Travel with pets
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Traveling with pets can be difficult because laws vary widely from country to country. This article details legal restrictions on pets (guarantees, pet passports, vaccination); pet restrictions or prices on transport and pet safety (potential diseases like rabies or canine distemper, or approach of locals).
A PETS passport should be obtained from your vet before travel. This document with vaccination information is matched to the electronic tag embedded in the pets neck.
Get inSome animals are not allowed at all in some countries. Having more than a couple of pets may be regarded as commercial import, requiring much more bureaucracy than "personal" pets.
TransportRegardless of specifics, travelling will be much more easy if your pet is used to being handled by you and strangers, and used to new places.
Different petsBirds find travel stressful. Plan for proper hours of light and dark, and a steady supply of food and water.
BuyConsider whether you have to bring along supplies as required by your pet's nutritional needs.
Stay safeCars and other transport often get very hot, especially when left parked in sunshine.). A shopping tour with a pet left in the car can be lethal, also in quite cool climates, like in the Nordic countries.
RespectNot all lodgings accept pets, and those that do might not accept pets in all rooms. Be transparent and tell them about your pet when booking.
CountriesThis nation has some requirements that you and your pet have to fulfill, in order to arrive:
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Sources and licences
- Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Travel with pets" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons