{"topic_id":"pet_travel_uk_entry_requirements","category":"pet-travel","context":"---\ntopic_id: pet_travel_uk_entry_requirements\ncategory: pet-travel\ntitle: \"Great Britain pet entry requirements for dogs & cats (microchip, rabies 21-day wait, tapeworm window, AHC, quarantine)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"UK Government — Bring your pet dog, cat or ferret to Great Britain (gov.uk), first-hand official page, pulled 2026-07-21\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/pet-travel/uk_pet_travel.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-07-21\ntokens_estimated: 300\nverification:\n  method: substring_match\n  claims: 9\n  passed: 9\n  date: 2026-07-21\n---\n\n# Great Britain pet entry requirements (dogs & cats)\n\nSource: UK Government, \"Bring your pet dog, cat or ferret to Great Britain\" (gov.uk), first-hand official page, pulled 2026-07-21.\n\n## Before travel\n\"Microchip your pet\" — \"They must be microchipped before they get their rabies vaccination.\"\n\nAfter rabies vaccination, the wait is \"at least 21 full days after the first vaccination (or the last of the first course of vaccinations)\".\n\n## Tapeworm treatment (dogs)\n\"Tapeworm treatment for dogs\": \"no less than 24 hours before (and no more than 5 days before) you arrive in Great Britain.\"\n\n## Rabies blood test\n\"Blood tests for rabies\": \"Depending on the country you're travelling from, you might also need to get a blood test.\"\n\n## Documentation\n\"Animal health certificate (AHC)\" is required for non-UK-resident pets.\n\n## Non-compliance\n\"Your pet may be put into quarantine for up to 4 months if you do not follow these rules - or refused entry\".\n\nNote: GB pet passports are no longer issued to residents; most travellers use an AHC. Rules differ for assistance dogs and for travel from the EU/listed countries.\n\nSource: `pdf-raw/pet-travel/uk_pet_travel.txt` — UK Government official page (www.gov.uk/bring-pet-to-great-britain), pulled 2026-07-21.\n","sources":[],"tokens_estimated":300,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}