About The Pet Travel Vet
Hi, I'm Vicky Hall, The Pet Travel Vet from Cobham Surrey. I have over twenty four years of veterinary experience and an expertise in getting your pet safely to where they need to go with an Animal Health Certificate (AHC) and or an Export Health Certificate (EHC).
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If you're looking to travel to the EU or anywhere in the world, please get in touch. I would love to hear from you.
Dr Victoria Hall
Your Go-To Pet Travel Expert in Cobham, Surrey, & London
I qualified as a vet from Liverpool University in 2000 and have spent my career in general practice since. I became an Official Veterinarian or OV in 2001. Over the years I have collected a menagerie of pets, most of them rescues. Currently I own 3 cats, a dog, a bearded dragon, 3 tree frogs, a tortoise and fish!
Since Brexit, I realised how difficult it has been to offer Animal Health Certificates (AHC) within a busy general practice. I therefore set up The Pet Travel Vet in October 2021 to offer a professional, prompt, flexible and convenient service where I come to you, either to your home or a pre-arranged location, to issue your pet's paperwork. You still remain under the care of your local Veterinarian for all your pet's other needs.
In Safe Hands
What is an Animal Health Certificate? (AHC) And do I need one?
As of January 2021, Pet Passports issued in Great Britain are no longer valid for travelling to the EU with your pets. They have been replaced by Animal Health Certificates (AHC's).
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The AHC is a document that is issued by an Official Veterinarian (OV) within 10 days of your departure date and is valid for one trip only to the EU. It is for dogs, cats and ferrets only. Travel with any other species needs alternative documentation.
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Up to 5 pets can go on the same AHC and the pets must be travelling for non-commercial reasons. If you are travelling outside the EU, Switzerland or Norway then alternative certification such as an Export Health Certificate (EHC) would be needed.​
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See what requirements your pet needs before they can get an AHC.
