While couriers J and M were wending their way through France towards the UK, courier Mike set off from Blighty with pets heading to more northerly parts of Europe.

Kayla has moved from Brighton to Berlin and was delighted to find there was a way for her pet rabbit Margot to travel out to join her.

Tanja and her family have relocated from Cork in Ireland to Tommerup in Denmark. Their four cats, Onyxia, Loki, Sooty and Kiwi travelled with Animalcouriers to their new Danish home.

Young Bengal kitten Sanji left his breeder Dane in the UK to live with new owner Oskar in Sweden. Sweden has quite strict rules about importing pets from other EU countries. So Dane arranged a TRACES certificate for Sanji, while Oskar organised an import permit at the Swedish end. Very vocal little Sanji was accompanied by a mountain of paperwork when he arrived at his new home near Stockholm.

And last but not least, big ginger boy Garfield travelled with us from Berkshire to be reunited with Hanna who’s moved back to Sweden.

Courier Mike booked into a hotel near the beach at Putgarten in Germany. Walking in, he was puzzled to find it looked more like a house than a hotel. Eventually he realised he wasn’t in the hotel at all, but in the retirement home next door!

Springer Spaniel Ralph and his feline friend Guinness joined courier Mike in Copenhagen. Lyndsey and family are moving from Denmark to Aberdeen, and both they and their pets started their journeys today.

When courier Mike checked in for his ferry crossing, the check-in desk had run out of official labels for vehicles carrying pets. So an enterprising (and artistic) member of the check-in team drew one by hand!

When courier Mike checked in for his ferry crossing, the check-in desk had run out of official labels for vehicles carrying pets. So an enterprising (and artistic) member of the check-in team drew one by hand!

Pretty Margot enjoys tasty carrot and salad snacks

Pretty Margot enjoys tasty carrot and salad snacks

Tanja delighted to have all her crew home

Tanja delighted to have all her crew home

What a fabulous cat tree!

What a fabulous cat tree!

Sooty looks like he's up to no good!

Sooty looks like he’s up to no good!

Handsome ginger fellow Garfield

Handsome ginger fellow Garfield

Sanji with breeder Dane

Sanji with breeder Dane

Garfield reunited with Hanna

Garfield reunited with Hanna

Sanji with proud new owner Oskar

Sanji with proud new owner Oskar

Ralph enjoying his evening constitutional on the beach

Ralph enjoying his evening constitutional on the beach