Pets> Shifting with your Pet!

Text by: Tanya Munshi
A pet is like a family member and while shifting you would like your pet to be as comfortable as possible. Hence, it is strongly advisable to choose a reliable moving company that will be kind to your pet and transport it safely.

How To Choose A Mover And Packer

There should be a pet moving specialist within the moving company.

Professional pet handlers are trained to respond to pet’s needs and ensure their comfort during transportation.

The company should be equipped to move pets in safe and healthy conditions, be it within the country or internationally.

The company should be well informed regarding rules of transporting pets to foreign countries.

Pet movers should be certified by an animal and pet welfare board within the state/country.

Two Main Services

Usually, a certified mover who also moves pets should be able to offer you two kinds of services:

Accompanied
~ Where both you and your pet can travel together on the same flight.
~ Though your pet checks in with you, it will rejoin you only on arrival.

Unaccompanied
~ Here you don’t get to travel with your pet.
~Your pet will be collected at home and ‘packed’ safely by experts and taken as cargo.

Shifting Your Pet

Ensure the box used for packing your pet is big enough for it to sit up, stand, lie down and stretch comfortably.
The box should be well ventilated and strong enough to keep the pet safe inside during transportation.
There should be a food and a water bowl readily available for your pet.
The base of the box should be equipped with an absorbent litter tray.
Ensure that your pet is not transferred in a cage, especially during transportation by air.
Your pet’s specifications, care, food timings etc should be stuck on the box.

Published in Tips4me.com, on April 9, 2007
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