With careful forward planning and the right adviser, Fido’s onward journey can be almost as comfortable as yours.
Operating in Beijing since 2001, the Globy Pet Relocation company provides services that take your pet across the nation either for a domestic move and also for an international one You could call them a neighborhood moving company, albeit for pets. The company can help at every stage of the process, from vaccine appointments to documentation checks, insurance to flight booking. They will also sell you the required kit for your high-flying friend, such as crates and mats for air travel. Keep in mind that according to Globy, only cats and dogs are considered pets in China, so transporting other animals may be challenging. Fees vary depending on services required and destination.
Animal health experts Doctors Beck and Stone can provide detailed guidelines on the extensive paperwork needed to move with your pet and will carry out the requisite vaccinations, checkups and blood work. For transportation, however, they recommend using Globy.
Kiki Chen, manager of World Care Pet Transport, has been known to personally accompany pets on flights from the U.S. to China to ensure their safe arrival. The company, known for being expert in riskier cases, has also transported an elderly chihuahua safely from China to South Africa to join its devoted owners. Aside from dogs and cats, they have successfully transported rabbits, chinchillas and guinea pigs. Six to seven months lead-time may be necessary to fulfil legal requirements in places that have strict regulations such as Japan, Singapore and Australia.
Like Globy, World Care Pet Transport is a member of International Pet and Animal Transportation Association. Transporting a cat to the U.S. could run to 2,500RMB, not including air freight or quarantine fees at the destination country.
Beijing HFDS Pet Relocation handles domestic and international moves for pets, and is a partner of international moving company Santa Fe. To transport a cat or dog from Beijing to the U.S., it charges 2,000 RMB, exclusive of airline fees and costs at the destination.
Globy Pet Relocation: http://www.globypetrelo.com/
Doctors Beck and Stone : http://www.doctorsbeckandstone.com/
