How we verify data

Every country record on this site is verified against primary sources on a 90-day cycle. The last verified date on each country page is not a publication date — it's the date we last compared our records against official government pages.

Sources we use

• US side: USDA APHIS (Pet Travel), CDC (Dog Import), US State Department (country information).
• Destination side: The official veterinary authority of each country — DEFRA (UK), DGAV (Portugal), DAFF (Australia), MAFF (Japan), SEMARNAT/SADER (Mexico), CFIA (Canada), and equivalents elsewhere.
• Never: affiliate-driven pet shipping sites, forum posts, or user-generated content for primary requirements.

When we update

• Regular 90-day re-verification of every country record.
• Immediate updates when a regulation changes — typically within 5 business days.
• User reports: if you travel with your pet and something is wrong, tell us.

What we deliberately don't do

We don't auto-scrape government sites. Regulations have nuance — a scraped bullet list often misses critical conditions like "only if titer test passes" or "not applicable to service animals." Every country record is manually reviewed.

Report a mistake

If you find an error or an outdated rule, please email hello [at] @pettravelcheck [dot] .com. We fix errors fast and we credit reporters on the page footer if you'd like.