Animal Plant Health Agency
Details You must follow pet travel rules if you enter or return to the UK with your assistance dog.
These transport companies have agreed with the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA ) how theyll check assistance dogs meet pet travel rules on these routes.
If you travel from an EU country , you can use other companies and routes, but you should check they:
accept assistance dogs check pets meet travel rules Your dog could be quarantined and you could be delayed if:
you travel with a company that is not registered with APHA your assistance dog does not meet pet travel rules Published 28 June 2016
Last updated 23 June 2023
+show all updates 23 June 2023 Added Norwegian Cruise Line vessels to the list of cruise ships registered to transport assistance dogs with their owners.
23 June 2023 Removed the P&O Ferries route from Zeebrugge to Hull from the list of ferry and cruise companies registered to transport assistance dogs.
9 December 2022 Norse Atlantic Airways UK and Norse Atlantic Airways AS are registered to transport and check assistance dogs.
2 November 2022 Added 'Arvia' to the list of P&O Cruise ships registered to transport assistance dogs with their owners.
21 October 2022 Updated the pet checker details and phone numbers for Aberdeen airport.
13 October 2022 Removed Doncaster Sheffield airport as it has ceased transporting and checking assistance dogs ahead of its closure.
27 September 2022 BA CityFlyer added to list of airports and airlines registered to transport and check assistance dogs.
18 August 2022 Updated the list of ferry and cruise companies registered to transport assistance dogs with their owners.
13 June 2022 We have updated London Southend Airport's record.
17 May 2022 Updated the airlines and airports registered to transport and check assistance dogs. Added Swiss International Air Lines Ltd.
11 May 2022 Updated the airlines and airports registered to transport and check assistance dogs.
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