PETS Scheme or TRACES: Using the correct Scheme
Can’t remember the last time a week went past without being asked whether a pet should travel on the PETS Scheme or under TRACES. To be totally honest I really …
UK To Exit TRACES and stop PETS Scheme post Brexit?!
Striking headline, but that is the general message I received recently when numerous people forwarded me the Mail Online article Gove says EU laws prevent Britain from cracking down on …
Tighter PET Scheme Controls
On our last Scheduled Pet Transport to the UK from Spain, the officers at the Pet Passport Control at Calais took a photo copy of the signed Declarations from the …
ALStrays Transport: The Future
Last month I flew the the inspector over from the UK to do the DEFRA Certifications on three of our four vehicles that we use for the transport of cats …
Should we stop keeping pets?
I was really interested in this article in the Guardian, which caught my eye because I was thinking about this last night as I walked the dogs past a house …
DEFRA, TRACES & PETS Scheme
Couple of subjects over the last couple weeks have left me aware that there still remains more than a little ‘confusion’ over TRACES the PETS Scheme, and the DEFRA Certifications …
Everything You Need to Know About Getting Your First Pet
Photo Credit: kate_mockery, Pixabay From cats to dogs to birds to fish, there are many different types of pets you can adopt. Choosing the right pet is an important first …
PETS Scheme Abuse
Came across a blatant, yet unintentional, case of PETS Scheme abuse during our last Scheduled Pet Transport from Spain to the UK via Germany, Holland and Belgium. Stood at the …
Moving House With Your Dog
Moving house can be incredibly stressful, especially on the day when the removal men arrive and the house is put into utter chaos. Well if you think this is stressful, …
Brexit: Impact On TRACES & PETS Scheme
Two obvious things to say about Brexit and the future of the UK ‘outside’ of the EU. 1) at this stage nobody knows anything at all about what the ongoing …