British comedian Russell Brand, best known in the States for a memorable role in the movie "Forgetting Sarah Marshall", has been spending more time in America now that's he's in a tabloid-fodder relationship with singer Katy Perry. There's just one problem: With all his travel away from London, he's had to leave behind his beloved cat Morrissey (named after the legendary lead singer of the Smiths). Now Brand wants to obtain a cat passport so Morrissey can join him in his travels.
"Disappointingly, there's no photo in them, which I was looking forward to," Brand told to the Melbourne Herald Sun. "I was hoping the passport man would look at the picture and go, 'Not that photo -- your cat's smiling!' but sadly that's not going to happen."
While it sounds like a joke, the pet passport system, called PETS (Pet Travel Scheme) does exist in many countries, including the U.S. and the U.K., to help remove the months-long quarantine period that can be enforced when an animal travels internationally. Now pets that have been certified as rabies-free and given an identifying microchip can get a document allowing them to move with their owners easily between participating countries. You can read more about PETS on the British government's official site. Bon voyage, Morrissey!
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