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Some info on the costs of bringing pets over with PETS travel scheme
Hey everyone,
I was just doing some research, me and my husband are talking about moving back to England next year. We have 4 cats and could never leave them behind, I was THRILLED to hear that the United States was now included in the PETS scheme. I called Northwest today and asked them about the costs of transporting our pets from Detroit to London's Gatwick airport. She who was super friendly and helpful might I add! asked me what size carrier, I told her my cats were quite small, so she guessed in the 10-12lb range including carrier. She said a rough estimate would be $640.00 for all four cats, plus she mentioned some kind of tax or gas fee of $25-30. I forgot to ask if this was for each cat or total. She also said that once I arrive in London, I will have to bring them over to some kind of pets inspection/check in and I guess show them my paperwork, show that the microchips work, etc. She said this would cost an addition $330.00. So if you break it down, it ends up being roughly about $250/cat. They also are required to get microchipped, rabies vaccinated, tapeworm vaccinated and i believe another kind of blood test plus a followup. So who knows how much all that will add up to! But when it comes down to it, pets can be like your children and I know as much as it costs, Id rather sacrifice another luxury then leave my little family behind! I hope this helps a few people out, as I had been doing searches all over the net and find lots of info on the PETS scheme but nothing about costs. :-) |
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discussed bringing pets into Europe.
Last year I moved with my cat from Saudi Arabia to Germany. After microchipping, then vaccination, the cat had to have a blood test with the blood being sent to Europe for testing. (Luckily, they had backed off all these provisions as they weren't ready to implement it then.) If these requirements remain the same, the whole process took at least 6 months, so be sure to start early enough before you travel. I was also allowed to take the cat with me in the cabin on Lufthansa, but only if flying business class, and then only in a ridiculously small container that would fit under the seat ahead of me. George |
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randee wrote:
I thought England had some very long quarantine period, like months, is this not the case any more? It is possible to tak animals into the UK now, avoiding the quarantine process- requires innoculations, chips etc. I didn't realise it applied to the US, but I don't care. I find the idea of transporting pets in cargo holds just so you can take them on holiday with you appalling, quite frankly. -- David Horne- www.davidhorne.net usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk |
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wrote:. Hey everyone, I was just doing some research, me and my husband are talking about moving back to England next year. We have 4 cats and could never leave them behind, I was THRILLED to hear that the United States was now included in the PETS scheme. I called Northwest today and asked them about the costs of transporting our pets from Detroit to London's Gatwick airport. She who was super friendly and helpful might I add! asked me what size carrier, I told her my cats were quite small, so she guessed in the 10-12lb range including carrier. She said a rough estimate would be $640.00 for all four cats, plus she mentioned some kind of tax or gas fee of $25-30. I forgot to ask if this was for each cat or total. She also said that once I arrive in London, I will have to bring them over to some kind of pets inspection/check in and I guess show them my paperwork, show that the microchips work, etc. She said this would cost an addition $330.00. So if you break it down, it ends up being roughly about $250/cat. They also are required to get microchipped, rabies vaccinated, tapeworm vaccinated and i believe another kind of blood test plus a followup. So who knows how much all that will add up to! But when it comes down to it, pets can be like your children and I know as much as it costs, Id rather sacrifice another luxury then leave my little family behind! I hope this helps a few people out, as I had been doing searches all over the net and find lots of info on the PETS scheme but nothing about costs. :-) Now if they'd only require this sort of thing for children we'd have a lot less of those "Kids On Airplanes" threads... -- Best Greg |
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jcoulter wrote:
(chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco) wrote in news:1gyw15a.1ahipad1p3tkz3N% : randee wrote: I thought England had some very long quarantine period, like months, is this not the case any more? It is possible to tak animals into the UK now, avoiding the quarantine process- requires innoculations, chips etc. I didn't realise it applied to the US, but I don't care. I find the idea of transporting pets in cargo holds just so you can take them on holiday with you appalling, quite frankly. wouldn't want my dog in the hold, but he is small and travels in the cabin with the rest of the people. Not all airlines allow that, thank goodness. A lot of people have allergies to dogs and cats. I don't see why we should have to be couped up with them for several hours. It's obviously a rare occurence. Out of over a hundred transatlantic flights, I don't remember seeing a caged animal _once_ on a flight. -- David Horne- www.davidhorne.net usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk |
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Hi there,
Im glad this information was helpful. In response to some of the comments/questions, yes there used to be a required 6 month quarantin required for pets, but the United States was just recently included in the list of countries that are now included in the PETS scheme I believe it was just March of this year.I believe the only airlines that participate are Northwest and British Airways. I was also concerned about the whole "Putting them in the cargo hold" thing as well but I spoke to the Northwest emplyee about it and she told me that it is a special temperature controled hold for pets in which they will be treated very carefully and they keep it nice and fairly dark as it is noticed to be much easier/less stressful on pets when they travel in the dark. I would never have my pets go through the stress of travel like that if it was just for a holiday as someone said they found the idea 'appalling' but we would be doing this because we are planning on moving there permanantly, not just for a vacation. The only option left would be for us to move and give them to an animal shelter, as none of my friends like cats and my family already have pets and no one would be willing to take them. They have all been raised together since they were born and I couldnt imagine splitting them up and giving them to complete strangers, I would say that this would be FAR more stressful and unfair to the pet then a flight. |
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chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco wrote: randee wrote: I thought England had some very long quarantine period, like months, is this not the case any more? It is possible to tak animals into the UK now, avoiding the quarantine process- requires innoculations, chips etc. I didn't realise it applied to the US, but I don't care. I find the idea of transporting pets in cargo holds just so you can take them on holiday with you appalling, quite frankly. You didn't read the original post! I agree with you, where holidaying is concerned (especially cats, who are most often reluctant travelers). However, the lady is MOVING to England - it's a choice of taking her furry family with her, or leaving them behind. (I know SOME people would abandon them, but they're the sort who disown their children on the slightest provocation, too.) |
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