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Custard the cat relocates from England to Japan

We recently helped ensure the safe relocation of Custard the cat from England to Japan, where she joined owners Leo and Mini who've moved to Osaka for work-related reasons. As well as being a senior cat, Custard is diabetic: she depends on insulin and has a strict eating and drinking routine to remain stable. We worked closely with her owners and vet to carefully plan the trip from leaving her Shropshire home to arriving in Osaka. Custard's first stop was the Animal Reception Centre (ARC) at Heathrow Airport. From there she flew to Tokyo where, as planned, a vet was on hand [...]

By |2026-06-16T09:48:21+01:00Tuesday, June 16, 2026|pet air travel|4 Comments
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Pets relocate to Abu Dhabi, Chicago and the Cayman Islands

Animalcouriers pet shipping team recently helped four pets relocate to Abu Dhabi, Chicago and the Cayman Islands. Dee, a dog from the UK to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Adorable Dee, a salt-and-pepper Mini Schnauzer, belongs to James and family, and is a returning Animalcouriers client. We were pleased to work with our regular agent, Abhi, a senior pet relocation advisor at the American Veterinary Clinic in Abu Dhabi, on Dee's relocation to the UAE. Dee stayed with James's Mum in Brockenhurst ahead of her flight. We really enjoyed working with Dee's family, whose support helped make her move smooth and [...]

By |2025-06-03T14:14:24+01:00Tuesday, June 3, 2025|pet air travel|7 Comments
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Dealing with delayed flights for Kismet and Myla

We found ourselves dealing with delayed flights for Kismet, flying from Turkish North Cyprus to the UK, and Myla, heading from London to Grand Cayman. Kismet, a dog flying from North Cyprus to the UK Gorgeous Kismet took off from Turkish North Cyprus to London. Her journey involved a stop in Istanbul, Turkey, where she boarded her connecting flight to London's Heathrow Airport. Unfortunately, her flight got into Heathrow rather late, and it then took ages to complete the clearing process. We knew it would be alright in the end as we check all the documentation well in advance [...]

By |2025-04-04T15:00:35+01:00Friday, April 4, 2025|animal rescue, pet air travel|19 Comments
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Frequent flyers Harvey and Lola reach Grand Cayman

Frequent flyers Harvey and Lola reach Grand Cayman after an unexpected delay, while Toby and Max make the long journey from Turkish North Cyprus to France. Although many of our passengers travel by road through Europe, pets heading to and from more exotic or complex destinations often take to the skies. Harvey and Lola, 2 dogs from England to Grand Cayman These gorgeous little dogs are frequent flyers between their London and Grand Cayman homes. Their recent flight to Cayman was all going to plan until suddenly it wasn't as, at the last minute, BA was unable to accept [...]

By |2024-12-20T14:11:34+00:00Friday, December 20, 2024|frequent travellers, pet air travel|9 Comments
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Special care at Heathrow airport for nervous dog Thomas

As well as road travel through Europe, Animalcouriers organises flights for pets relocating further afield. Here you can read about the special care at Heathrow airport for nervous dog Thomas, who flew with his brother Winston to Saudi Arabia. We also have news about other dogs who flew from the UK to the Bahamas, Brazil and Venezuela. Delilah relocates from Peterborough to the Bahamas We collected Springer Spaniel Delilah from the Peterborough area and looked after her overnight. Early the next day, we drove her to Heathrow airport for her flight to Nassau. Delightful Delilah Bartira makes [...]

By |2024-10-17T17:50:36+01:00Thursday, October 17, 2024|pet air travel|13 Comments
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Dogs Posong and Eddie flying from South Korea

A couple of weeks ago courier Trevor collected dogs Posong and Eddie flying from South Korea. These two young hounds were rescued from the streets and have been adopted by new families in the UK. The dogs flew from Seoul to Paris Charles de Gaulle airport, where courier Trevor collected them for their onward journey by road and tunnel to the UK. Posong and Eddie on arrival at Charles de Gaulle airport with the volunteer who accompanied them on their flight Friendly Samoyed Posong was pleased to stretch his legs at the first opportunity [...]

By |2024-03-20T15:10:07+00:00Wednesday, March 20, 2024|animal rescue, pet air travel|15 Comments
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Duke from the US, Mia from the Czech Republic

Meet our first pet passengers of 2024, Labradoodle Duke from the US, Mia from the Czech Republic, and Skye and Tilian from Italy. Duke, a dog from the US to the UK Duke's owner, Sydney, relocated from Denver in the US to Birmingham in the UK to take up a new post. Our role was to source Duke's airfreight out of Denver, meet him on arrival at London Heathrow Airport, and drive him up to Birmingham. Everything was going swimmingly until we heard there was a problem with Duke's plane, meaning his departure was delayed by 24 hours. Sydney's [...]

By |2024-01-17T10:40:32+00:00Wednesday, January 17, 2024|pet air travel, pet travel by road|19 Comments
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Transport for a Setter puppy from the UK to Guernsey

Towards the end of last year, Animalcouriers organised transport for a Setter puppy from the UK to Guernsey. We also collected five Siberian kittens from Spain, heading to their new owners in the UK; and took two Savannah kittens from England to Italy. Setter puppy from the UK to Guernsey This delightful puppy was a surprise gift for Geoff from his partner Dani and a new addition to their family of Setters and Chihuahuas. In the winter, there are limited transport options from the UK to the Channel Islands, so we organised for the puppy to fly from the [...]

By |2024-01-10T10:47:58+00:00Wednesday, January 10, 2024|pet air travel, pet travel by road|11 Comments
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Shipping thee large dogs from the US to Belgium via Germany

We helped Amber shipping three large dogs from the US to Belgium. Amber and her gorgeous hounds, Yeti, Pepper and Rocco, flew from Washington to Frankfurt. Animalcouriers collected the whole family at Frankfurt airport and drove them the final leg of their journey to their new home in Belgium.Amber, who relocated for work, planned her pets' travel with the greatest of care. She assured us she wasn't going anywhere without her beloved dogs!Once they were all ensconced in their new home, Amber was kind enough to say:"Animalcouriers were wonderful to work with and did an amazing job in helping me move with my 3 dogs (a Boxer, Doberman Pinscher, and Dogo [...]

By |2023-11-30T10:22:11+00:00Thursday, November 30, 2023|pet air travel, pet transport|23 Comments
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6 well travelled pets – a round up of trips

6 well travelled pets recently travelled with our couriers. Among them were Whiskey, who travelled from Hong Kong to Hampshire; Daisy, whose journey started in Australia and ended in Croatia; and Yogi, who went from Scotland to Bermuda. Whiskey, a dog from Hong Kong to England via Frankfurt Charming Labradoodle Whiskey flew in from Hong Kong to Frankfurt, where courier Gwen collected her for her onward journey by road to England. Whiskey was a pleasure to have on board Owner Alexa was delighted to be reunited with Whiskey after a two-month separation Just how [...]

By |2022-08-03T14:47:46+01:00Tuesday, July 26, 2022|frequent travellers, pet air travel, pet travel|11 Comments
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