๐ Send a pet abroad
What you need, country by country, and who can help: transporters, shared trips and shelters doing international adoptions.
๐ก In short, before anything else
There are two legal ways. One: the adopter comes to Romania, adopts the animal, the passport is put in their name and they travel home with it. This is non-commercial travel, with no TRACES and up to 5 animals. Two: the animal travels without its new owner, through an association and a transporter. This counts as a commercial movement, even if nobody makes a profit and even if the adoption fee only covers costs. It needs an official DSVSA certificate in TRACES, a clinical exam within 48 hours, departure from an approved centre and an authorised transporter. A private person without an approved centre cannot send an animal to an adopter abroad on their own. EU rules for non-commercial travel are in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/131, applicable from 22 April 2026, which replaced Regulation 576/2013.
Where is the animal going?
๐ฉ๐ช Germany๐ฆ๐น Austria๐ณ๐ฑ Netherlands๐ธ๐ช Sweden๐ซ๐ฎ Finland๐ฉ๐ฐ Denmark๐ณ๐ด Norway๐จ๐ญ Switzerland๐ฌ๐ง United Kingdom๐ฏ๐ต Japan
๐ Quick check: is it possible? ยท ๐ฆ๐น Austria
๐ What you need: ๐ฆ๐น Austria
- Basic papers: chip, valid rabies vaccine, passport. Animals to be handed over in Austria may enter only with a valid vaccine, so at least 15 to 19 weeks old, depending on the vaccine.
- Through an association: DSVSA certificate in TRACES, exam within 48 hours, authorised transporter.
- The dog must be registered in the national pet database (Heimtierdatenbank) within one month of arrival and before it is passed on. Private registers such as TASSO do not count.
- Organisations that place dogs from abroad need a permit and must report the number of dogs every quarter.
โ ๏ธ Watch out
- In Austria, public offers of animals, including online ads, are only allowed for approved shelters, registered breeders and a few rehoming cases. Ask the association whether it may run adoptions in Austria.
- Some states (for example Vienna) have special rules for certain breeds.
- Dogs with cropped ears or docked tails may have problems at entry. Check first.
Steps common to all EU countries
- ISO microchip, implanted before the rabies vaccine.
- Rabies vaccine given at 12 weeks or older. It becomes valid after 21 days, so the animal is at least about 15 weeks old when it leaves.
- EU pet passport issued by an authorised vet, with the chip and the vaccine recorded.
- Dogs must be registered in RECS (the Romanian dog register).
- If the animal travels without its new owner: clinical exam no more than 48 hours before departure and an official certificate from the Romanian veterinary authority (DSVSA), sent through the EU TRACES system.
- The animal leaves from a shelter or centre approved by DSVSA for EU dispatch. If it goes through a collection centre, it stays there at least 48 hours.
- Transport is done by an authorised animal transporter (Regulation EC 1/2005).
- In the destination country, the adopter registers the animal in the national register within the local deadline.
๐ Scheduled trips
Transporters heading abroad who still have room. Share the trip, pay less.
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๐ Transporters to ๐ฆ๐น Austria
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๐ Shelters doing adoptions to ๐ฆ๐น Austria
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Official sources: European Commission: movements of dogs and cats within the EU ยท oesterreich.gv.at: dog registration (Heimtierdatenbank) ยท Austrian Animal Protection Act, section 8a (offering animals) ยท Austrian Animal Protection Act, section 31a (reporting) ยท Lower Austria: moving dogs and cats ยท European Commission: movements of dogs and cats within the EU ยท European Commission: travelling with a pet within the EU ยท European Commission: young animals ยท Romanian ANSVSA Order 10/2024 (approved establishments for intra-EU trade)
Indicative information from official sources, October 2026. Rules change often: always confirm with the Romanian veterinary authority (DSVSA) and the destination country.
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