Totally Unnecessary

Posted by Unknown on 12th Feb 2011

We've travelled many times with our dog (shitzhu bichon frises cross) across north america Vancouver east to St Johns Newfoundland and Dawson Creek south to Tucson Az. We have never filled out any form regarding the dog for any airline nor been required to have a special form. The only thing we needed was a valid rabies certificate indicating the dog had been vacinated more than 30 days prior to crossing the border by our vet.

RESPONSE:

Pet Travel has been in business over 15 years assisting the traveling pet owner with travel documents and more. While many travel documents are absolutely required, particularly for international travel, certain travel documents are not required, however, they are recommended to facilitate your trip. This is true primarily for domestic travel which lacks standardized practices as an industry and within specific airlines as well. Sometimes it is a matter of which agent you are dealing with, where one will review documents, and another may not. This happens internationally too. It is up to each individual whether they want to be over-prepared, have at least met minimum requirements, or attempt to travel without documents and have your travel plans ruined, or worse, having your pet at risk.

Pet Travel organizes, provides instructions (particularly important for complex itineraries), and has an immigration specialist available 7 days a week 365 days a year to help the pet owner. This service is available by email and is included in the cost of the forms. As well, many countries refer their inquiries to us for their own regulations. The US State Department also provides a direct link on their website to us. The US military mentions us in their pre-deployment briefings for those soldiers moving internationally with pets. Using Pet Travel provides peace of mind for a very small fee; we get it right.