18 Jul 2022 15:08

Polish veterinary authorities from July 25 to stop requiring health certificates for pets arriving from Ukraine - service

MOSCOW. July 18 (Interfax) - Polish customs and veterinary authorities will stop requiring from July 25 veterinary health certificates for pets arriving from Ukraine or a document containing the results of such pets' rabies titer test.

This decision is intended to help simplify border crossing procedures between the two countries, the Ukrainian media quoted the website of Ukraine's State Service for Food Safety and Consumer Protection on Monday.

The introduction of the new terms regulating pets' entry into Poland from Ukraine has been moved from July 16 to July 25, it said.

Thus, the terms regulating the entry of pets (cats, dogs and polecats) accompanied by their owners or designated individuals from Ukraine into Poland from July 15, 2022, will be as follows: an animal must have a pet microchip storing the animal's identification numbers, an animal must have valid rabies vaccination received no earlier than the date when it was microchipped, and an animal must have a valid European-standard passport issued by the veterinary divisions of the State Service for Food Safety and Consumer Protection.

"If a pet subsequently travels to a country where such a test is needed, its owner may have the pet tested in Poland. The pet's owner will cover all expenses related to this test and other necessary veterinary procedures," it said.