OMG over priced!

I contacted a animal moving agency... do you know what their starting price was to relocate an animal... 10'000 USD! and then on top of that i would be charged for ever kg romeo was over 10kgs... thats almost another 10'000 USD as romeo is 20kgs!
this is feeling hopeless

Do you have to use an agency? Can you not do it yourself?

rip off that is extortion

i'm so lost doing it myself, i think i'm going to need some help. i hope my friend katarina can help, she is good with these things... but.. WHO pays 20'000 USD to have their dog exsported?
my plane ticket home will cost under 1000 AUD and i only have 5000 AUD to get both me and romeo home so i have about 4000AUD to spend on romeos relocation

Can you contact the airline direct and ask them to explain the protocol?

i just wrote an email to the companys here directly in finland, hopefully i get a reply soon

http://www.qantas.com.au/travel/airlines/travelling-with-pets/global/en#bookings

This is for quantas as you seem to be pricing it in Austrailian dollars. You will have to buy a suitable crate and going by the above page Romeo will have to be in the large catagory.
Phone airline, book tickets, get cage/crate, arrive at airport with Romeo in said cage and Fly.
You will have to find out about quarantine at your destination. As you will have to pay for this as you would kennel fees.

That is expensive. I paid about $3,000 US dollars to go from Virginia to Korea and that included a stop over in Amsterdam and a week of boarding. The best option may be to call the customs office of the airport you are flying into directly. Normally they will give you all the paperwork you need and let you e-mail it back ahead of time to make sure everything is good to go.

yeah, mostly i'm looking for a company to help with with the paper work on this side... cause its horrible stuff

I didn't use an agency when I moved to Japan. I called the customs office over here and they helped walk me through the paperwork. Took a few days of e-mails and phone calls but saved some money and I had the peace of mind to know that everything was okay before I got on the plane.

i kinda need the help when it comes to finding the correct vets and labs for testing and then the paper work.
i never regret getting romeo.... i regret him coming from finland

Google is your friend at times like this, obviously a company is going to make a profit out of you so it's going to be cheaper to do it yourself.
It sometimes seems daunting initially but when you put your mind to it it can be quite straight forward.

OMG that is soo expensive, take Jstaff's advice and contact customs surely they will be able to help you..

Taryn wrote:i kinda need the help when it comes to finding the correct vets and labs for testing and then the paper work.
i never regret getting romeo.... i regret him coming from finland

I think the only thing you need a vet for is a health certificate within 10 days of flying. The FAVN or rabies test simply measures the level of rabies antibodies in the blood so it's simply taking a sample and sending it to a lab which any vet should be able to do

Taryn wrote:i kinda need the help when it comes to finding the correct vets and labs for testing and then the paper work.
i never regret getting romeo.... i regret him coming from finland

I think the only thing you need a vet for is a health certificate within 10 days of flying. The FAVN or rabies test simply measures the level of rabies antibodies in the blood so it's simply taking a sample and sending it to a lab which any vet should be able to do

That is very expensive. Hope you get it sorted

to go to australia the test must be carried out by a goverment vet, and he needs health checks by an goverment approved vet.. i cant have the same person do both things, and then a DAFF approved lab... i'm like... gezzze. even my local vet here in the city didnt know where i would need to go

Is he crate trained? Just a thought you might want to start getting him used to being locked in it. It will be a long flight and very stressful if he's not used to it.

Good luck x

yeah, romeo is great in a crate. he has flown before, but this was just a 3 hour flight last time. he is n ormally in one at shows and events too, he has no issues with it luckily