Britain reportedly wants to rejoin the European Union's pet passport scheme, four years after leaving the arrangement when the Brexit transition period ended.
Some 250,000 UK pet owners were estimated to have taken their cats and dogs on holiday to the EU every year before Britain left the scheme in January 2021.
But taking a British pet to the EU or Northern Ireland is now far more expensive and time-consuming for owners due to post-Brexit rules that also affect assistance dogs.
Owners in the UK can no longer use EU pet passports and instead need to get a vet's certificate confirming a pet's rabies vaccinations are up to date before travelling.
Those travelling to Ireland, Finland, Malta or Norway also need to ensure their vet has treated a dog for tapeworm and recorded this in an animal health certificate.
