Hi all.

I am looking to travel around the world.  I am going to drive in a
van.  I am wondering if I can take my cat with me. He is a large Egyptian Mau cat.

Worried about him getting put in quarantine which will delay our trip.

I know if i travel on a plane with him he gets off with me and goes
thru immediate customs usually.

I will be hitting many many countries too many to list.  All of Europe
& Asia including Russia, 80% or Africa, USA & Canada and a little bit
of South America.

I need to know entry rules & regulations and where to avoid so I can
plan my trip better.

Thanks.

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Request for Question Clarification by techtor-ga on 23 Dec 2006 09:25 PST

Hello Travelingkitty,
Let me know if this site will help you with some information on
particular countries, and it may be a good starting point.

Pet Travel - Pet Immigration & Quarantine Information 
http://www.pettravel.com/passportnew.cfm

Hello travelingkitty,

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In addition to the pages noted by techtor and thaumaturge, here are
several pages with information on and links to pet travel regulations
around the world:

"International Animal Export Regulations"
United States Department of Agriculture -- Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service -- Veterinary Services
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/ncie/iregs/animals/

"International Pet Travel Regulations"
LetsGoPets.com
http://www.letsgopets.com/inttravel.php

"International Pet Regulations and Policies"
Pets Welcome
http://www.petswelcome.com/milkbone/quarmap.html

"International Pet Travel: Taking Your Pet Animal to a Foreign Country"
Pet Friendly Travel
http://www.petfriendlytravel.com/?page=intl_travel

"Traveler's Pet Corner - shipping your dog or cat" [links in right
column, including links to "Specific Country Regulations"]
http://www.iata.org/whatwedo/cargo/live_animals/pets.htm

See also:

"Pet Travel Page" (last updated on October 17, 2006)
United States Department of Agriculture -- Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service -- Veterinary Services
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ac/pettravel.html

Please let me know if you need any clarification of this answer.

- justaskscott


Search strategy --

Searched on Google for various combinations of these terms:

international
travel
regulations
cat
pet

Nope, nope, nope, nope, not gonna happen. If your cat comes with you,
you won't get into some counties. Others may immediately kill it (I
have a friend who barely escaped with her dog and quite possibly her
own life when sailing with her pooch to one island nation).

While this is not an answer to your question-- I look forward to a GAR
provinding a few referenced examples-- I can say that the patchwork of
nations regulations will mean you have to have a blood test for your
microchipped (or tattooed) cat several months before entry and provide
an exact date of arrival along with a sheaf of documents pre-approved
by import authorities for at least one country. Other nations will
have different restrictions based on where you are importing the cat
from and/or places it has been. Your US passport may require you to
have a US Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service veterinarian examine the cat within ten days of import--
pretty tough if you are leaving Uganda for Kenya next Friday.

You are soooo not gonna be able to do this.

Oh, and you aren't able to just pop him onto a plane. Jeez, the
restrictions Delta (for example) has for DOMESTIC travel are pretty
amazing, just think about international travel.

I moved from the US to England with my dog. The process was an
absolute nightmare, taking over 6 months, and I was left wondering up
to the last minute whether she would actually be admitted or not. I
can't even imagine trying to travel to multiple countries, although
within the EU the rules, I think, are pretty similar.

I'm not a cat person particularly, but it's my impression that cats
are less adaptable than dogs.

For the UK, the appropriate website to consult is DEFRA's:
http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/quarantine/index.htm.

I must say that the USDA were extremely helpful in the whole process
(if you're based in the US).

It's likely that you'll never get your cat into a First World country
after visiting countries that have lower standards of admission.

In short, you should listen to markvmd, who is a vet if I am not mistaken.