Monday, January 23, 2017

Dublin-bound American: Kerry

Kerry, an American short hair cat, likes to be held and kissed in small doses. His pet parents, Margo and Tom Moran, adopted him from the Cleveland Animal Protective League six years ago. Now he’s a world traveler and champion magpie-watcher living the high life in Dublin, Ireland.

“Kerry loves to eat, so part of his diet is light food. He especially likes feather toys, chasing laser lights and ribbons,” says Tom who is an executive with an international power management company.

A colleague recommended Tom call Air Animal after he accepted a corporate relocation to Dublin. Air Animal moved his friend’s dog from California to Dublin. He also researched Air Animal with CARTUS which handles his company’s relocations.

“CARTUS was familiar with Air Animal and said some very good things about the service. I was a bit surprised about the complex process in moving a pet internationally. There are country regulations, airline requirements, packaging and labeling needs, veterinary needs and others. Air Animal did a great job helping us through each step of the processes. We chose the door-to-door service,” Tom recalled.

Tom’s main concern had been about winter weather delays because Kerry changed planes in Newark, NJ in February. His pet mover Evelyn allayed his concerns by explaining the procedure for redirecting pets when bad weather hits. The move went without a hitch and Kerry was delivered to the Moran’s apartment after a short veterinary stop near the airport.

“I firmly believe Kerry knew something about what was happening during the trip.  Being strictly an indoor kitty who has never been on a plane before, I am sure he was not particularly happy during the flights.  However, based on his calm demeanor upon arrival, I like to think that he knew he was just going through a location move, with the same parents on each end,” Tom said.

“He visited me, used the cat box, ate, crawled under a quilt on my bed, and slept nearly continuously for eighteen hours.”


Monday, January 16, 2017

Niles, Illinois to Chiangmai, Thailand

Max and Boddhi

The girls have finally arrived home safe and sound. They look great. There has been a lot of waving and even a lot of snuggling. I would really like to thank you all for all the wonderful care they received and all the effort that went into getting them home to us. It's not hard to tell that they were well cared for, they are very happy birds. Michelle- We can't begin to express our gratitude. A special commendation for Boat and the young man who brought the girls ( and previously Finn) to us! We hope you all have a wonderful holiday, we certainly will now.

Thank you again, Rick and Patty

Thursday, January 12, 2017

Tampa, Florida to St. Kitts in the Caribbean

Creampuff

Hi, Ritzy, Just letting you know that Creampuff received his import permit and is ready to travel to St. Kitts. Thank you and Dr. Woolf for all you help for making this process so smooth and enjoyable. You guys are so pleasant to work with. We will definitely see you in the future! Take care!

Celine & Creampuff