Pet Travel Scheme

It is that time of year when most of us are think of your holidays, but we mustn’t for get a four legged friends. Some of you will be lucky to have family or friends that will look after your pets for you. But for most of us it’s finding good kennels and catteries. Most kennels and catteries will also look after small pets as well I.e rabbits, mice ect.
There are also places called "Home from Home" where they look after your dog, one to one in their home. I will be adding more information on each of these places mentioned here. For anything else like reptiles you will find that most places that sell reptiles will do boarding.

If you are looking to take your pet on holiday with you and you are paining to go abroad you need to make sure you know the system that allows pets, the best place to start is with “The Pet Travel Scheme (PETS)

The Pet Travel Scheme (PETS) is the system that allows pet dogs, cats and ferrets from certain countries to enter the UK without quarantine as long as they meet the rules. It also means that people in the UK can take their dogs, cats and ferrets to other European Union (EU) countries, and return with them to the UK. They can also, having taken their dogs, cats and ferrets to certain non-EU countries, bring them back to the UK without the need for quarantine. The rules are to keep the UK free from rabies and certain other diseases.
The European regulation which sets the rules for dogs, cats and ferrets to travel between European Community countries and into the Community from other countries also covers the movement of other pet animals:
It is against the law in Great Britain to possess certain types of animals and meeting the requirements of PETS will not change that.

For more information on pet travel log on

http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/quarantine/pets/index.htm