Pets when shipped in Cargo... - YorkieTalk.com Forums

hunniebunnie · 02-01-2006, 02:21 AM

my brother just helped his girlfriend move along with her 3 cats. they each carried one cat in cabin and one had to be checked as cargo. they needed a health certificate for the cats for travel, which is totally understandable. but the one in cargo had to state that it's okay for the cat to be in temperatures below 45 degrees !!!! Evidently the "temperature controled cargo area suitable for pet travel" is kept at 33 degrees!!!!

they stuffed the kennel with lots of pillows, blankets, towels and sweaters for the cat. but they said there was a puppy being shipped via cargo too with nothing in the kennel, not even a single thin towel! she felt badly for her cat but even worse for that puppy!

it's no wonder some puppies being shipped may be sick on arrival.
just a thought to those who travel and considered having their furbaby in cargo... best to make reservations in advance and have the little one safe in the cabin.

KellyV · 02-01-2006, 06:42 AM

Poor puppy. I hope he is all right.... The cat made it okay though, right?

I have relatives that live in a different state that I'm considering visiting this summer... It's about a 17hr drive so I'd much rather fly.... I was looking at different airlines to see what their pet policies were. A couple (can't remember which ones) don't allow pets in the cabin at all. They will ONLY accept them as cargo! Nuh uh. Not for my baby. I'd rather pay the extra $100 each way and have her next to me the whole way!

Yorkie guy · 02-01-2006, 07:07 AM

If any of our yorkies couldn't ride in the cabin with us either We'd Drive or we just wouldn't go!

hunniebunnie · 02-01-2006, 10:32 AM

yeah, the cat made it alright. but he had a sad, defeated look on his face when he got picked up from cargo and basically hide behind a couch for the remainder of the evening. sooo sad!

browniesmom622 · 02-01-2006, 10:40 AM

hmm my chihuahua was shipping in a plane and he was warm i wonder if it was just that airline

whispersmom2 · 02-01-2006, 07:44 PM

The vet certificates I have seen say the animal can withstand temps down to 45 and up to 80 something..

alpayton · 02-01-2006, 10:40 PM

It doesn't mean that the puppy was in that cool of a temp for the entire trip. It just means that while it was outside of the plane and the cargo facility, it could withstand temps within that range. While the plane is in the air, they are in a temperature controlled cargo area. Fear not, the puppy wasn't THAT cold.

alisonJ · 02-02-2006, 04:36 AM

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Originally Posted by KellyV

I was looking at different airlines to see what their pet policies were. A couple (can't remember which ones) don't allow pets in the cabin at all. They will ONLY accept them as cargo! !

Southwest Airlines does not allow pets in the cabin. In fact, I don't think they allow them in cargo either.

I have flown with Edie on Delta, US Air, United, Independence Air (now bankrupt), and I think American. They all allow pets in the cabin.

scrapbetter · 02-06-2006, 12:03 AM

Southwest does not allow pets at all...In the cabin or in cargo...

bugaboosmom · 02-06-2006, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by alpayton

It doesn't mean that the puppy was in that cool of a temp for the entire trip. It just means that while it was outside of the plane and the cargo facility, it could withstand temps within that range. While the plane is in the air, they are in a temperature controlled cargo area. Fear not, the puppy wasn't THAT cold.

When did they start temperature controls in the Cargo of Planes, is this new? Or a peticular Airline?

Jacsmama · 02-06-2006, 12:36 AM

I got my baby because my breeder refused to ship her! There was a lady in Pennsylvania and a lady in the U.K. (who were willing to spend top dollar)! (The breeder was in Oregon) I was the only one willing to drive down to get her - and I did!

The breeder said that if she shipped her, in July, they would have had a dead puppy by the end of the trip. She said they sometimes leave the "cargo" out on the tarmat for hours!

icy · 02-06-2006, 01:11 AM

The don't let pets in the cabin on international flights and when I flew from Taiwan to Hong Kong, my baby was in the cargo. But since it was only an hour and a half flight, she was perfectly fine. A little shaken, but no real harm.

scrapbetter · 02-06-2006, 01:15 AM

Any airline that allows animals in cargo should be temp controlled... At 30,000 feet, everything is freezing...so climate control of some kind is a must! The summer problems are mostly due to pooches being left out on (black, heat absorbing) tarmac...waiting to be loaded or worse, transferred to a plane...
Brenda

02-01-2006, 02:21 AM	#1
hunniebunnie Follower of Yorkietology Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Cali-fo-nee-ya Posts: 1,325	Pets when shipped in Cargo... my brother just helped his girlfriend move along with her 3 cats. they each carried one cat in cabin and one had to be checked as cargo. they needed a health certificate for the cats for travel, which is totally understandable. but the one in cargo had to state that it's okay for the cat to be in temperatures below 45 degrees !!!! Evidently the "temperature controled cargo area suitable for pet travel" is kept at 33 degrees!!!! they stuffed the kennel with lots of pillows, blankets, towels and sweaters for the cat. but they said there was a puppy being shipped via cargo too with nothing in the kennel, not even a single thin towel! she felt badly for her cat but even worse for that puppy! it's no wonder some puppies being shipped may be sick on arrival. just a thought to those who travel and considered having their furbaby in cargo... best to make reservations in advance and have the little one safe in the cabin.

02-01-2006, 07:07 AM	#3
Yorkie guy YT Addict Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Glendale Arizona Posts: 341 Blog Entries: 1	If any of our yorkies couldn't ride in the cabin with us either We'd Drive or we just wouldn't go! __________________ If Yorkies can't go to heaven,then when I die I want to go where they went!

02-01-2006, 10:40 AM	#5
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02-01-2006, 10:40 PM	#7
alpayton Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bowling Green KY Posts: 425	It doesn't mean that the puppy was in that cool of a temp for the entire trip. It just means that while it was outside of the plane and the cargo facility, it could withstand temps within that range. While the plane is in the air, they are in a temperature controlled cargo area. Fear not, the puppy wasn't THAT cold. __________________ ~Amanda * Biewers: Armani & Titan

02-06-2006, 12:36 AM	#11
Jacsmama Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Seattle Posts: 121	I got my baby because my breeder refused to ship her! There was a lady in Pennsylvania and a lady in the U.K. (who were willing to spend top dollar)! (The breeder was in Oregon) I was the only one willing to drive down to get her - and I did! The breeder said that if she shipped her, in July, they would have had a dead puppy by the end of the trip. She said they sometimes leave the "cargo" out on the tarmat for hours! __________________ Jac & Beanie's Mama http://www.dogster.com/?328747 http://www.dogster.com/?328752

02-01-2006, 06:42 AM	#2
KellyV YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 776	Poor puppy. I hope he is all right.... The cat made it okay though, right? I have relatives that live in a different state that I'm considering visiting this summer... It's about a 17hr drive so I'd much rather fly.... I was looking at different airlines to see what their pet policies were. A couple (can't remember which ones) don't allow pets in the cabin at all. They will ONLY accept them as cargo! Nuh uh. Not for my baby. I'd rather pay the extra $100 each way and have her next to me the whole way!

02-01-2006, 10:32 AM	#4
hunniebunnie Follower of Yorkietology Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Cali-fo-nee-ya Posts: 1,325	yeah, the cat made it alright. but he had a sad, defeated look on his face when he got picked up from cargo and basically hide behind a couch for the remainder of the evening. sooo sad!

02-01-2006, 07:44 PM	#6
whispersmom2 Inactive Account Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: MD Posts: 2,985	The vet certificates I have seen say the animal can withstand temps down to 45 and up to 80 something..

02-06-2006, 12:03 AM	#9
scrapbetter Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 192	Southwest does not allow pets at all...In the cabin or in cargo...

02-06-2006, 01:11 AM	#12
icy YT Addict Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 473	The don't let pets in the cabin on international flights and when I flew from Taiwan to Hong Kong, my baby was in the cargo. But since it was only an hour and a half flight, she was perfectly fine. A little shaken, but no real harm. __________________ Yorkies, Yorkies and more Yorkies

02-06-2006, 01:15 AM	#13
scrapbetter Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 192	Any airline that allows animals in cargo should be temp controlled... At 30,000 feet, everything is freezing...so climate control of some kind is a must! The summer problems are mostly due to pooches being left out on (black, heat absorbing) tarmac...waiting to be loaded or worse, transferred to a plane... Brenda