Airline pet policies, country entry rules, paperwork, costs and tools for flying, shipping or moving with a dog or cat.
To bring a dog or cat to Hawaii without quarantine, your pet needs a microchip, two rabies vaccines, a passing FAVN rabies blood test and a health certificate, with each step timed against your arrival date. Get it right and…
Moving a pet abroad comes down to three things: meeting your destination’s entry rules, choosing how your pet flies, and getting the timing right. For easy destinations such as Canada and Mexico, that takes days. For rabies-free countries such as…
Ground pet transport moves your dog or cat by road, in a van or car with a driver, door to door. It is the main option for pets too big for an airline cabin, snub-nosed breeds that airlines refuse in…
A rabies titer test measures the rabies antibodies in your pet’s blood to prove the vaccine worked. Rabies-free places, including Hawaii, Japan, Australia and New Zealand, require it before a dog or cat can arrive without a long quarantine. The…
Every dog that enters the US, including your own pet coming home from a trip, must meet the CDC rules that took effect on August 1, 2024. The basics apply to all dogs: at least 6 months old, a microchip,…
The UK has stricter pet entry rules than the EU. A dog or cat from the US needs a microchip, a rabies vaccine at least 21 days old and a Great Britain pet health certificate endorsed by USDA APHIS. Dogs…
A dog or cat flying from the US to any EU country needs three things: an ISO microchip, a rabies vaccine given at least 21 days before arrival, and an EU health certificate signed by a USDA-accredited vet and endorsed…
Puerto Rico is a US territory, so CDC import rules don’t apply and you don’t need a passport for your pet. The Puerto Rico Department of Agriculture does set its own rules: a health certificate from an accredited vet valid…
Dogs and cats coming from the US or Canada don’t need a health certificate or vaccination record to enter Mexico. Mexico’s agriculture agency, SENASICA, inspects your pet on arrival instead, looking for fleas, ticks and wounds. The rules that trip…
For a pet dog or cat over 3 months old, Canada asks for one document: a rabies vaccination certificate from a licensed vet. Adult pets need no health certificate, no microchip and no USDA endorsement, whether you drive or fly.…
