Dogs from Maroc entering Spain - Titre cert reqd or not ? (1 Viewer)

[Mike4727]

Hi all,currently near Malaga and thinking about a trip over to Maroc after the festive season . I read here some time ago that Spain was insisting on titre certs for dogs returning from there,,can anyone update this situation with authority please as I have had varying opinions from vets here. Also can anyone confirm that the ferry cost is the same for any length including trailers, this info from a German guy parked next to me just now. Thanks in advance.

 

[Armytwowheels]

Yes, definitely need the titra certificate. Don't know about the cost including a trailer but it should be around €200 for an open return ticket any length. Your best bet is to look at the current 2018 Maroc thread or research the earlier ones. https://www.motorhomefun.co.uk/forum/threads/morocco-2018.154544/

 

[irnbru]

I "Heard" it wasn't easy to get your pet back out from Morocco but have no experience personally.

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[Armytwowheels]

I "Heard" it wasn't easy to get your pet back out from Morocco but have no experience personally.

It is really easy providing you have all the right stamps in your dogs passport. Done it twice, so have many other funsters - @dabhand @canopus @TerryL.

Best thing is to research the various Maroc threads on here. Try this one for starter https://www.motorhomefun.co.uk/forum/threads/morocco-2015.94373/page-8#post-1178175

 

[Mike4727]

Thanks to all replies so far, armytwowheels can I ask how recently was your experiences, my two dogs have eu passports with current vaccinations for rabies and loads of other things but we do not have the separate titre certs as they have never been outside the eu yet, thx

 

[TerryL]

We've never been asked for the dogs documents when leaving Morocco or entering from there to Spain. That's not to say, of course, that you don't have to bother with them; if you are checked it could turn out to be a real nightmare.

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[motorhomer]

Not sure that you would get your dog back into UK without quarantine if the authorities knew it had been taken to Morocco. I think Morocco is outside the pet passport area, so there may still be a risk even if you get back into Spain. You might get away with just not telling them, I guess! Never tried, so may be wrong, but I would suggest making sure.

 

[Mike4727]

Thanks Terry, I will check with local vet in Algeciras just to be safe, it may be we can get the test and cert issued there in short time if required as the dogs have up to date passports. Thanks Motorhomer but my dogs will not have any problems with UK as we will be returning eventually to our home in Bulgaria! On our last visit to UK the authorities at Calais tried to stop us sailing as our vet in BG had not put the expiry date of the Nobivac vaccine in the dogs passports, it took two hours and many calls to various parties to prove that the minimum period of vaccination is one year and the date of vaccination in the passports was 4 months previous!

 

[Armytwowheels]

Thanks to all replies so far, armytwowheels can I ask how recently was your experiences, my two dogs have eu passports with current vaccinations for rabies and loads of other things but we do not have the separate titre certs as they have never been outside the eu yet, thx

Two years ago. You need to have the rabies jab checked I.e the titre count to prove that the vaccination has taken. You will get an additional stamp in the dogs passport, from memory this is page 8. If you follow the link I posted Canopus explains it very well.

On another note, I do wish people would not comment on things like this when they have no experience on the subject. The OP is asking for advice on a subject that has been well documented on here, with plenty of experienced folk that can help him.

There is no need for quarantine if you have the correct paperwork. As Terry has said you are unlikey to be asked to see anything relating to you dogs by the Spanish port authorities but it's not worth taking the risk. Get the blood test done soon as it can take a few weeks to get the results back. Also ask for a copy of whatever the lab sends to the vet and make sure the vet stamps the correct page in the passport, signs and dates it.

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[Armytwowheels]

I will check with local vet in Algeciras just to be safe, it may be we can get the test and cert issued there in short time if required as the dogs have up to date passports.

In my experience this took 6 weeks to turn around in the UK. No idea how long it will take in Spain.

 

[Mike4727]

Thanks for that, it takes up to two months in Bulgaria, the nearest certified lab for us is in Germany, if I can get it turned round in one month here that will be ok, we will do some more sunbathing while we wait !

 

[Armytwowheels]

Thanks for that, it takes up to two months in Bulgaria, the nearest certified lab for us is in Germany, if I can get it turned round in one month here that will be ok, we will do some more sunbathing while we wait !

Good job you asked and didn't leave it too late. If it's any consultaion, I did exactly the same thing and had a bit of a panic getting it done in time to leave the UK when we 1st went to Morocco in 2015. You will see from the 2015 thread that there was a few of us in a stew trying to get our heads around it all.

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