Many pet owners in Great Britain who want to take their animal to the Continent – or the island of Ireland – now face extra red tape.
Until now tens of thousands of people who live in England, Scotland or Wales have obtained an EU pet passport for their cat, dog or ferret – making it much easier and cheaper to travel to the European Union. But Brussels has tightened up the rules, ferreting out pet owners who live in Great Britain and have previously been using an EU pet passport.
