| First of all, let me assure you that there are ways to | | | | right channels. |
| fly with your pets cross country, and even | | | | And if you really don't like the idea of the cargo hold |
| out-of-country, without any damage. You can relax, | | | | for your "babies" then hiring a private jet might be |
| well, at least a bit anyway. From the research we | | | | the way to go! |
| have done about pet travel and specifically about | | | | Knowing all the rules of pet travel can be confusing |
| flying with pets, it seems that most pets are | | | | since not all airlines allow pets to fly in the cabin. Do |
| completely safe and unharmed while traveling by | | | | your research and contact the airlines directly for all |
| airplane. | | | | relevant pet air travel information, since pet travel |
| Still not convinced? Then you should take a look at | | | | policies vary from airline to airline, and the different |
| two great pet air travel websites: Petflight and | | | | policies can be confusing. |
| PetAir. Pet flight is a great site about pet-friendly | | | | Lots of pet travel information is available on the |
| flights and safe shipping of your pets. It was inspired | | | | internet, so you can easily acquaint yourself with the |
| by a special dog named Brent. Brent and his "pet | | | | rules of pet friendly travel. There are some basic |
| Dad" discuss how they moved to Hawaii from the | | | | rules that both you and the airlines must follow such |
| USA and they provide invaluable air travel and flight | | | | as: |
| information for flying with pets. | | | | -your pet must be at least 8 weeks old and under |
| Be sure to read the Pet Travel Reports . Petflight | | | | 100 pounds |
| provides monthly reports on the loss, injury, and | | | | -your pet will not be allowed to be outside of its pet |
| death of pets during air travel. In addition, you will | | | | carrier |
| find great pet travel tips and hard-to-find airline | | | | -non traditional pets are not allowed ( sorry, you'll |
| information. We highly recommend Brent's website as | | | | have to leave your pet snake with his favorite sitter) |
| a resource when planning to fly with your pets. | | | | -you will need a health certificate from a vet that is |
| Pet Air is another great resource you could tap into. | | | | no more than 10 days old if your animal will travel in |
| Pet Air has a 28 -year reputation for transporting | | | | the cargo hold. |
| animals safely. They deal with both wild as well as | | | | These are just a few pet travel rules to keep in |
| domesticated animals. We hope studying the | | | | mind, but there are many more pet travel tips and |
| information on these 2 websites and any others you | | | | resources to help make your pet travel experiences |
| may come across, will help to convince you that it | | | | pleasurable for you, the airlines, and above all, for |
| should be perfectly safe to fly with pets IF you arm | | | | your beloved pet. |
| yourself with all the relevant information and use the | | | | |