Pet Shops – can they do animal travel?

Pet Shops – can they do animal travel? Some pet shops offer animal travel services. Whilst they have good experience with moving pets and importing pets – their experience with moving pets out of the country is often lacking – there are many different regulations when sending a pet overseas – very different to bringing a pet into South Africa. Pet shops in South Africa are generally focused on selling pets – not transporting pets – although they may have contacts with Animal travel companies.Pet transport South Africa – Animal Travel can help.

When looking for a good animal travel company a good place to start is your local vet – they will know who the qualified pet transport business are – they will have helped with inoculation. Stick to professional Animal transport companies – they know the in and outs and have contacts for all the processes – locally and overseas. They will have built relationships with the airlines who will fly your pet overseas and with the kennels on the other side. Pet scams need to be watched out for and dodgy pet shops. Vets in South Africa are usually very trustworthy – pet shops in South Africa have been known to be involved in some illegal buying of exotic pets overseas. Watch out for what breeds of pets you try to send overseas – get it wrong and they will put you pet down! Breeds of cats are usually not a problem.