How pet relocation works
- Tell us about your pet. The animal, breed, age, size and any health needs.
- Choose how it travels. Usually by road with the family, or by air where the airline accepts pets. We plan the option that suits the distance and your pet.
- Papers. A health certificate from your vet close to the travel date, and the vaccination record, including rabies.
- Travel day. The journey is timed with your own, so someone your pet knows is there at both ends.
Getting your pet ready
- Get your pet used to its travel crate a few weeks before, with a favourite blanket inside.
- Book a vet check, and ask about travel sickness and feeding on the day.
- Do not give any sedative unless your vet advises it.
- Make sure the collar has an ID tag with your new phone number.
On packing and moving day
Keep your pet in a quiet room, or with a friend, while the crew packs and loads. Open doors, strangers and noise make many pets anxious, and some try to run out. Pack its food, bowls and bedding last, and unpack them first at the new home.
Taking a pet abroad
Every country has its own rules for pets: a microchip, rabies vaccination, sometimes a blood test, an import permit or a quarantine stay. Some of these take months. If your pet is moving abroad with you, talk to us as early as you can.
