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Monthly Archives: December 2020

Christmas crackers for six cats in Carcassonne

Almost the final special delivery of the year, Animalcouriers delivered six cats in Carcassonne. It was just in time for a happy Christmas reunion with their owners, who've relocated to France from Colchester in Essex. A lovely, laid-back group, the cats travelled well. Once settled in, their owners sent us some splendid photos of their so-called 'little monsters'. Pandemic-related restrictions have made it a challenging year for everyone — and uncertainty around the implications of Brexit has added to the complexity for many people. We've been impressed by our clients' patience, fortitude, and determination to do the right thing by [...]

By |2020-12-24T12:30:52+00:00Thursday, December 24, 2020|animal transportation, Merry Christmas, pet travel|24 Comments
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Post-Brexit pet travel — Defra update

The information in this blog post has been superseded by the details in our post-Brexit travel page and Brexit travel FAQs page and the Defra website. On 16 December a Defra update was issued about post-Brexit pet travel. The good news is that the UK has been granted part 2 listed status by the EU. This means that dogs, cats and ferrets travelling to EU countries from the UK won't need a blood test and a three-month wait after a rabies vaccination. However, from 1 January 2021, UK-issued pet passports (issued under the Pet Travel Scheme (PETS) won't be recognised by [...]

By |2021-01-20T10:09:21+00:00Friday, December 18, 2020|Brexit, pet passport, pet travel|12 Comments
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Trips with gorgeous puppies and kittens

Over the past few weeks we've made a number of trips with gorgeous puppies and kittens, as lockdown-related travel restrictions made it difficult for owners to do their own collections. Bella, a puppy from Swansea to London Nicki contacted us when Wales entered lockdown, which prevented her from collecting new puppy Bella herself. Courier Richard did the honours and delivered Bella to her happy family in London. Beautiful Bella at her new London home Yitzhak, a kitten from France to the UK Erhi was on the waiting list for a kitten from a breeder in France, and asked [...]

By |2020-12-16T11:33:58+00:00Wednesday, December 16, 2020|Covid-19, kittens, puppies, puppies and kittens|27 Comments
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Catching you up on recent pet transport news

Here we are catching you up on recent pet transport news, with tales from Sardinia, Spain, Italy, Greece, and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Millie and Tia, 2 dogs from Sardinia to Nottinghamshire These super girls belong to Laura's aunt, who had to return to the UK from Sardinia for health reasons. Laura asked us to collect Millie and Tia from Patricia, who's been caring for them, and bring them back to the UK. Courier Paul picked them up and took the ferry from Sardinia to Barcelona, then continued the journey by road to the UK. Tia behind, [...]

By |2020-12-14T11:22:12+00:00Monday, December 14, 2020|pet transport|8 Comments
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