Gizmo is a two year old Persian cat given to Sherry in rather a roundabout way in Abu Dhabi. He was probably imported from somewhere in the FSU. When he first arrived he looked like this startled fluff-ball to the right. Now he has taken on a more serious, comfortable air as above. The process of moving him from the Gulf to Europe has so far been fairly painless. For us at least, though the series of injections Gizmo has been subject can't always have been very comfortable. |
Gizmo's Page |
This might, at first glance, seem a bit flippant, but it has the more serious purpose of documenting our experiences of moving Gizmo from the Middle East to the United Kingdom via the fortunate accident of having a place to stay in France for six months. |
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Leaving the Gulf was quite simple. The French authorities
require a certificate of vaccination and the UAE authorities want an animal
export licence. We avoided him having to go through luggage security by
getting one of the security guards to make a visual inspection. ![]() |
Once in France everything fell into place quite easily.
The local vet had all the information they needed about the UK regulations
and were able to issue certificates in English and French. |
The UK government posts detailed
information about its pet passport scheme at: http://www.geocities.com/bouffarde/Home%20Page/www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/quarantine.
Nothing has changed. The quarantine system required the animal stayed
at an approved centre for six months and now that approved centre can
be a six month residency in specific countries. Once the conditions are
met the animal can only enter the UK via specifically designated routes. |
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Last updated: Friday March 18, 2005 |