Submitted on Thursday 19th December 2024
Rejected on Wednesday 12th February 2025
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Negotiate a deal with the EU for pet travel - create a new UK pet passport
Having to obtain an Animal Health Certificate each time to travel to the EU with your pet, costing £200+ per certificate, is not viable. The Government should negotiate a deal with the EU to rejoin the EU pet passport scheme or for an extended validity of health certificates with multiple entries.
The new scheme imposes unfair costs on pet owners. Vets are given free rein on how much they can charge for the Animal Health Certificate which ranges between £120 and £300 each time. Furthermore the certificate is only valid for 1 entry into the EU within 10 days of the certificate being issued.
It discriminates agaist disabled people traveling with guide dogs, as well as pet owners on lower incomes, especially during this cost of living crisis.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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You may wish to sign this petition which calls for a similar action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/701540
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