British travellers flying to Europe with their pets will face new travel headaches after undated EU pet passport rules came into force this week. This ends a widely used workaround that let many UK residents travel with their dogs, cats and ferrets using EU-issued pet passports.
Beginning April 22, residents of Great Britain can no longer rely on EU pet passports to take their animals into EU countries unless their main residence is within the bloc. Instead, pet owners must now secure an Animal Health Certificate (AHC) before each trip.
