrictions for Animal Commodities Originating from or Transiting Greece
Virgin Atlantic
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GOV.UK updated its approved airlines and airports list on 25 September 2026. It removed one commercial airline (Tarom Romanian Air Transport) and, among the charter operators, added four, removed ten and changed the airports of twelve. The airlines this site names are listed as before: British Airways at London Heathrow and London Gatwick, American Airlines at London Heathrow, and Delta Air Lines at Edinburgh, London Gatwick and London Heathrow. The places exempt from the approved-route requirement and the wording of the rule are unchanged.
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Earlier changes
Older updates and changes recorded at our first read. A recorded date alone does not establish when a historical rule took effect. Follow the linked guides for current requirements.
New pet health certificate templates for EU and Northern Ireland travel
New certificate templates apply to non-commercial pet travel from Great Britain to the European Union, and from the United States to the European Union and Northern Ireland.
Affected journeys: Great Britain → European Union; United States → European Union; United States → Northern Ireland.
Covered pets: dogs, cats, ferrets.
What to do: Ask your vet to use the applicable new certificate template and check the requirements for your journey before arranging the certificate.
- Great Britain: Leaving for the European Union
- United States: Leaving for the European Union
- United States: Leaving for Northern Ireland
Official source: Pet travel: checks on pets by transport carriers · 2 more below
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Official vets in Great Britain must use the new EU animal health certificate template from 1 October 2026
- Was
- Official vets in Great Britain may issue the old template up to and including 30 September 2026.
- Now
- From 1 October 2026 official vets in Great Britain must use the new template.
The EU have agreed a transition period which allows the old AHC template to be issued by GB OV’s up to and including 30 September 2026. From 1 October 2026, the new AHC template must be used.
— Pet travel: checks on pets by transport carriersRecorded · found at a scheduled re-read · Pet travel: checks on pets by transport carriers
New non-commercial health certificates for the EU take effect on October 1, 2026
- Was
- An old certificate already in process can be endorsed on or before September 30, 2026.
- Now
- From October 1, 2026 the new non-commercial health certificates apply.
The new non-commercial health certificates are effective October 1, 2026. Old certificates already in process can be endorsed on or before September 30, 2026.
— Pet Travel From the United States to Austria (representative of the EU member-state template)Recorded · found at a scheduled re-read · Pet Travel From the United States to Austria (representative of the EU member-state template)
New non-commercial health certificates for Northern Ireland take effect on October 1, 2026
- Was
- An old certificate already in process can be endorsed on or before September 30, 2026.
- Now
- From October 1, 2026 the new non-commercial health certificates apply.
The new non-commercial health certificates are effective October 1, 2026. Old certificates already in process can be endorsed on or before September 30, 2026.
— Pet Travel From the United States to Finland, Malta, Ireland (including Northern Ireland*), or NorwayRecorded · found at a scheduled re-read · Pet Travel From the United States to Finland, Malta, Ireland (including Northern Ireland*), or Norway
Affected route guides
- Great Britain → European Union (dog)
- Great Britain → European Union (cat)
- Great Britain → European Union (ferret)
- United States → European Union (dog)
- United States → European Union (cat)
- United States → European Union (ferret)
- United States → Northern Ireland (dog)
- United States → Northern Ireland (cat)
- United States → Northern Ireland (ferret)
The limit of five pets now counts per private vehicle
Up to five pets per private vehicle; five for people on foot, as before.
Affected journeys: Canada → European Union; Great Britain → European Union; Northern Ireland → European Union; 1 more in the details below.
Covered pets: dogs, cats, ferrets.
Official source: New EU rules for pet travel for GB residents (news story)
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The limit of five pets now counts per private vehicle
- Was
- Up to five pets per person.
- Now
- Up to five pets per private vehicle; five for people on foot, as before.
Recorded · found at our first read · New EU rules for pet travel for GB residents (news story)
Affected route guides
- Canada → European Union (dog)
- Canada → European Union (cat)
- Great Britain → European Union (dog)
- Great Britain → European Union (cat)
- Great Britain → European Union (ferret)
- Northern Ireland → European Union (dog)
- Northern Ireland → European Union (cat)
- Northern Ireland → European Union (ferret)
- United States → European Union (dog)
- United States → European Union (cat)
- United States → European Union (ferret)
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Certificate 8860 needed only for dogs going to certain US states
A dog needs certificate 8860 only for certain states, such as Massachusetts.
Affected journeys: Great Britain → United States.
Covered pets: dogs.
Official source: Export of a dog from United Kingdom to USA: notes for guidance (8860 NFG) · 1 more below
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Certificate 8860 needed only for dogs going to certain US states
- Was
- A dog going to the USA travelled on export health certificate 8860.
- Now
- A dog needs certificate 8860 only for certain states, such as Massachusetts.
Recorded · found at our first read · Export of a dog from United Kingdom to USA: notes for guidance (8860 NFG)
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United suspended PetSafe cargo for cats and dogs
United Cargo does not carry cats and dogs through PetSafe, and embargoes all other household pets.
Affected journeys: Great Britain → United States; Northern Ireland → United States; United States → Great Britain; 2 more in the details below.
Covered pets: dogs, cats, ferrets.
Official source: TACT Rules 8.3 Information by Carrier: United Airlines (UA/016) (PDF, linked from unitedcargo.com Rates, rules and regulations) · 1 more below
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United suspended PetSafe cargo for cats and dogs
- Was
- Cats and dogs could fly with United as cargo through PetSafe.
- Now
- United Cargo does not carry cats and dogs through PetSafe, and embargoes all other household pets.
Recorded · found at our first read · TACT Rules 8.3 Information by Carrier: United Airlines (UA/016) (PDF, linked from unitedcargo.com Rates, rules and regulations)
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- Great Britain → United States (dog)
- Great Britain → United States (cat)
- Northern Ireland → United States (dog)
- Northern Ireland → United States (cat)
- United States → Great Britain (dog)
- United States → Great Britain (cat)
- United States → Great Britain (ferret)
- United States → Hawaii (dog)
- United States → Hawaii (cat)
- United States → Northern Ireland (dog)
- United States → Northern Ireland (cat)
- United States → Northern Ireland (ferret)
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United Airlines
New animal health certificate model from 22 April 2026
They enter on the model in Annex III to Implementing Regulation 2026/705.
Affected journeys: Canada → European Union; Great Britain → European Union; United States → European Union.
Covered pets: dogs, cats, ferrets.
Official source: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/705 of 20 March 2026 establishing model identification documents and model declarations for non-commercial movements of pet animals (sibling fetch, same ID as draft/eu.json) · 1 more below
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New animal health certificate model from 22 April 2026
- Was
- Pets from a listed country entered on the certificate model in Annex IV to Regulation 577/2013.
- Now
- They enter on the model in Annex III to Implementing Regulation 2026/705.
Recorded · found at our first read · Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/705 of 20 March 2026 establishing model identification documents and model declarations for non-commercial movements of pet animals (sibling fetch, same ID as draft/eu.json)
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Official Journal of the European Union
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/705 of 20 March 2026 establishing model identification documents and model declarations for non-commercial movements of pet animals (sibling fetch, same ID as draft/eu.json)
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/131 of 20 January 2026 on animal health requirements for non-commercial movement of pet animals (original OJ text; fetched by a sibling agent, same ID as draft/eu.json)
A new EU animal health certificate template, with the old one allowed until 30 September 2026
A new template applies; the old one may be issued up to and including 30 September 2026.
Affected journeys: Great Britain → European Union.
Covered pets: dogs, cats, ferrets.
Official source: Pet travel: checks on pets by transport carriers
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A new EU animal health certificate template, with the old one allowed until 30 September 2026
- Was
- Official vets in Great Britain issued the old animal health certificate template.
- Now
- A new template applies; the old one may be issued up to and including 30 September 2026.
Recorded · found at our first read · Pet travel: checks on pets by transport carriers
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Animal health certificate valid for 6 months of onward EU travel, up from 4
Valid for 6 months of onward travel within the EU.
Affected journeys: Great Britain → Northern Ireland; United States → Northern Ireland.
Covered pets: dogs, cats, ferrets.
Official source: Travelling with Pets
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Animal health certificate valid for 6 months of onward EU travel, up from 4
- Was
- Valid for 4 months of onward travel within the EU.
- Now
- Valid for 6 months of onward travel within the EU.
Recorded · found at our first read · Travelling with Pets
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DAERA
Foot-and-mouth disease conditions for dogs from Greece
Dogs from Greece need clean fur and bedding and are kept away from livestock for five days after entry.
Affected journeys: European Union → Hawaii; European Union → United States.
Covered pets: dogs.
Official source: UPDATE: Import Alert: Foot-and-Mouth Disease Restrictions for Animal Commodities Originating from or Transiting Greece
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Foot-and-mouth disease conditions for dogs from Greece
- Was
- No APHIS foot-and-mouth disease restrictions on Greece.
- Now
- Dogs from Greece need clean fur and bedding and are kept away from livestock for five days after entry.
Recorded · found at our first read · UPDATE: Import Alert: Foot-and-Mouth Disease Restrictions for Animal Commodities Originating from or Transiting Greece
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Foot-and-mouth disease conditions for dogs from Cyprus
Dogs from Cyprus need clean fur and bedding and are kept away from livestock for five days after entry.
Affected journeys: European Union → Hawaii; European Union → United States.
Covered pets: dogs.
Official source: UPDATE: Import Alert: Foot-and-Mouth Disease Restrictions for Animal Commodities Originating from or Transiting Cyprus
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Foot-and-mouth disease conditions for dogs from Cyprus
- Was
- No APHIS foot-and-mouth disease restrictions on Cyprus.
- Now
- Dogs from Cyprus need clean fur and bedding and are kept away from livestock for five days after entry.
Recorded · found at our first read · UPDATE: Import Alert: Foot-and-Mouth Disease Restrictions for Animal Commodities Originating from or Transiting Cyprus
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APHIS released its foot-and-mouth disease restrictions on Austria
Austria is no longer restricted.
Affected journeys: European Union → Hawaii; European Union → United States.
Covered pets: dogs.
Official source: UPDATE: Import Alert: Foot-and-Mouth Disease Restrictions for Animal Commodities Originating from or Transiting Hungary, Slovakia, and/or Austria
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APHIS released its foot-and-mouth disease restrictions on Austria
- Was
- APHIS restricted certain animal commodities from Austria because of foot-and-mouth disease in Hungary and Slovakia.
- Now
- Austria is no longer restricted.
Recorded · found at our first read · UPDATE: Import Alert: Foot-and-Mouth Disease Restrictions for Animal Commodities Originating from or Transiting Hungary, Slovakia, and/or Austria
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Foot-and-mouth disease conditions for dogs from Hungary and Slovakia
Dogs from Hungary or Slovakia need clean fur and bedding and are kept away from livestock for five days after entry.
Affected journeys: European Union → Hawaii; European Union → United States.
Covered pets: dogs.
Official source: UPDATE: Import Alert: Foot-and-Mouth Disease Restrictions for Animal Commodities Originating from or Transiting Hungary, Slovakia, and/or Austria
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Foot-and-mouth disease conditions for dogs from Hungary and Slovakia
- Was
- No APHIS foot-and-mouth disease restrictions on Hungary or Slovakia.
- Now
- Dogs from Hungary or Slovakia need clean fur and bedding and are kept away from livestock for five days after entry.
Recorded · found at our first read · UPDATE: Import Alert: Foot-and-Mouth Disease Restrictions for Animal Commodities Originating from or Transiting Hungary, Slovakia, and/or Austria
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British Airways' approved Heathrow entry for pets moved from HARC to Animal Aircare
British Airways pets enter at London Heathrow through Animal Aircare.
Affected journeys: United States → Great Britain.
Covered pets: dogs, cats, ferrets.
Official source: Pet travel: approved air, sea and rail carriers and routes
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British Airways' approved Heathrow entry for pets moved from HARC to Animal Aircare
- Was
- British Airways pets entered at London Heathrow through HARC.
- Now
- British Airways pets enter at London Heathrow through Animal Aircare.
Recorded · found at our first read · Pet travel: approved air, sea and rail carriers and routes
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Wait after the FAVN blood test cut from 120 days to 30 days
A waiting period of 30 days after the FAVN blood test before arrival.
Affected journeys: European Union → Hawaii; Great Britain → Hawaii; Northern Ireland → Hawaii; 1 more in the details below.
Covered pets: dogs, cats.
Official source: New Rabies Quarantine Rules Approved
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Wait after the FAVN blood test cut from 120 days to 30 days
- Was
- A waiting period of 120 days after the FAVN blood test before arrival.
- Now
- A waiting period of 30 days after the FAVN blood test before arrival.
Recorded · found at our first read · New Rabies Quarantine Rules Approved
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Hawaii Department of Agriculture
Wait after the last rabies vaccination cut from 90 days to 30 days
A waiting period of 30 days from the last rabies vaccination before arrival.
Affected journeys: European Union → Hawaii; Great Britain → Hawaii; Northern Ireland → Hawaii; 1 more in the details below.
Covered pets: dogs, cats.
Official source: New Rabies Quarantine Rules Approved
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Wait after the last rabies vaccination cut from 90 days to 30 days
- Was
- A waiting period of 90 days from the last rabies vaccination before arrival.
- Now
- A waiting period of 30 days from the last rabies vaccination before arrival.
Recorded · found at our first read · New Rabies Quarantine Rules Approved
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Hawaii Department of Agriculture
The non-commercial declaration became needed for every pet
All pets travel with the declaration.
Affected journeys: Canada → Great Britain; European Union → Great Britain; United States → Great Britain.
Covered pets: dogs, cats, ferrets.
Official source: Pet travel: declaration for the non-commercial movement of animals
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The non-commercial declaration became needed for every pet
- Was
- Only pets from listed and unlisted countries travelled with the declaration.
- Now
- All pets travel with the declaration.
Recorded · found at our first read · Pet travel: declaration for the non-commercial movement of animals
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