Shipping your pet from US to Dubai...
Hey all,
We're planning on moving to DXB early 2014, and we're trying to do our research on taking our pet over with us. I'm basically looking for tips, any kind of heads up, advice and current experiences from families that have done the jump to Dubai and have decided to take their pets with them. The dog is a Lhasa Apso, 2.5 years old and 19lbs.
Heres a few questions,
1) Dubai does require an Import Permit that needs to be requested in Dubai and shipped back to US to the pet shipping agent. Does anybody know where in Dubai to request this permit?
2) Any recommendations on pet shipping companies? Google throws tons of results, but Im looking mostly for personal experience here...
3) Im finding out now that UAE wont take animals flying in the cabin or as checked baggage, they have to be shipped as cargo. Do any of you know about airlines that will take your pet as cargo but wont force you to go through a third party agent (who basically overprices you for the same service the airline will do?)
Thanks for the input.
V