Hi GA Community,

I'm wondering what would be the best way to transport a small dog to
the UK from Canada.

It would just be a one way trip. The dog would be travelling alone and
her owner would be at the airport to pick her up.

What kind of identification and/or documentation would be needed?

Thanks to all,

Steph53

Dear steph53-ga,

The UK?s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ?DEFRA?
provides comprehensive information on bringing pets into the UK.

"The Pet Travel Scheme (PETS) is the system that allows pet animals
from certain countries to enter the UK without quarantine as long as
they meet the rules...PETS was introduced for dogs and cats travelling
from certain European countries on 28 February 2000...Mainland USA and
Canada joined on 11 December 2002."

UK under the Pet Travel Scheme pets cannot travel from a private boat
or plane. There are recognised carriers under the scheme.

This is a link to the site where the detailed information is supplied.
http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/quarantine/PETS/ptsindex.htm
Fact Sheets
http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/quarantine/factsheet/factsheet.htm

Additional background information on these sites
http://www.britainusa.com/sections/articles_show.asp?SarticleType=1&Article_ID=2886
http://www.petsonthego.com/impgreatbritain.html

I hope this answers your question. If it does not, or the answer is
unclear, then please ask for clarification of this research before
rating the answer. I shall respond to the clarification request as
soon as I receive it.
Thank you
answerfinder

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Request for Answer Clarification by steph53-ga on 10 Nov 2004 08:51 PST

Hi Answerfinder,

Thank you for your answer. However, I'm still not clear if this small
dog would be allowed to travel to the UK alone. I would just be
dropping her off at the airport and the owner would be claiming her
when the plane arrives in the UK.

Thanks

Steph53

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Clarification of Answer by answerfinder-ga on 10 Nov 2004 09:52 PST

Dear steph53-ga,

From what I can see, the dog will be travelling cargo. There is no
intention of selling or transferring ownership but I note that the
Canadian Food Inspection Agency does raise a suggestion of a problem
if the dog is not accompanied.

First, these are some guidelines from the Air Canada site on the
logistics of sending a dog by cargo.

Introductory FAQS page
http://www.aircanada.ca/cargo/products/animals.html

Specific instructions
http://www.aircanada.ca/cargo/news/030301.html


The Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Animal Health and Production
Division, European Community,
Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals: Dogs, Cats and Ferrets makes
the following comment:

"Pet animals are to be accompanied by owner or a person responsible
for the animals on behalf of the owner during their movement and are
not intended to be sold or transferred to another owner. A maximum of
five pets are permitted. If there are more than five pets, or if they
are not accompanied, contact the CFIA Office in your area for
applicable certification and requirements."
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/heasan/export/ec_ce_pets_infore.shtml

This is the list of Animal Health Offices in Canada. A call to your
local office will no doubt confirm their requirements.
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/heasan/offbure.shtml

I noticed that DEFRA did invite enquiries if there was any doubt as to
the procedure. This may be the best option to ensure there are no
problems on the UK side.

pets.helpline@defra.gsi.gov.uk

As for Air Canada, this is their contact details:
Air Canada Live Animal Centralized Call Center (For North America) 
aclive@aircanada.ca
Tel: 905-694-5300

Do ask again if you require clarification.

answerfinder-ga

Great answer!!! Thanks. 
Covers everything I needed to know.
Now its time to get this wild furry bundle to the airport and return
her to her owner:)

Steph53

Hmmmmmm

But think of the cost!

There must be an easier and cheaper way ...

Could you not just send the dog in a Global Priority Pack?

With a couple of air holes and a couple of doggie snacks, maybe?

Hi Bryan....

Thanks for your concern regarding the cost of this little venture.

No need to fret though, as the cost will be well worth it. Just
knowing that "sweet" little dog will be so happy to see her owner
again, will make the expense well worth it :)

Steph53

Hi, Steph

I know that you are a very kind hearted and public spirited person but
have you really thought this through?

Just supposing there's no one there to meet the furry thing on its arrival?

Supposing there's a hi-jack or even a lo-jack?

Supposing the furry thing gets mixed up in the Lost Baggage Lottery
and finishes up in Korea where doggie meat is a much sought after
delicacy?

Please DON'T BE HASTY!

I know you mean well but then so did Hitler, Genghis Khan and Al Capone.

Worried of Hove.

Bryan.....

My, you are such a worrywart. Life is full of "taking chances and risks".
Do you always worry this much?

Its really not good for your health....


Steph53

Hi, Steph

Yes I do worry. Like Aristotle, Galileo, Newton and others whose names
I worry about because I cannot remember 'em. But it's thanks to folks
like us that humandkind makes PROGRESS!

And - wait for it - THIS IS A BIG ONE:

Supposing you were to put the LFC (Little Furry Creature) with some
provisions in a dogbasket and tie LOTS of balloons to the said
dogbasket ... enough to achieve buoyancy ... then let go!

Quite soon, the LFC would rise beyond the Earth's whatever-it-is and
the Earth would then REVOLVE under the LFC ...

At the appropriate time, you then pop some balloons ... enough to
achieve a controlled descent ... and the job's done!

OK, so you need a radio-controlled knitting needle as a popping device
but that's all!

The cost? Minimal. The speed? Phenomenal. Environmentally Friendly? Yes.

Thus has a new method of transportation been conceived ... the Balloonycraft.

And all thanks to you and your question.

Well done!

Bryan

Oh, dear, PB . . . someone else already had the jump on your idea . . .

Balloonycraft was attempted, resulting in much noteriety and
ultimately a sad fate, by a bona fide looney named Larry.  This
happened in the US of A, of course.  In La-La Land.

http://www.darwinawards.com/stupid/stupid1997-11.html

Of course, the LFC might have better success . . . being a bone-a-fido . . .

I think it's time for me to go now.

ts

O Timely One

Thanks you for endorsing my idea for the Balloonycraft by crediting it
with having true bone-a-fido . . .

I fear that others may scoff. The world is full of Doubting Thomases:
 
  1. ?Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons."  --
Popular Mechanics, forecasting the relentless march of science, 1949.

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    3. "I have travelled the length and breadth of this country, and
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business books for Prentice Hall, 1957.

   4. "But what is it good for?"  -- Engineer at the Advanced
Computing Systems Division of IBM, 1968, commenting on the microchip.

   5. "There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home."
-- Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment
Corp 1977.

   6. "This 'telephone' has too many shortcomings to be seriously
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value"  -- Western Union internal memo 1876.

   7. "The wireless music box has no imaginable commercial value.  Who
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radio in the 1920s.

8. "The concept is interesting and well-formed, but in order to earn
better than a 'C,' the idea must be feasible."  -- A Yale Univ.
management professor in response to Fred Smith's  paper proposing
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Express Corp.)

 9. "Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?"   -- H.M. Warner, Warner
Brothers, 1927

10. "I'm just glad it will be Clark Gable who is falling on his face
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-- Irving Fisher, Professor of Economics, Yale University, 1929

15. Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value."  --
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 16. "Louis Pasteur's theory of germs is ridiculous fiction."  --
Pierre Pachet, Professor of Physiology at Toulouse.

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the intrusion of the wise and humane surgeon."  -- Sir John Eric
Ericksen, British surgeon, Surgeon-Extraordinary to Queen Victoria,
1873.

 18. ?64K ought to be enough memory for anybody." Bill Gates, 1981 

Hmmmmmm Is that the SAME Bill Gates, I wonder?