In today's society, pets are already part of families
– in Portugal it is estimated that 43% of families have pets,
corresponding to 5.8 million domestic animals. Being Portugal a pet
friendly country, the relocation of your pet shall also be planed
and it is important to know what procedures to follow.
As part of the European Union, Portugal is governed by
the common framework, under which, your pet must
have:
- Been micro-chipped (in line with the technical requirements of
Annex II of the EU Regulation on the movement of pets) or has a
clearly readable tattoo if applied before 3 July 2011;
- Been vaccinated against rabies.
When coming from a country at risk of rabies (ex: African
Continent, Brazil, Venezuela, Ukraine, among others), at least 30
days after the date of rabies vaccination, your pet must take a
blood sample to check the number of (sufficient) antibodies to the
disease in approved laboratories and 3 months must
elapsed from the date of blood
