PBPetBorder About the evidence

Border planning for real life

Take your pet
across the border
with less guesswork.

Find the steps, documents and lead times for a specific route and animal. Clear answers, dated sources and the gaps we can’t fill.

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Your starting answer

United Kingdom → France

For a dog travelling with its owner · updated 24 August 2026

Plan aheadMost steps are known; timing depends on your vet.

What you’ll usually need

  1. 01
    Microchip

    Your pet must be identifiable before the rabies vaccination is given.

    Required
  2. 02
    Rabies vaccination

    Allow the required waiting period after a first vaccination.

    Timing
  3. 03
    Animal health certificate

    Ask an authorised vet to issue one within the permitted window before travel.

    Required
  4. 04
    Tapeworm treatment

    For dogs, treatment may need to be recorded by a vet in a defined window.

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or an animal.

Explore the routes we’re building coverage for. A place page shows what is known, what is not, and which source said so.

◎Browse jurisdictionsUK · France · Ireland · Spain→♣Browse animal typesDogs · cats · ferrets · birds→?Read the methodologyHow we grade evidence→

How PetBorder works

Answer first.
Evidence always.

Pet travel rules are a join between two places, an animal, a date and a purpose. We keep those dimensions visible so a simple answer doesn’t hide a complicated caveat.

01Traceable

Every requirement has a source and a checked date.

02Honest

Unknown, out-of-scope and conflicting evidence stays visible.

03Useful

Plain-language steps come before technical detail.