The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment considers the displacement of a companion animal that has no commercial purpose or transfer of ownership and that involves a maximum of 5 animals , except for exceptions such as contests, exhibitions or sports activities.
The animals must be duly documented and be older than six months . They must also travel accompanied by their owner or a person who is responsible on their behalf during the trip. Yes , the animal and owner are allowed to make the trip in separate means of transport as long as the pet’s displacement occurs no more than five days after the human.
For the dog, cat or ferret to travel to Spain from the European Union, it must be properly identified with a microchip or tattoo (if this was done before 07/03/2011) and provided that it continues to be legible and vaccinated against rabies with a valid vaccine at the time of travel and included in the passport. The minimum age to vaccinate the animal is 12 weeks and the vaccine must be valid with a minimum of 21 days from inoculation.
The pet must have a European passport for the movement of pets . The sections “Owner”, “Description of the animal”, “Marking”, “Issuance of the passport” and “Rabies vaccination” must be compulsorily completed, not the “Serological test”, “Treatment against ticks”, “Treatment against Echinococcus “,” Other vaccinations “,” Clinical examination “,” Legalization “and” Others “.
Dogs, cats and ferrets under 15 weeks old, that is, not vaccinated with a valid rabies vaccine, may not enter Spain.
In this case, the pet must be identified with the microchip or tattoo (if this was done before 07/03/2011) legible, vaccinated against rabies, being the vaccine valid at the time of starting the trip and have the European passport for the movement of pets. If the trip is to the United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta, Finland or Norway, you will have to treat the dog for E. multilocularis between 24 and 120 hours before reaching the destination country.
If you are going to a non-member state, you will need to find out what their specific requirements are . To do this, consult the embassy or consulate of that country , enter the website of the ministry in charge of these issues, consult the information available in the CEXGAN pet export section and the Export Protocol. Andorra, Switzerland, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Greenland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway, San Marino, Vatican City are governed by the second course.
You will have to do it through one of these entry points for travelers (April 2019) and declare to the Fiscal Resguardo de la Guardia Civil that you are traveling with a pet, presenting its documentation.
If you travel to one of the third countries included in Annex II of Regulation (EU) 577/2013, to return, your pet must comply with the provisions of section I. If the trip is to a country not listed in Annex II (country at risk of rabies), you must meet the requirements of section 1 and you must also do a serological test against rabies in an authorized laboratory before traveling. The result, which must be equal to or greater than 0.5 IU / ml, must be recorded in the pet’s passport.
As in the previous case, you will have to enter the country from one of the entry points for authorized travelers and declare to the Civil Guard Tax Protection that you are traveling with a pet, presenting your documentation.
If the pet does not have a European passport for the movement of companion animals, it will have to present a zoosanitary certificate in Spanish signed by an official veterinarian from the third country and a declaration, both according to the EU models.
You will also need a certified copy of the identification and vaccination data of the animal / animals . The animal must have a microchip or tattoo (if this was done before 03/07/2011), be vaccinated against rabies and if it comes from a country not listed in Annex II of Regulation (EU) 577/2013 , have undergone a serological test against rabies (see section 4) in an authorized laboratory.
