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If you wish to travel to the EU with your pet after 29th March 2019 we recommend speaking with your vet at least four months in advance of your date of travel.
Amazon halts alcohol sales in Northern Ireland and prepares to de-list more products due to new Brexit customs rules
26/01/2021
Amazon has stopped selling wines, beers and spirits to its customers in Northern Ireland as it wrestles with new customs rules post-Brexit.
Animal lovers are uncertain over travel rules, worried about pet food and do not want to lose European veterinarians.
Brexifornia: Checking out but never leaving
08/06/2020
Brexit will never be over.
Brexit and the pandemic have been blamed for a shortage of vets that is leading to increasing numbers of surgeries having to close their doors.
Shoppers frustrated by delays, shortages and rising costs.
How, indeed whether, Britain will leave the European Union on the 29th March will impact animals and their welfare. Political paralysis in the UK means however that there are more questions than answers at the turn of 2019.
Grace period will stop at end of 2022 with talks on a solution stalled. / Boris Johnson's Brexit deal is set to create a shortage of veterinary medicines for sick animals in Northern Ireland, a parliamentary committee has warned.
The rules on travelling with your pet to countries in the European Union changed a year ago, following the UK's departure from the EU.
Bob Stewart says his dogs regularly cross the Channel and should not lose out.
British Veterinary Association responds to UK Government’s commitment to securing Northern Ireland’s access to veterinary medicines
01/02/2024
If an agreement is not found, Northern Ireland faces potentially losing access to an estimated 51% of veterinary medicines, including vaccines for zoonotic diseases such as salmonella and leptospirosis, as well as insulin for dogs and cats and flu and tetanus vaccines for horses.
Pet Passports will become invalid when the Brexit transition period ends in December
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has advised that should the UK leave the EU next year without a deal, there would be important implications for pet owners wishing to travel overseas with their animals from 30 March 2019.
Conwy pet food firm hit by Brexit red tape and added costs with fears customers will be lost
27/01/2021
Pero Foods in Betws-y-Coed has spoken of the post-Brexit 'chaos' in the system for exporting to the EU.
For some weeks the British government has been planning a “shock and awe” campaign to warn British businesses that they have less than six months to prepare for Brexit; but the EU has beaten them to it.
Dog and cat owners with holiday homes in France say they have been left “high and dry” by a tightening of Brexit travel rules on French pet passports.
The UK and European Union are poised to enter the final stretch of negotiations over post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland. After years of distrust and tension both sides are optimistic that a settlement is within reach.
We could find no evidence that this has ever been successfully put forward as a reason for an asylum seeker to be granted the right to remain in the UK. A similar claim made in 2011 by Theresa May was widely debunked at the time.
Three Connexion readers' experiences of the changes caused by the UK’s ‘third country’ status since Brexit on January 1.
No-deal Brexit: Guide dog users may have to travel by sea to cross from Northern Ireland to Ireland
05/10/2019
Blind people and people who require assistance dogs for other medical reasons would need to enter Ireland at “approved” entry points.
Northern Ireland Brexit deal: At-a-glance
27/02/2023
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen have announced they have reached a new deal, aimed at fixing post-Brexit problems in Northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland could lose half of its veterinary medicines in a new Brexit row threatening to prolong the political stalemate in the region, it has emerged.
With pet passports issued in Great Britain no longer valid, owners fork out for health certificates and jabs.
Advice for pet owners planning to take a pet to any EU country after 29 March 2019 in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
The company is also stockpiling pet food ahead of Brexit.
Pets will need rabies checks costing up to £60 when travelling to Europe after no-deal, government warns
06/11/2018
‘Leaving the EU with no agreement in place could lead to owners facing longer waits to get their pet cleared for travel and higher costs’
Poorly Pooches Abandoned by Brexit
15/09/2021
David Hencke reports on the national vets shortage, caused by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, the Coronavirus crisis and a rise in the number of people buying pets.
Local firms worry border closure and duties will lead to smuggling and chaos.
Unsurprisingly, Brexit and its myriad consequences are adding substantially to prices for those looking to visit countries within the European Union for a well-deserved break.
Major UK supermarkets have warned that they are experiencing shortages of cat and dog food amid a surge in people acquiring pets during the pandemic.
With a month to go, here is everything you need to know about travel in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
Travel after Brexit: How holidays to Europe have changed, from passport rules to data roaming
31/01/2023
Three years on from our departure from the EU, UK travellers face more delays and paperwork when travelling to Europe – and 2023 will bring new checks
Rules on travelling to and from European Union countries will change on 1 January 2021.
A survey carried out by the Pet Food Manufacturers’ Association found that just one-third of businesses that attempted exports to Europe in 2021 had been successful.
British travellers face the worst possible outcome once the Brexit transition period ends, the government has confirmed.
Under cover of Brexit - Chris Grey
03/07/2020
The most important Brexit event of the week came and went with relatively little fanfare, yet it marks a significant moment.
BVA members are reporting being overwhelmed by a combination of staff shortages and a surge in new pet registrations.
From 1 January 2021, however, pet passports will no longer be valid.
‘New start: let’s get going’: Brexit information campaign warns Britons of risks as full departure looms
12/07/2020
Talk of ‘opportunity’ likened to Orwell-style ‘Newspeak’ – as advice highlights perils from new travel rules, bigger phone bills and border chaos.
Thousands of British pet owners planning to take their dogs and cats away on holiday with them when borders reopen in May have been told to be ready for “a total pain” getting onerous post-Brexit paperwork filled in.
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