EUROPEAN UNION PET PASSPORT(PETPASSPORT)

European UNION PETPASSPORT

It is necessary to get a pet passport for carnivore pets (dog, cat, ferret) to travel with them in the European Union. The passport can be made registered by authorized veterinarians. The conditions of making a passport are the following: the pet has to be identifiable (by microchip), and it has to have valid rabies vaccination. Besides making the passport, the veterinarian records the data to the official pet register of the Hungarian Veterinarian Chamber.

www.petvetdata.hu

You can read further information and regulations on the following websites:

Magyar Állatorvosi Kamara (MÁOK) összefoglalója országonként

www.petpassport.hu

https://www.bpallatorvos.hu/orszagonkenti.html

www.maok.hu

https://www.vam.hu/viewBase.do?elementId=4844

As Hungary is a member of the European Union, in case of travelling to another country, the pet passport is needed (if you and your pet would like to return to Hungary). But in such cases, a veterinarian permission is necessary for travelling to a non-EU country.

Marking with microchip

The most secure way to mark the pets is the microchip implantation. The microchip is a rice-sized data carrier which is placed under the skin of the pets with a special gadget. It does not hurt more than getting a vaccination so it can be done when the animal is awake. The number of the chip can be read by a microchip-reader. Data can be ordered to the chip number, and the date can be put on the data register of the Hungarian Veterinay Chamber. If a pet loses its owner, and someone who finds the pet, brings it to the vet, the contacts of the owner and the pet's data can be found by reading the chip number and typing it to the register.

www.petvetdata.hu

The unique marking is necessary for generating the European Union Petpassport.

www.petpassport.hu