How We Source Route Data

Pet Transport Global publishes thousands of directional route pages. Their review status is not identical, so the site distinguishes a recorded check from older generated guidance instead of assigning every page the date of the latest website build.

Sources We Prefer

For regulatory claims, the editorial team looks first for government, intergovernmental, and carrier sources, including:

• UK APHA / DEFRA: bringing a pet to Great Britain
• USDA APHIS: pet travel requirements
• Australian DAFF: live-animal and pet imports
• European Commission: movement of pets
• Japan Animal Quarantine Service: English guidance
• Singapore Animal & Veterinary Service: AVS
• New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries: bringing animals to New Zealand
• IATA Live Animals Regulations and the operating airline’s current animal policy

For other destinations, we look for the national veterinary authority, agriculture ministry, embassy, or official permit portal. Some older route files contain secondary-source summaries or generic authority descriptions. Those pages are not represented as freshly verified merely because the site was rebuilt.

What the Review Label Means

A page marked “Regulations checked” has a date recorded in its content source. That date is emitted in the page and structured data. A page with no recorded date instead says “Verification date not recorded” and is automatically set to noindex until reviewed.

A recorded date is evidence of when an editorial check was logged, not a guarantee that rules have remained unchanged. Pet owners should confirm requirements with the destination authority and operating airline close to travel.

How a Route Is Reviewed

For a substantive route review, we aim to:

1. Identify the destination’s current pet-import instructions and permit process.
2. Check microchip, rabies vaccination, titre-test, health-certificate, quarantine, and breed conditions.
3. Check export or endorsement steps at the origin.
4. Compare the proposed airline and each operating leg with the carrier’s current animal policy.
5. Record the source and review date, and resolve contradictions between requirements, summaries, and FAQs.

Automated quality gates reject known generated-text defects, malformed internal links, false build-date freshness, and common requirement/FAQ contradictions. They support review but do not replace regulatory research.

Corrections and Review Priorities

High-traffic and time-sensitive routes are prioritised for rechecking. We do not claim that every route is reviewed on a fixed schedule. If you find an error, email info@pettransportglobal.com with the page URL and, where possible, the updated official source. We will assess the report and correct or withhold the page as appropriate.

Scope and Limitations

Pet Transport Global is not a veterinary authority, government body, or legal adviser. This site helps owners plan questions, documents, and timing. It does not replace instructions from the relevant authority, veterinarian, airline, or import permit.

All public guidance is attributed to the Pet Transport Global Editorial Team until an individual writer or reviewer and their credentials have been verified.