How to Prepare Your Pet before Pet Transportation or Relocation?

Your pet must be fit and healthy and be able to cope with a longer period of captivity. An airport is an unknown and noisy environment that can lead to pets being stressed and excited. It is advisable to consult your veterinarian before transporting your pet by plane. You will be able to control your pet's health and evaluate your pet Transport services.

In some cases you will need to provide a certificate from your veterinarian to confirm your pet’s relocation services and that it has been vaccinated to not with all the adequate requirements. Your veterinarian can confirm if your pet can travel by plane or not. The conditions under which veterinary certificates are required are listed on the internet. Without these certificates, your pet will not be accepted at the risk of the owner and at the discretion of the supervision.

When is the Appropriate Time of Traveling for Your Pet?

If your pet is out in the summer, avoid midday and winter flights sooner or later in the cooler days of the day. For a reservation, you can search on the internet to help you to find the most suitable flights. It is not recommended to transport animals in extreme weather conditions. If at any stage of the intended voyage, the temperature should be higher than 35 ° C or less than 5 ° C. Careful consideration must be undertaken of the welfare of the animal and the need to transport it by plane. It is the responsibility of the owner/sender to be aware of each condition. Quarantine requirements that can restrict the transportation of your pet to this condition. As a State Law and regulations may change, we recommend you to whenever you are plans to travel with your pet, please check the current status rules to confirm if you get affected.

Making the Correct Decisions

Decide if you want to house your pet directly at the airport terminal or with a specialized animal transport service provider when he/she is hired. It is not best to house your pet alone or record your pet for your account. These service providers are listed and can be found on the internet. To facilitate this decision, please consult Pet Relocation Services website for more information on their positions. Some types of animals are banned for air transport, some may only travel if a veterinarian certificate id issued (within 10 days from the date of travel) confirming that the animal is fit for the journey and for some pets is not recommended or should only be undertaken after a close examination.

Animals showing aggressive behavior, excessive chewing and destruction of cages are not allowed for travel. Puppies or kittens less than eight weeks or animals that have been removed five days from the date of travel will not be accepted for any airport travel trip. Very young animals are not adapted to travel by plane, as they still depend on their parents or owners and easily and can be easily afflicted.

Animals for which a veterinary certificate is issued (within ten days of the date of travel). The journey can cause harm to animals if they are not good or recently injured. You should consult the veterinarian and receive a travel letter if your pet is bad at health, injured or had a recent surgery.

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