Traveling with dogs, cats and ferrets within the EU
A maximum of five animals may be taken on private journeys. Dogs, cats and ferrets must be accompanied by an EU pet passport. The animals must be clearly identified by means of a chip and have a valid vaccination against rabies. Proof of a valid rabies vaccination must be documented in the EU pet passport.
Consult your veterinarian in good time when planning your trip. Based on your existing documents, he/she will be able to tell you whether your pet meets the above requirements at the time of travel or whether further measures may be necessary.
If you wish to bring an animal with you from your country of travel, please ensure that this animal also has an EU pet passport in which its identification by means of a chip and its valid vaccination against rabies are documented. These requirements also apply to puppies. As the rabies vaccination may be carried out at the earliest at the age of 12 weeks and it then takes a further 21 days for effective vaccination protection to be established, puppies may enter Germany at the earliest at the age of 15 weeks
Animals that have been brought to Germany from an EU member state without clear identification, without a valid rabies vaccination and without an EU pet passport must be kept in a quarantine station.
A few EU countries have stricter entry requirements. You can find out about the current status of these requirements on the website of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL).