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Stop press: people fleeing Ukraine can now bring their pets to the UK

This blog post was updated on 21 April 2022. The UK government has put emergency support in place for people fleeing Ukraine so that they can now bring their pets to the UK. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) issued a press release late yesterday, 15 March. Key points: The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is providing quick approvals to expedite the emergency licence process and quarantine arrangements. The government will cover the costs of any necessary stays in quarantine for the pets of those fleeing Ukraine, as well as the costs of microchipping and vaccination. [...]

By |2022-07-04T09:11:38+01:00Wednesday, March 16, 2022|pet travel, quarantine services, war in Ukraine|15 Comments
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Taking two dogs to Greece, returning with a dog and six cats

Courier Paul recently took two dogs to Greece, returning with a dog and a cat from Greece and another five cats collected in Italy. Luno, a dog from Coventry to Crete On retiring, Gavin decided to relocate from Coventry to the Greek island of Crete, and asked us to transport his beloved Luno. Courier Paul delivered Luno to Chris's Animal Hotel in Athens ahead of her onward trip to Crete, where Gavin was waiting to welcome her to her new home. Courier Paul arriving in Athens with Luno Thunder, a dog from London to Athens Adorable Dachshund Thunder joined [...]

By |2022-05-23T12:04:42+01:00Tuesday, March 1, 2022|pet travel, pet travel by road, pet travel by sea|7 Comments
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A catch-up on recent pet travels through Europe and beyond

As we approach the end of the year, it's time to catch you up on some recent pet travels through Europe and beyond. Our couriers have been busy on the road and, and we've had the pleasure of transporting many delightful cats and dogs. Boru, a dog from Florida to Northern Ireland Splendid Boru is a giant Newfoundland belonging to Julie and family. He had a complex journey to join her. First, he flew from Tampa, Florida via Atlanta to Amsterdam where Courier Ricardo collected him for his journey to our Surrey base. Courier Anthony picked him up and took [...]

By |2022-05-23T14:00:24+01:00Thursday, December 23, 2021|pet air travel, pet travel|11 Comments
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Tartan trips: pets travelling to and from Scotland

Here's a chance to catch up on some recent Animalcouriers trips with pets travelling to and from Scotland. Roger, Peggy and Patsy, 3 dogs from Dallas to Elgin We headed to Scotland with three delightful and well travelled hounds on board — Mastiff Roger and Patterdale Terriers Peggy and Patsy. Their journey had started a week earlier, when they set off from Texas to Chicago for their flight to Frankfurt with Lufthansa. In Chicago, a sudden heatwave put an embargo on dogs flying, so they had a short wait in kennels until the weather was cool enough for them to [...]

By |2022-07-04T17:11:30+01:00Wednesday, August 18, 2021|pet travel|18 Comments
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Reuniting families with pets making complex journeys

Since the start of the year we've been involved in reuniting families with pets making complex journeys. Some of these families have waited weeks or even months to see their beloved pets again. Archie, Suzia and Jasiu, 3 dogs from South Africa to the UK This fabulous family of three hounds flew from Johannesburg to Paris Charles de Gaulle airport. We collected them at the airport's Pet Hotel for their onward journey to the UK and a happy reunion with Mark. Jack Russell Jasiu, Dachshund Archie and Cocker Spaniel Suzia Mark shared this great photo of his [...]

By |2022-07-04T17:13:31+01:00Tuesday, June 8, 2021|bespoke trips, channel hopping, Covid-19, pet air travel, pet travel|23 Comments
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A spring-time round-up of pets on the move

We felt it was time for a spring-time round-up of pets on the move across Europe and beyond. Kate's handsome cat Harry made the journey with us from Scandinavia to Birmingham Dear little Maggie travelled with us from Cork… …to the UK, with cuddles at both ends of her trip! Lovely lad Pongo, who travelled from Germany to Wales with Animalcouriers Annette over the moon to receive her wonderfully lively Labradoodle puppy Petzi, who we transported from the UK to Luxembourg. Annette told us: "We just wanted to thank you for [...]

By |2022-07-04T17:14:45+01:00Thursday, May 6, 2021|pet travel|23 Comments
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Pets on their way to the Netherlands and Denmark

Animalcouriers made a trip to Europe with pets on their way to the Netherlands and Denmark. We travelled home with pets from Germany and Luxembourg travelling to rejoin their families in the UK. Bondi, a dog from London to the Netherlands Cavapoo Bondi made the journey with us from London to Amsterdam for a reunion with Ben and the rest of the family. Very cute Bondi on his way to Amsterdam Sawnoff, Champagne Charlie and Red Sue, 3 cats from Scotland to Denmark Lorraine's three rather wonderfully named cats travelled with us all the way from the Isle [...]

By |2022-07-04T17:15:19+01:00Saturday, May 1, 2021|pet travel|8 Comments
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Catching up with pets travelling from Greece and Italy to the UK

Here we are catching you up with pets travelling from Greece and Italy to the UK a few weeks ago. Couriers Glenn and Shane had the pleasure of transporting all these lovelies. Ivan, a dog from Athens to Milton Keynes Poor Ivan had been dumped in a bin with three other puppies. When he was found, he had a head injury, but he was lucky enough to be rescued and nursed back to health. We transported this handsome fellow to new owner Sara in Milton Keynes. Ivan saying goodbye to his rescuer Ivan at Igoumenitsa port, where [...]

By |2022-07-04T17:16:29+01:00Saturday, April 17, 2021|pet travel|14 Comments
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Catching up with some of our first post-Brexit pet travellers

It's time to catch you up on some of our first post-Brexit pet travellers to continental Europe, the US and the Cayman Islands. We've also been busy on the road in the UK with puppies and a cat. Tiger and Jezebel, 2 dogs from the UK to the Netherlands Lovely Tiger and Jezebel were our two first pet passengers post Brexit. They travelled with us from the UK to the Hague to rejoin Jonathan and family who've relocated. Jonathan wrote to say: "Thank you so much for the excellent service you and the team have provided! Very happy with how [...]

By |2022-07-04T17:19:52+01:00Wednesday, February 17, 2021|Brexit, pet travel, puppies|8 Comments
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Behind the scenes at Animalcouriers — keeping pets on the move

Now that we've turned the page on the challenging year that was 2020, we thought we'd give you a sneak peak behind the scenes at Animalcouriers. It's also an opportunity for our directors to give a shout out to the whole team, who've shown phenomenal dedication, creativity and even courage to keep pets on the move. Our office team. When Covid struck, our office team — Lesley, Theresa and Natalie — had to become used to working from home. They've worked flat out, dealing with an increase in enquiries that often finds them at their desks in the evenings and [...]

By |2021-01-02T16:04:37+00:00Saturday, January 2, 2021|Covid-19, pet travel, red tape|23 Comments
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