We had no intention of including Morocco in our plans, primarily because of Harry. Morocco has a reputation of being a rabies destination. Some of the countries outside of the E.U. are covered by the Pet Passport, Morocco is not one of them.
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A chance encounter outside of a Lidl in Portugal changed things however. We parked next to a Dutch van and I got chatting with the driver, the usual ice breaker, 'Are you here for the winter?' He told me that they stay in Portugal every year until November, then head to Morocco for 6 months. He had two large dogs with him so I asked how he went on getting them in and out of Morocco.
He was quite blase about the whole thing saying that the authorities hardly paid any attention to the dogs, on either side. He did, however, mention the International Pet Certificate, which Spain required you to have when returning to Morocco.
To get one, you have to visit a vet in Spain and they require your pet to have blood tests to measure the antibodies in his system. Also, the Vet administers a heart and lungworm tablet at the same time as the bloods are taken.
The bloods were sent to a lab in Germany which involved a two week wait.
We holed up at Camping Parque Tropical near Estepona because by this time, we already had our tickets to Morocco!
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