#pet passport myths 2026 Articles

A pet passport is not a universal travel permit — but several popular warnings about it are also wrong. Updated September 3, 2026: when an EU Pet Passport is valid, why Great Britain→EU uses an Animal Health Certificate (AHC) rather than a 'GB Pet Health Certificate', when Great Britain accepts EU passports, what the CDC really requires for U.S.-bound dogs, and how Japan, Australia and New Zealand use their own import systems. Includes the EU's new 2026 document framework, route-specific rabies timing and eight myths corrected.