Transporting Pets for a Move
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Sabbatical with Pets?
June 2002
We are exploring the possibility of going to Pisa, Italy or Zurich, Switzerland on sabbatical in about 2 years. We would live in Europe for one year. We have two pets -- a dog (Golden Retriever/Lab mix, about 5 yrs old) and a cat (about 12 yrs old). Both are rescue animals and our home is there ''forever home''. I don't want to leave them behind. But, I'm wondering is it feasible to take to take a cat and a dog with us to Europe? Does having pets make it more difficult to find housing over there? What have other people done? Thank you. Anon
If your animals are fairly calm by nature you can take them with you. We moved two cats to France (via Switzerland) following the instructions of the airline (TWA or United) in 1991. Since we were renting a house there was no real problem having the cats. They need to be certified in good health before leaving the US, and the airline has someone check them before releasing them to you. Heather
Hi there, I just did this over Memorial Day weekend-our dogwalker drove our three dogs in our own car from Oakland to Northern Indiana. I did a lot of research and private companies want to charge upwards of $4k to do this (especially because there is an air embargo on pets flying now). I took a chance and asked him and he said yes. You might try and connect with other professional dog walkers who might be interested in a road trip. We paid for all of the gas, $100 a day for food, hotels, flight back to CA and then a fee for his time on top of that, so that could be very attractive to another dog walker. Good luck!
Try autumn [at] sfpupscouts.com. Her dog-care reviews are on
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