Pets to Seoul Korea
Moving pets to Seoul Korea is can be an ordeal when an individual that has never handled pet relocation tries to take on the task alone. This is especially difficult if a family is trying to relocate themselves at the same time.
Nadia, Patches and Nicholas have a family that have moved around the world several times and know how difficult pet moves can be. Particularly when you have large pets and more than one pet to move. 
This week Nadia, Patches and Nicolas returned to Seoul South Korea after spending several months in the US tending to a dying Aunt. As a result of this death, the family inherited and adopted Aunt’s 14 year old cat, Patches, who has now joined them in Korea.
Weather was cooperative in Chicago and the move went very smoothly. The family is all back in Seoul now with dad until their assignment is complete then it is time to begin the journey home to the US again. 
What BEAUTIFUL ANIMALS these are and such a pleasure to work with!!!
Horses in Costa Rica
We have recently moved more horses out of Costa Rica. Costa Rica is the second largest exporter of Andalusia horses in the world and the breeding stock is incredible! There are stallions, mares and colts of all ages to choose from. Dressage, jumpers or simple pleasure horses, Costa Rica has any type of horse you can imagine. For the novice or the experienced rider and the price is a fraction of what you would pay in the US or Europe.
I don’t mean to sound like a used car salesman or in this case like a horse trader but I get very excited when someone gets a very good price on an exceptional horse. One that would have cost them thousands of dollars more in the US or Canada.
We can direct you to the farm or the breeder that can match you up with the perfect horse for you as well. If you cannot make it to Costa Rica, tell me the type of horse that you are looking for and the amount of training that you need. We can send you video’s of several different horses for you to choose from.
For anyone looking for Andalusian stock, you cannot pass on these horses!
Max’s Big Adventure
Hello Angela, Seth & Andrea,
I just wanted to say thank you from the bottom of my heart for everything you and your team has done. Max has adjusted without any problems and is already living La Pura Vida. He even arrived with a new toy, which has become his favorite.
You and your team made an otherwise stressful situation, completely stress free by providing continuous updates and photos.
I have been singing your companies praises since the start to all my family and friends.
If you every need me to write a testimonial or provide a recommendation, please let me know and I will do it with great pleasure.
Once again, thank you to you and your team for all your wonderful work.
I am sure we will be in touch and when it comes time for Max to return to Canada, you have a guaranteed customer.
Sincerely,
Alyssa & Max
Shelter Dog Saves Woman From Choking to Death
I want to brag about one of our former transplants “Sydney” an Australian Blue Heeler/Beagle Mix. We submitted his heroic story to the North Shore Animal League and he was last April’s Hero Dog!!! He saved the life of a woman who was choking, by notifying the family that their guest in the bathroom was having a problem!!! He raised such a fuss that the family followed him to see what was upsetting him. Because of his efforts the woman was revived and is doing very well. I am very proud of him and his wonderful family!!
Pet Travel Weather
On Saturday, starting around 12noon (12/19) local time New York, Continental has reported that they will begin cancelling flights. It is anticipated that snow will become heavy (up to an inch per hour) around 4pm (at Newark airport) in New Jersey. Continental spokespeople state that they anticipate the canceling of most all of the Continental Express, Colgan operated and CommutAir operated flights after approximately 2pm on Saturday afternoon for the remainder of the day (several 100 flights). Also expect cancellations of Continental’s mainline domestic flights on Saturday evening as departure rates (slots) slow down at Newark. They will begin trying to recover the operation on Sunday morning but because of many of Saturday night’s cancellations, a lot of the first flights on Sunday morning will also be cancelled.
Also anticipated are other Northeastern US cities to be severely impacted by Saturday morning and into the evening. These are PHL, BOS, IAD, DCA, BWI, LGA, ALB, BDL, and PVD. The PetSafe desk is currently working to call customers who are scheduled for these cities and will try to accommodate them on Sunday or Monday flights, to re-route them through Cleveland or Houston.
At this time, the airline is trying to accommodate passengers flying with their pets (if their flight isn’t cancelled) and is trying to protect any animals booked onto International flights from Newark on Saturday evening (Europe, India, Tel Aviv, etc.). It is strongly suggested that if you are traveling with pets that in weather like this, you try to make alternative plans for any animals you have flying through the Northeastern USA on Saturday afternoon or Sunday morning. (Road transport is also likely not a good alternative in this snow storm.) Any animals stranded at Newark will be kenneled at the Newark facility and well-cared for but will be at the shipper and/or consignee’s expense.
Pets Leaving Costa Rica
As of February 2009, the TSA in the USA will not allow anyone to book their own pet as cargo coming into the US. As excess baggage if you are on the same plane, no problem. But as manifest cargo, you will have a problem as TSA will not allow anyone that is not a known shipper to book a pet into the US on an airline carrier flying into the US. As we are the only IPATA agent and only TSA Known Shipper or Broker that speaks English this definitely has helped our office in Costa Rica.
For this among other reasons, like travel to the US being higher than in years in the past, our moves are up considerably this year. This past week was a record setting week and one for the books. It seems that 3 families with multiple pets decided to leave Costa Rica all within 3 days with us.
A record week for World Pet Travel was 18 pets out of Costa Rica in 3 days. Andrea, Jose, Edgar and Mandiel were at their best in these days. Thank goodness for all the great people with World Pet Travel and those that support them in Costa Rica.
Moving to Costa Rica With Pets
I have written about this many times before but some things bear repeating time and time again 
. There is so much bad information out there and just this weekend I learned of another poor animal, in this instance a cat, dying because someone received BAD information.
If you do not have taken the time to gather the information, do NOT send your poor pet because they will suffer and maybe even die. This poor cat that came in last week flew in from Canada and after many hours in flight spent many more unnecessary hours in the customs warehouse because the paperwork was not in order and it could not be released.
ALL pets coming as manifest cargo MUST have an import permit. This permit must be applied for 4 business days prior to the pet arriving with the Senasa. In order to apply, the Senasa must have a copy of the pets vaccination records. Any pet over 3 months old must have a current rabies vaccination that is under one year. No exceptions under any circumstances to this rabies law. No puppies under 3 months permitted and no dogs with rabies over one year old accepted.
The permit cannot be applied for by an individual. It must be applied for through a broker and there is a process that must be followed. The original is held by the agency that is clearing the pet through customs. The owner cannot do this themselves without the pet spending much unnecessary time sitting on pallets in the customs warehouse.
This is only a brief outline of some of what you need to know when moving to Costa Rica with Pets. For more information, contact one of our our pet travel specialists.
Move to Abu Dhabi
Pepper has made it to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates after a long wait for mom to make all ready for her arrival. Ottalie moved to Abu Dhabi to teach school several months ago and had to get settled in before she could bring her 11 year old labrador from California to her new home in Abu Dhabi.
This past week Pepper finally made it to the United Arab Emirates to be reunited with her mom. Ottalie was delighted to see her girl again after such a long separation. Brian and Cheryl (her keepers here in the US) were very sad to see her go and were very helpful in getting everything in order to get her on her way.
Thanks to everyone in California, Amsterdam and Abu Dhabi for their help with this move. We could not have done this without them.
Website For Pet Travel
Our new pet travel website is finally up and running. This is to better serve the needs of our clients and help you navigate around our site with greater ease. Now you can see the testimonials of our clients as well as the most important topics that interest you with regards to your pets move.
The different agencies that we are licensed with, associated with or support are all listed on our home page for your convenience and reference.
Our new estimate form is quick and easy to use with all of the information that we need to provide you with a quick and detail quote.
Check back often for information on blog about moves that are coming up or that have taken place. You might find a move that is similar to one that you are planning.
You can even chat with others that have made the move with World Pet Travel through our new site.
We look forward to your comments and to learning more about you and your pets!
From all of us at World Pet Travel….Happy travels and best fortune in the soon to be New Year!
Horses to Costa Rica-Andalusia Stallions
We (Cooper {my 2.6oz Chihuahua} and I) just returned from Costa Rica. This was the WORST trip EVER in my life that I have taken anywhere. If it were not for my good friends and the wonderful people of Costa Rica I think that I would have jumped off the Guachipelin bridge! Anything that could have gone wrong did go wrong. We were there to transport 2 Andalusia horses from Nicaragua to Miami which seems relatively simple and always has been in the past but NOT this time. As we were about to board the flights from SJO to MGA we found out that these horses blood test came back positive for some very nasty diseases that would not allow them into the US.
The wonderful woman that was to buy these horses took the news VERY well and asked that I look for a couple of Stallions for her in Costa Rica. Now in case you don’t know, Costa Rica is second only to Spain on the BEST Andalusia horses in the world!!! There are some fabulous horses in Costa Rica and we saw the best of the best.
Problem is that they are considerably higher in CR than they were in Nicaragua and still not sure that our client will spend that much for these amazing horses.
Video’s and pictures sent, now it is only a matter of sitting and waiting to see if we have the perfect horses for our client or if we need to start over.
These horses are absolutely amazing!!! If you would like to see pictures yourself, email us and we can send you video’s of these and more.
