Updated On: 18 December, 2020 10:57 AM IST | London | Agencies
British pets required only a passport while their country was part of the EU. Only vets officially allowed to inspect animals for export can issue the certificates

Owners will have to get a health certificate no earlier than 10 days before travel; earlier only passport was needed. Pic/AFP
British pet owners will need a new document to enter the European Union with their animals after the Brexit transition period ends on January 1 next year, the government said on Wednesday. Owners will have to get a health certificate from a vet no earlier than 10 days before travel, it said on its Brexit guidance page.
British pets required only a passport while their country was part of the EU. Only vets officially allowed to inspect animals for export can issue the certificates.