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| Topic Started: Aug 25 2010, 01:12:04 AM (416 Views) | |
| barranr | Aug 25 2010, 01:12:04 AM Post #1 |
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Hi, i'm an ex melbournian and have been working in the US for tha last 13 years. I feel it's time to return to my roots and have most everything sorted out for the move except the cat. United now have an embargo on animal transport to aus. I called quantas and was told i have to go through a pet transport agency. We have all the paper work, rabies, import permit done and thought we could just fo waybill cargo for the cat ourselvesb ut i have yet to find out how to do it. We will be travelling from DC to Mel. Thanks for any tips Rod |
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| gpierce | Aug 25 2010, 03:52:23 PM Post #2 |
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Hi Rod. What sort of tips are you looking for? How to do it yourself, or how to do it via Qantas? I brought my cat over on Qantas and used James at Pacific Pet Transport: http://www.pacpet.com/home/ Good service. Make sure you book your spot in quarantine well ahead of time at the Sydney end to make sure you have a spot. |
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| barranr | Aug 25 2010, 08:09:17 PM Post #3 |
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Hi, I was hoping to be able to do it myself, but that seems near impossible because quantas won't take a booking from me, they said i had to use a pet transport agency. I requested a quote from pacpet, thanks for the link. Rod |
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| canaussie | Aug 25 2010, 08:29:34 PM Post #4 |
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I was able to send my dog on my own from Canada, didn't need a pet transporter. The way I got around it was having her on a flight that did NOT go throught the US. From my research at that time, if the flight leaves the US for OZ, you gotta use a pet transporter. VAustralia is the same. |
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| cherryRipe33 | Aug 26 2010, 10:25:46 AM Post #5 |
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Yep, unfortunately it is true. Your hands are tied, and you must use a pet transport company. I just shipped my two rotties a couple months ago w/Air Animal. I found them through the official professional pet mover website: IPATA Call around and see what works best for you. Here's some info I posted on another thread about shipping: How Do I ... - Dog Shipping Good luck! |
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| DS6540 | Aug 26 2010, 10:47:16 AM Post #6 |
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I've moved a cat from Missouri to London, then from London to Australia. From Missouri to the UK, we did it ourselves, and it was a total pain. We went through Northwest Airlines, and everyone that we spoke with gave us different answers about what could and could not go into the carrier, the size of the carrier, the cost, quarantine on the other end, etc. Not an easy process. Looking for a more simple alternative, we decided to use an agent (LadyHaye, UK) to move her to Australia. VERY smooth process in general. It may have cost more, but the comfort level of knowing that your pet's transport is being managed by someone who does this all the time is worth it. I echo the comments about checking with Quarantine well in advance - we were quite lucky, as we slotted into a cancellation; but there is usually a pretty long waiting list. |
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