Pet Travel - Tips and Tricks for When You Move

Transporting pets to a new state or province requires a lot of planning and research. For instance, in Canada, the major national airline recently stopped transporting pets. This severely limits the ability to move a domestic animal across the country.

Pet travel is becoming more popular. Each year, thousands of people move to a new country, taking their pets with them. This process is a little more complicated than if you're moving from state to state, so make sure you allow enough time for research and preparation.

Our pets have moved several times and usually the moves are across the country or even to a new country. This means we normally fly them and have, over the years, come up with some tips on how to ensure they arrive safely.

While some pets are excited by trips in the car, most pets associate it with vet visits or transfers to a boarding kennel. Even if your pet does like to travel, moving long-distance, over a few days is much harder than you've anticipated.

While moving is very stressful for the two-legged members of your family, pets find it even more difficult to adjust to new surroundings after a move.