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10 Biggest Mistakes Pet Owners Make when
Shipping a Pet
by DryFur.com
Our mission: Safe more
Comfortable Pet Travel & Transportation.
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Shipping your pet in an old worn out or broken down pet carrier with
missing or faulty attachments.
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Purchasing a brand new pet carrier with unreliable plastic
attachments, top
loading or
other non-airline approved features. PLEASE VISIT THIS PAGE TO SEE ACTUAL
PICTURES OF PET CARRIERS AND KENNELS THAT ARE FALSELY
PROMOTED AS AIRLINE APPROVED.
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Not acclimating the pet to the carrier/kennel. You should spend a good
month or more training the pet and getting him/her used to being crated.
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Medicating your pet with Sedatives or Tranquilizers.
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Lining the carrier with the wrong material assuming it is absorbent and
comfortable without testing. Watch video absorbency tests on DryFur,
Newspaper, puppy pads & other competing products. Also providing water
bowls that are not spill resistant. Watch
demo on airline dishes.
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Relying on the airline to furnish required pet shipping
supplies. ie.
Special releasable cable ties for the door, Live Animal Stickers / Labels,
food & water dishes, absorbent bedding. Pet owners should never assume
Airline will supply these and other required items. They often run out of
supplies, forget to check for them or do not normally stock which means your
pet will be refused or possibly fly at risk.
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Not being prepared for unforeseen emergencies such as pet getting loose or
lost. It is always a good idea to add an alternate contact number on pets
collar for traveling owners and carry a recent picture of your pet with
you just in case.
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Opening the carrier/kennel in unfamiliar places. Once you have left home
DO NOT open the pet carrier / kennel until you reach your final destination
if possible. Also providing water
& food bowls that are not attached securely to the kennel door, will
sometimes force airline personal to open the kennel door in order to dispense
water to dehydrated pets. Please test to be certain your dishes will stay on
securely or use cable ties to reinforce the attachments provided.
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Flying elderly, fragile or EXTREME snub nose pets in cargo area of the plane.
These pets should always travel by ground or as carry-on in the passenger area of
the plane only.
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Supplying a carrier/kennel that is too small for your pet. Carrier must
have ample room for the pet to stand and turn around in with ease. Pets are
often refused at the airport the day of the flight because pet owner arrived
with pets in an inappropriately sized pet carrier kennel.
Still unsure, need additional convincing....SEE FOR
YOURSELF WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE ABOVE MISTAKES ARE MADE by PET OWNERS.. READ ACTUAL
PET AIRLINE INCIDENT REPORTs.. then you decide.
Need additional info:
Download our Free Pet Airline Safety
Check-List.
For USDA,
IATA /
Airline Pet Carrier Requirements. Very Important!
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