Ditch single-use Animal Health Certificates (AHC) for lifelong pet passports.

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

The UK needs a practical solution for pet travel to the EU. One-off AHCs are both an unnecessary administrative duplication and a costly logistical burden to obtain. This affects holidaymakers, cross-border families, and those needing to travel frequently or at short notice with their pets.

The current scheme is expensive, restrictive and impractical requiring another visit to the vet within 10 days of every trip to the EU. Also, since 22nd April 2026, GB residents can no longer rely on previously accepted valid EU pet passports Leaving pets behind in kennels or with sitters can also be challenging to arrange, and is not an option for working dogs who need to travel.

The UK needs a simple and affordable multi-use travel document valid for as long as the pet meets the requirements.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition, which calls for similar action: "Seek agreement with the EU to accept pet passports for UK-EU travel" Seek agreement with the EU to accept pet passports for UK-EU travel

Timeline

21 May 2026	Petition opened for signatures
15 Jun 2026	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 16

Status Rejected

Rejected 15 Jun 2026

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