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Bringing my dog from UK to Australia 7-Feb-2008 At 8:31:44 AM Stuey

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We brought our cat over from the UK. Its expensive (in fact it ends up costing more to get them here than it does for you), but if you can't bear to leave them behind its worth paying. They get over the experience quickly but I would consider whether, if your dog is old its necessary to put him/her through the stress of the plane flight/quarantine tho. There are companies that organise everything for you, health certs/flights, the lot and when the time comes, pick your pet up from you in the UK and the next time you see them is in quarantine over here.

Do a search on this site as theres a few threads with recommended shippers and those to avoid:

http://britishexpats.com/forum/

Theres a load more quarantine charges when they get here (pay on release) but the service provided is very good and they really look after your pet well. For dogs its a pretty long stretch behind bars and its hard only being allowed to visit twice a week and not taking your pet home each time but its all worth it on release day!