Ukrainian refugees could face months of separation from pets under UK rules

Yevheniia Soldatenko with her miniature schnauzer. ‘The whole story is overshadowed by the fact that our dog needs to be quarantined,’ she says. Photograph: Handout

Ukrainian refugees seeking sanctuary in the UK face being separated from their much-loved pets because of complex rules about bringing them into the country.

It is estimated that over half of the more than 2.5 million Ukrainian refugees who have fled their country have brought pets with them, according to the pet travel specialists PBS Pet Travel.