Blog

Pet transport news, guides, and advice.

popular

Top Blog

IATA Pet Crate Guide 2026: Sizing, CR82 Rules and What Airlines Actually Reject

IATA Pet Crate Guide 2026: Sizing, CR82 Rules and What Airlines Actually Reject

How to size an IATA-compliant pet crate in 2026, what the regulations actually say, and the design details airlines like …

Pet Transport UK to France: Eurotunnel, AHC and 2026 Costs

Pet Transport UK to France: Eurotunnel, AHC and 2026 Costs

What it actually costs to take a dog or cat from the UK to France in 2026, the AHC paperwork France really asks for, and …

DEFRA Approved Pet Transport: What Type 1 and Type 2 Authorisation Actually Means

DEFRA Approved Pet Transport: What Type 1 and Type 2 Authorisation Actually Means

How DEFRA transporter authorisation works in 2026, what Type 1 and Type 2 cover, and how to verify a UK pet transporter …

Pet Transport UK to Ireland 2026: Paperwork, Ferries and Real Costs

Pet Transport UK to Ireland 2026: Paperwork, Ferries and Real Costs

Moving a dog or cat from Great Britain to Ireland in 2026. What replaced the old PETS scheme, Holyhead and Liverpool …

complete directory

All Blog

IATA Pet Crate Guide 2026: Sizing, CR82 Rules and What Airlines Actually Reject

IATA Pet Crate Guide 2026: Sizing, CR82 Rules and What Airlines Actually Reject

How to size an IATA-compliant pet crate in 2026, what the regulations actually say, and the design details airlines like …

Pet Transport UK to France: Eurotunnel, AHC and 2026 Costs

Pet Transport UK to France: Eurotunnel, AHC and 2026 Costs

What it actually costs to take a dog or cat from the UK to France in 2026, the AHC paperwork France really asks for, and …

DEFRA Approved Pet Transport: What Type 1 and Type 2 Authorisation Actually Means

DEFRA Approved Pet Transport: What Type 1 and Type 2 Authorisation Actually Means

How DEFRA transporter authorisation works in 2026, what Type 1 and Type 2 cover, and how to verify a UK pet transporter …

Pet Transport UK to Ireland 2026: Paperwork, Ferries and Real Costs

Pet Transport UK to Ireland 2026: Paperwork, Ferries and Real Costs

Moving a dog or cat from Great Britain to Ireland in 2026. What replaced the old PETS scheme, Holyhead and Liverpool …

Pet Transport UK to Germany: Costs, AHC and Driving vs Flying in 2026

Pet Transport UK to Germany: Costs, AHC and Driving vs Flying in 2026

How to move a dog or cat from the UK to Germany in 2026: AHC paperwork, ferry-and-drive costs vs flight cargo, and …

UK Pet Passports 2026: What Replaced Them and How the AHC Actually Works

UK Pet Passports 2026: What Replaced Them and How the AHC Actually Works

UK pet passports stopped working for EU travel in 2021. Here's what the Animal Health Certificate is, what it costs, how …

Moving Pets to Ireland: Tapeworm Treatment, AHC Requirements, and the UK Land Bridge

Moving Pets to Ireland: Tapeworm Treatment, AHC Requirements, and the UK Land Bridge

Ireland's pet import rules for dogs and cats from the UK, EU, and third countries. The echinococcus treatment …

Moving Pets to Kuwait: PAH Import Rules, Breed Restrictions, and Kuwait City Arrival

Moving Pets to Kuwait: PAH Import Rules, Breed Restrictions, and Kuwait City Arrival

Kuwait pet import guide for dogs and cats. PAH permit process, breed bans, vaccination requirements, and what to expect …

Moving Pets to South America: Brazil, Argentina, and Chile Import Rules Compared

Moving Pets to South America: Brazil, Argentina, and Chile Import Rules Compared

South America's three largest pet destinations compared. Brazil MAPA, Argentina SENASA, and Chile SAG import …

Germany to Australia Pet Transport 2026: Updated Titre Test Process and DAFF Requirements

Germany to Australia Pet Transport 2026: Updated Titre Test Process and DAFF Requirements

Moving pets from Germany to Australia in 2026. The latest DAFF import rules for listed countries, titre test labs in …

Customs Declarations When Travelling with Pets: What You Actually Need to Declare

Customs Declarations When Travelling with Pets: What You Actually Need to Declare

Do you need to declare your pet at customs? What the rules are for pet food, medications, and accessories when crossing …

France to Australia Pet Transport: The Titre Test, DAFF Requirements, and Air Routes

France to Australia Pet Transport: The Titre Test, DAFF Requirements, and Air Routes

Moving a dog or cat from France to Australia. DAFF entry requirements, rabies titre test process from France, approved …

Pet Transport UK to Canada: Rabies Rules, Cargo Costs and 2026 Timelines

Pet Transport UK to Canada: Rabies Rules, Cargo Costs and 2026 Timelines

Shipping a dog or cat from the UK to Canada in 2026: CFIA paperwork, cargo costs from London Heathrow, and how long the …

Pet Transport for Military Families: PCS Moves, Orders-Based Relocation, and Overseas Posts

Pet Transport for Military Families: PCS Moves, Orders-Based Relocation, and Overseas Posts

Military families face unique pet transport challenges: tight PCS timelines, government travel restrictions, quarantine …

Pet Transport UK to UAE: Costs, Timelines and Heat Restrictions for 2026

Pet Transport UK to UAE: Costs, Timelines and Heat Restrictions for 2026

What it really costs to ship a dog or cat from the UK to Dubai or Abu Dhabi in 2026, plus the summer heat embargoes you …

Travelling with Rescue Dogs Internationally: Documentation Gaps and How to Fill Them

Travelling with Rescue Dogs Internationally: Documentation Gaps and How to Fill Them

Rescue dogs often have incomplete vaccination histories, unknown microchip status, and questionable paperwork. How to …

Pet Transportation Services UK: A Reality Check on What's Actually Available

Pet Transportation Services UK: A Reality Check on What's Actually Available

Pet transportation services UK covers four completely different markets. This guide breaks down domestic couriers, IPATA …

Moving with Rabbits Internationally: Import Rules, Airline Restrictions, and Country Bans

Moving with Rabbits Internationally: Import Rules, Airline Restrictions, and Country Bans

International rabbit transport is more complex than dogs or cats. Import bans in some countries, cabin-only options on …

Pet Transport UK to New Zealand: 2026 Process for One of the Strictest Borders

Pet Transport UK to New Zealand: 2026 Process for One of the Strictest Borders

UK to New Zealand pet relocation in 2026: MPI import permit, RNATT titre test timing (3 to 24 months), 10-day quarantine …

The Complete Expat Pet Relocation Checklist: Everything in the Right Order

The Complete Expat Pet Relocation Checklist: Everything in the Right Order

A month-by-month, step-by-step checklist for expats moving internationally with pets. From 9 months before departure to …

Pet Transport Service: What You Actually Get for the Money

Pet Transport Service: What You Actually Get for the Money

What a real 'pet transport service' covers in 2026: paperwork, crate, vet, customs, door-to-door, transit insurance. The …

Belgium Pet Export Guide 2026: AHC, Crate, Brussels Cargo Routes

Belgium Pet Export Guide 2026: AHC, Crate, Brussels Cargo Routes

Exporting a pet from Belgium in 2026: FAVV/AFSCA health certificate, microchip, rabies, Brussels cargo, common …

Importing a Pet to Indonesia: 2026 Process for Bali, Jakarta and Beyond

Importing a Pet to Indonesia: 2026 Process for Bali, Jakarta and Beyond

Moving a dog or cat to Indonesia in 2026: the rekomendasi import permit, Bali entry restrictions, Jakarta vs Surabaya, …

USA to UK Pet Transport: USDA APHIS, UK APHA Rules, and What the Journey Looks Like

USA to UK Pet Transport: USDA APHIS, UK APHA Rules, and What the Journey Looks Like

Moving dogs or cats from the United States to the United Kingdom. USDA APHIS health certificate process, UK APHA import …

Flying a Brachycephalic Dog UK to Australia: What's Allowed in 2026

Flying a Brachycephalic Dog UK to Australia: What's Allowed in 2026

Bulldogs, pugs and other flat-faced breeds flying UK to Australia in 2026. Airline embargoes, summer heat rules, vet …

Moving to the Middle East with Pets: UAE, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia Pet Import Rules

Moving to the Middle East with Pets: UAE, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia Pet Import Rules

Moving to the UAE, Qatar, or Saudi Arabia with a dog or cat? This guide covers microchip requirements, vaccination …

Pet Transport USA to UK: Bringing a Dog or Cat Home Properly

Pet Transport USA to UK: Bringing a Dog or Cat Home Properly

Moving a pet from the USA to the UK in 2026: GB Health Certificate, dog tapeworm rule, cargo airlines, customs at LHR. …

How to Prepare Your Pet's Crate for International Air Travel

How to Prepare Your Pet's Crate for International Air Travel

Getting your pet's crate right is one of the most important steps in international pet transport. This guide covers IATA …

Moving Pets to the EU from Outside Europe: The Health Certificate Process

Moving Pets to the EU from Outside Europe: The Health Certificate Process

Bringing a pet into the EU from the USA, Australia, UAE, or any non-EU country requires a specific health certificate …

The EU Pet Passport Explained: What It Is, Who Needs It, and What Changed After Brexit

The EU Pet Passport Explained: What It Is, Who Needs It, and What Changed After Brexit

The EU pet passport is a standardised travel document for pets moving between EU member states. Who it applies to, what …

Pet Transport Within the UK: A Plain-English Guide to Couriers, Regulations and Moving Your Pet Safely

Pet Transport Within the UK: A Plain-English Guide to Couriers, Regulations and Moving Your Pet Safely

Moving a dog or cat within the UK in 2026. What DEFRA Type 1 authorisation means, what to check before hiring a courier, …

Pet Travel Insurance: What's Covered and What's Not When Moving Internationally

Pet Travel Insurance: What's Covered and What's Not When Moving Internationally

Pet travel insurance for international moves works differently from standard policies. This guide covers what's …

UK Pet Transport Cost Calculator: 2026 Numbers, By Route

UK Pet Transport Cost Calculator: 2026 Numbers, By Route

Work out what it will cost to move your pet from the UK in 2026. Real cost figures for 10 major routes, broken down by …

Pet Transport Tenerife to UK: Bringing a Dog or Cat Back from the Canaries

Pet Transport Tenerife to UK: Bringing a Dog or Cat Back from the Canaries

Moving a dog or cat from Tenerife to the UK in 2026. Animal Health Certificate replaces the EU pet passport for UK …

USDA APHIS Endorsement: How to Get Your Pet's Health Certificate Authenticated for Export

USDA APHIS Endorsement: How to Get Your Pet's Health Certificate Authenticated for Export

US pet owners need USDA APHIS to endorse their pet's health certificate before most international journeys. Step-by-step …

Exporting a Pet from Singapore: The 2026 AVS Process Done Properly

Exporting a Pet from Singapore: The 2026 AVS Process Done Properly

Singapore pet export 2026: AVS export licence, health certificate, FAVN titre for Australia, Changi cargo. From SG to …

Importing a Pet to Australia in 2026: The Group 3 Country Playbook

Importing a Pet to Australia in 2026: The Group 3 Country Playbook

How to import a dog or cat to Australia in 2026. Group 1/2/3 explained, RNATT timing, DAFF permits, Mickleham …

Pet Transport UAE to Pakistan: 2026 Process for Dogs and Cats

Pet Transport UAE to Pakistan: 2026 Process for Dogs and Cats

Moving a dog or cat from Dubai or Abu Dhabi to Lahore, Karachi or Islamabad in 2026. AQD NOC, UAE health certificate, …

Transporting Cats in Cargo: What to Expect and How to Prepare

Transporting Cats in Cargo: What to Expect and How to Prepare

Most cats travel internationally in cargo holds, not cabins. What cargo travel actually involves, how cats cope, …

Travelling with a German Shepherd: Cargo, Crate Size, and Country Restrictions

Travelling with a German Shepherd: Cargo, Crate Size, and Country Restrictions

German Shepherds are large dogs that travel as cargo. Guide to IATA crate sizing, airline acceptance, breed-specific …

Cheap Pet Transport: What's Realistic and What's a Red Flag

Cheap Pet Transport: What's Realistic and What's a Red Flag

Honest take on 'cheap' pet transport quotes. Where the savings are real, where the corners get cut, and what an …

Pet Transport UK to Jersey: Ferry, Flight and the Channel Islands Rules 2026

Pet Transport UK to Jersey: Ferry, Flight and the Channel Islands Rules 2026

Moving a dog or cat from the UK to Jersey in 2026. No AHC, no pet passport, no quarantine. Condor Ferries from Poole or …

Ethiopian Airlines Pet Transport: Africa's Largest Carrier and Its Live Animal Policies

Ethiopian Airlines Pet Transport: Africa's Largest Carrier and Its Live Animal Policies

Ethiopian Airlines pet cargo and cabin policy. Breed restrictions, route-specific rules, and how to book live animal …

Pet Transport Europe to UK: Bringing a Pet Back After Brexit

Pet Transport Europe to UK: Bringing a Pet Back After Brexit

Bringing a pet from Europe to the UK in 2026: Animal Health Certificate requirements, tapeworm treatment timing, ferry …

Travelling with a Labrador Retriever: Size, Airlines, and Cargo Considerations

Travelling with a Labrador Retriever: Size, Airlines, and Cargo Considerations

Labs are one of the most common dogs transported internationally. Guide to which airlines accept Labradors, IATA crate …

Pet Transport UK to Spain: 2026 Costs, Paperwork and Driving vs Flying

Pet Transport UK to Spain: 2026 Costs, Paperwork and Driving vs Flying

Moving your dog or cat from the UK to Spain in 2026. AHC requirements, cost breakdown by route method, and how the …

Pet Transport UK to USA: What 2026 Actually Looks Like Post-CDC Reset

Pet Transport UK to USA: What 2026 Actually Looks Like Post-CDC Reset

UK to USA pet transport in 2026: the new CDC dog import rules, vet paperwork, cargo airline options, real costs. …

Pet Transport UK to Australia: The 2026 Move, Properly Planned

Pet Transport UK to Australia: The 2026 Move, Properly Planned

UK to Australia pet relocation in 2026: rabies titre timing, DAFF import permit, Mickleham quarantine, cargo routes, …

Chat with us