Recent changes to the UK's quarantine laws mean that it is now
possible for you to obtain a pet passport (under the government's
'passport for pets' scheme) and take your family pet away with you on
holiday. However, before you run off down to your local travel agent
and book tickets for the whole family to that exotic seaside tropical
location you have always wanted to visit but have to put off because
everyone else at home didn't want to leave Fido in the kennel, you might
want to consider getting you and your family some travel insurance -
including that all important travel pet insurance.
A number of
leading pet insurance providers now offer pet owners travel pet
insurance to give pet owners the comfort of knowing whether they are far
away in exotic places enjoying the sun and sea or closer to home
enjoying the cultural delights of Europe, their pet will be insured
against any illness or mishap that may unfortunately befall them.
Typically, included in the travel pet insurance is:
Moreover, as with human travel insurance policies, pet travel insurance can be purchased either as annual policy or as a one-off travel policy. If you get an annual pet travel policy, this means you can take your pet with you whenever you travel one of the 25+ countries outside of the UK which the UK government currently has arrangements for the 'passport for pets' scheme, or any of the European Union countries (which are all part of the 'passport for pets' scheme already). Alternatively, with one-off pet travel insurance policies you need to name the country you are going to visit and the dates you'll be there and the policy will only cover you for the duration and place stated.
