Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Scottish Government
Welsh Government
Pet Travel Scheme (PETS): Failure Return for Dogs, Cats and Ferrets
EU Pet Passport (old style)
EU Pet Passport (new style issued after 29/12/2014)
Third Country Certificate:
No Paperwork:
Carrier:
Service:
Route:
Passenger/tourist (car)
Cargo/freight
Coach
Country where the paperwork was issued:
Tattoo/Microchip Number:
Type of animal:
Dog
Cat
Owners Name:
Ferret
Vehicle Registration (if applicable):
Address:
Reasons for Failure
1. Movement of animal is commercial/not
2. More than five pets per owner without written
accompanied by owner or authorised person
evidence of attendance at even and/or less than
and/or suitable documentary evidence/not within
six months old
five days of owner for Third Country
Owner Information
3. Owner’s details not completed correctly for passports/Third Country certificate issued after 29/12/2014
Animal Description
4. Description of animal not completed correctly for passports/Third Country certificates issued after
29/12/2014
Identification
5. A microchip/tattoo could not be read in your
pet/number does not match the number in the
6. There is no date of microchipping/tattooing
documentation
7. Section 3 is not laminated for passports issued after 29/12/2014
Issuing of the Passport
8. Authorised veterinary details not complete
Vaccination
10. The vaccination has not been stamped or
signed by an authorised veterinarian/for
9. The rabies vaccination dates are missing
passports after 29/12/2014 veterinarian details
missing
11. The waiting period of 21 days after the first
12. Rabies vaccination stickers are not covered
vaccination date/break in vaccination not
by laminated strip (required for those issued after
completed
29/11/2014)
Blood Test (Unlisted Third Country Pets)
13. The blood sample was taken less than 30
days after rabies vaccination/done at an
unapproved laboratory
15. No blood sample date is recorded
14. The authorised veterinarian has not
stamped/signed the blood test page
16. Three months have not passed since the
blood sample was taken
17. Veterinarians address and telephone number are missing for passports issued after 29/12/14
Tapeworm (Dogs only)
18. The documentation for your dog’s treatment
19. Your dog has not received treatment against
against Echinococcus (tapeworm) has not been
Echinococcus (tapeworm) more than 24hrs and
completed correctly (i.e No veterinary
less than 120hrs before expected arrival in UK.
signature/stamp)
PETS04a (Rev. 11/14)
OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE
Security
20. There is not a unique reference number on every page
Other
22. Third Country certificates no supporting
documents provided or any other additional
health attestation
23. EU passport completed by Third Country veterinarian (with the exception of the tapeworm section)
21. Information contained in document cannot
confirm order of preparation
Signature
Name in BLOCK
LETTERS
Date
FAIR PROCESSING NOTICE
Defra, the Scottish Government, the Welsh Government and the Food Standards Agency are Data Controllers in Common in respect of
personal data processed by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA). For the purposes and usage of the data by APHA and the
data sharing arrangements, please see the full Personal Information Charter on the APHA.gov.uk website. A hard copy of this can be
provided if required; please contact your local APHA Field Service office. APHA will not permit any unwarranted breach of
confidentiality or act in contravention of their obligations under the Data Protection Act 1998. APHA is an Executive Agency of the
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and also works on behalf of the Scottish Government, Welsh Government and
Food Standards Agency.
The Animal and Plant Health Agency is an Executive Agency of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs working to
safeguard animal and plant health for the benefit of people, the environment and the economy.
Signature:
Date:
PETS04a (Rev. 11/14)
WS No:
Unit No:
For APHA office use only – HM3
Location No:
Facility No:
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