Animal Express

25/04/2026

With 10 adopted Spanish rescue today safely home in Sweden, this run is done. A big Well Done! to all at Amigos Mios for another great job.

24/04/2026

All tails are up as we cross Danmark and enjoy afternoon walks before dinner. We will stop close to Odense tonight. Then just one more doggy sleep before our expected on-time arrivals tomorrow.

23/04/2026

Milo and Tara out enjoying the sun this morning. All is well with our 10 Amigos making their way north, now just north of Lyon, France. Tonight we will make Luxembourg for dinner and a good rest. See you soon

21/04/2026

"Fog in Channel...Europe isolated"

This Victorian headline from The Times newspaper of London is as relevant today as ever, clearly!

First appears a Defra/APHA veterinary guidance note massively, and very obviously, misrepresenting an EU edict effective, 22 April, merely formalising what was always intended post Brexit...that, henceforth, EU vets should not issue Pet Passports to British, Russian, Chinese or any other "third country" human not "resident."

Meanwhile, the irresponsible reproduction of a single scanned document went viral, as they say. Result: even more uninformed spreading of misinformation. The blind quickly led the blind, all without bothering to check. Those that did claim they would check with the Animal & Plant Health Authority quickly backtracked. Why?

The edict in question is an EU one...nothing to do with Great Britain. Brilliant! To make matters worse Britain's GOV.UK website then compounded the problem, repeating APHA's mistake. Result: yet more blind mice.

Anyone who knew and able to Google the EU quickly spotted the truth: that APHA was once again performing as its usual ignorant, incompetent self. Even the likes of Eurotunnel and the ferry firms quickly distanced themselves from APHA suggestions every existing EU Pet Passport held by a British resident was suddenly invalid.

Bottom line: As a non-resident it is simply now formalised from 22 April you cannot obtain an EU Pet Passport. Whether any EU vet will update a rabies vaccination or add a tapeworm treatment for a non-resident is yet to be seen.

The EU's original document confirms existing Pet Passports remain valid, another fact APHA failed to understand.

And the sooner the blind quit leading the blind the better.

And if you need to worry about something, try thinking about the combined EU pre-travel notification system now being put together for 2028.

12/03/2026

We hope they name him Baldrick...for he clearly had a cunning plan

The animal that stowed away on the vessel is now in the care of the Bronx Zoo with veterinary staff.

14/02/2026

Att adoptera en hund kring Alla hjärtans dag är kanske det mest meningsfulla sättet att fira kärlek – genom att ge den vidare.

Alla hjärtans dag handlar om omtanke, närhet och att visa kärlek. Vad kan då vara mer passande än att öppna sitt hem för en hund som längtar efter just det?

Kärlek är universellt — och precis som vi människor vill hundar ha trygghet, närhet och ett hem där de blir sedda och älskade. För dessa hundar är ett nytt hem inte bara en gåva, det är en räddning.

Att ta hem en rescue hund betyder också att du öppnar ditt hjärta för en vän som kommer att ge dig ovillkorlig kärlek tillbaka varje dag — inte bara på Alla hjärtans dag, utan året runt. Den glädje, trofasthet och tacksamhet en räddad hund ger är svår att beskriva med ord, men lätt att uppleva.

Så i år, låt Alla hjärtans dag handla om mer än choklad och blommor. Låt den handla om ett liv som får en ny början.

Genom att adoptera en hund från Spanien gör du kärleken levande — för dig själv och för din nya fyrbenta bästa vän. ❤️

13/02/2026

Ranger is home! 🚐...safe, sound and very, very happy🐾🐾😊

12/02/2026

Ranger is our solo passenger on this special trip as he travels to his new home in The Netherlands. Coming all the way from California, he has really landed on all four paws. 🚐🐾🐾🐾🐾

21/12/2025

A Princely Tail...
With Christmas almost upon us, and with 2025 drawing to a close, we at Animal Express would just like to send our Best Wishes to everyone for the holiday season. To all our customers, fans and partners, we value your support very much as we enter our 14th year as Europe's leading animal transporter. And what better way to showcase what we do by sharing another brilliant and very Christmassy video from one of our major partners, Let's Adopt España, revealing the great work they do, and the small role we have played in their epic journey. Enjoy the story of Prince and all his friends who have made it from injury on the streets to a warm spot on the bed thanks to the Let's Adopt team and all those that support them. Do please consider supporting their work if you can. Thank-you, and,. Enjoy!

Please donate, help us continue saving liveshttps://letsadoptinternational.com/en/20251219/rescues/she-did-it-anyway/?utm_campaign=irisIn our work, we hear a...

29/11/2025

Britain’s long-awaited Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill is scheduled to receive Royal Assent and become law this Tuesday, 2 December.

Among its restrictions is a limit of five pets-per-vehicle; a change from the previous five-per-person.

Imports of puppies, kittens and kits under six months of age are also now prohibited. So, too, is the non-commercial movement of pregnant and disfigured animals, such as dogs with cropped ears, and de-clawed cats.

The new rules aim to thwart years of abuse of the Pet Travel Scheme. This has seen thousands of commercial animals, such as those being rehomed and sold (often the same thing) from being smuggled into the country by pseudo-charities and commercial transporters (also often the same thing).

Recently this has even included instructing adopters and new owners to travel to Calais themselves, collect a puppy in a carpark, and then present the animal as if it were their own at check-in; a dodge specifically outlawed under Regulation 576/2013.

Born out of a previous version - the Kept Animals Bill - the new Bill is championed by Dr Danny Chambers and Lord Trees, both veterinarians.

The Bill and it’s entire passage through parliament can be tracked here:

Current version of Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill with latest news, sponsors, and progress through Houses