Animal Hospitals to Give Rabies Cert, Cat Kennels, for Trips
No matter your destination, when traveling abroad with your pet dog, cat, ferret, bird, or other pet, doing your homework can make your trip with your companion a seamless one. A trip to your pet’s veterinarian for paperwork and other provisions will likely be in order.
First, whenever traveling globally, always carry an international rabies certification for the dog, cat, or ferret that’s with you. Your animal’s veterinarian should be completely familiar with this certificate. The date of immunization on the certificate must be within 30 to 365 days of your arrival on overseas soil. Less than 30 days, the vaccination may not be in full effect. More than 365 calendar days, and the vaccination may be terminated.
The Swiss Federal Veterinary Office in each region will also check to make sure that the rabies certification was issued in the district of your primary, or most recent, home.
Other requirements consist of ensuring that animals traveling with you do not number more than five, that they will not be sold, or possession otherwise transferred, once inside Swiss borders, and that they are planned to act exclusively as pets.
Importation of canines with docked tails or cropped ears is forbidden.
An assessment fee of CHF 88 will be gathered for each imported cat, dog, or ferret at a customs locations or veterinary facility.
Regulations also apply to pets that are traveling back into Switzerland, but do not apply to pets traveling by highway or railway from other points in Europe.
Comprehensive requirements for specific pets, including procedures and records, for travel to Switzerland as an individual with a pet can be found at the Swiss Customs site.
Swiss arrival rules with an animal, as part of a global group can be found at the Swiss Mission site.
Customs regulations regarding importation of domesticated animals are in place for good reasons. Among which includes protection for you and your animal.
Whether visiting or moving to Switzerland, avoid a travel nightmare by making complete provisions for arrival with your pet. Equate your pet’s proper paperwork to your own passport. Without it, you and your dog, cat, rabbit, or other companion will not be crossing the border together.
