on the road with Animalcouriers

Cats Momo and Pollie relocating from Munich to London were among our first pet passengers of 2026. We also transported nine cats from Wales to Sweden, one cat from England to Denmark, another cat from London to Liverpool, and four dogs from France to Surrey.

But first, meet our final passenger of 2025: Angel.

Angel, a dog travelling from Monaco to London

Dear little Chihuahua Angel hopped on board in Monaco for her journey to London. She came well supplied with a cosy jumper and blanket, and stayed in our hotel room as we overnighted on the drive north.

Angel snuggly in our van

We stopped for a break at the Aire du Poulet, a service station on the A39 in Saone-et-Loire whose sculpture highlights France’s famous poulet de Bresse, a superior kind of chicken. The 20m high steel sculpture, known as the biggest chicken in the world, is by Jean Brisé, who hails from the Bresse region.

Angel stylishly wrapped up for a walk

Beautifully behaved in our hotel room

A happy reunion with Patricia in London

9 cats heading from Wales to Sweden

Ola and Kirsten’s nine cats all have splendid names: Lux, Midnight, Mittens, Narla, Justice, Cookie, Calcifer, Michael and Socks. This fabulous feline family started their journey with us in the Cardiff area, on their way to their new home in Sweden.

Kirsten gave us very clear instructions about which cats could or should share bedrooms in our van, to help ensure everyone travelled stress free.

A gorgeous pair of voids

Handsome Calcifer

Splendid tuxedo kitty

Kirsten on hand to give her beloved cats a proper send-off

Liluna, a cat going from England to Denmark

Liluna, a British Shorthair mix, belongs to Kristina, who asked us to transport her from Bedford to Hjorring in Denmark.

Beautiful Liluna

Tinkerbell, a cat moving from London to the Wirral

We collected sweetheart Tinkerbell, a Bengal Shorthair, from Tim in London for delivery to Peter in the Wirral.

Safe arrival for Tinkerbell

Four dogs relocating from France to England

Georgina and her daughter Sarah asked us to move their four charming hounds — a Westie, a Setter, a Pointer, and a mixed breed — from the Deux-Sevres area of France to Surrey. We drove the dogs to England while their humans took the ferry from Caen to Portsmouth.

Georgina and Sarah gave us plenty of helpful tips about their dogs, including who might be a bit grumpy or feisty, and who most loves attention. In fact, all four proved to be delightful company and great fun to be around.

Georgina at home with the dogs, just before setting off

Chloe and Melba

A closer look at Melba

Horatio — a big name for a little fellow

Kasper cuddled up with Horatio when we overnighted in a holiday home along the way

Momo and Pollie, two cats making the move from Germany to London

In Munich we met up with Alina and Mikhail to collect their cats, Momo and Pollie, for their relocation to London.

It was a chilly day in Munich

Alina and Mikhail saying goodbye to Momo

Tea time for Momo and Pollie

At this service station in France, you can enjoy coffee and a croissant while you pedal to charge up your phone!

Beautiful Pollie

Irresistible Momo

Exploring their new London home. Alina wrote to say: “We just moved our two cats from Munich to London and everything went so smoothly. Booking, sorting documents, and the actual delivery were all stress-free. A big thank you to courier Gwen for being so wonderful with our cats — I’d definitely recommend using this team!”