Government to award €80k contract for 75,000 pet passports

Anyone wishing to travel from one EU country to another with a dog, cat or ferret must have a pet passport, and this also applies to travel between Ireland and the UK.

Image: Shutterstock/135pixels Image: Shutterstock/135pixels THE DEPARTMENT OF Agriculture has launched a tender worth €80,000 for the provision of 75,000 pet passports.

The requirement for the EU pet passport applies to cats, dogs and ferrets with the legislation meaning that if you’re travelling between EU countries with any of these animals, you need a passport for it. With Brexit looming, the pet passport that Irish pet owners possess should be sufficient in the event of a Brexit deal making its way through parliament in the short term.

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