Pet Travel Advisors Blog: U.S. Pet Relocation Tips
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Pet Shipping Insurance: What an Airline Actually Owes You
There is no automatic policy. Three liability regimes decide what an airline owes you, all of them...
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Clearing a Pet Through Customs, and What You Can Do Yourself
Customs clearance for a pet is three jobs, not one. Which parts you can do yourself, and...
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Alaska Airlines Pet Policy: Fees, Carrier Rules and the Bulldog Embargo
Alaska charges $100 in the cabin and $200 in the baggage compartment, takes soft-sided carriers only, will...
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KLM and Air France Pet Policy: One Group, Two Rulebooks
KLM and Air France share an 8 kg cabin ceiling and little else. The carrier sizes, the...
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British Airways Pet Policy: No Cabin Pets, and What That Means
British Airways carries no pets in the cabin on any route, so a UK move is an...
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Lufthansa Pet Policy: Cabin Limits, Crate Rules and Breed Restrictions
What Lufthansa actually allows: the 8 kg cabin ceiling that includes the bag, the carrier features it...
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Pet Shipping Scams: How to Tell a Real Shipper From a Fake One
The fake shipping company is a designed part of the puppy scam, not a side effect. What...
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Should You Sedate a Pet for a Flight?
Carriers set their own condition on a sedated animal, and veterinary bodies draw a line the usual...
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Airline Crate Requirements: What the IATA Standard Actually Says
Crates fail at the counter on construction more often than on size. Ventilation, the door, the locking...
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What Size Crate Does Your Pet Need? The IATA Formula
Four measurements and the IATA formula that every airline works to, a worked example, and an honest...
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Flying With a Large Dog: Your Real Options
Why the cabin is closed to a large dog, what the four real options are, and the...
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Does Your Pet Need a Pet Passport?
A pet passport is a real document, and if you live in the United States you cannot...
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