Posted on December 1st, 2007 by Angela Passman
This is one of our happy clients that made their pet move with World Pet Travel known formerly Guardian Angels CR.
Hurray! Hurray! World Pet Travel is now open for business!
After much thought and preparation, we have finally branched out with our pet travel services. We have opened an office in the U.S. [...]
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Filed under: Animals, Leaving Costa Rica, Living in Costa Rica, Moving pets to Costa Rica
Posted on November 23rd, 2007 by Angela Passman
Bringing birds into Costa Rica has become difficult to impossible. There was an embargo put on the importation of birds over a year ago due to the Avian flu. This however is not the only reason for the embargo.
There is an entity called the MAG that has made it impossible to bring your pet birds [...]
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Filed under: Animals, Moving pets to Costa Rica
Posted on November 5th, 2007 by Angela Passman
The BIGGEST NO NO’s For Pet Travel!
Safety of a pet is paramount!
* Sedation of a pet (even if the vet says so!) Most airlines have adopted this policy and will refuse to accept a sedated animal.
* Feeding a pet food prior to the flight.
* Buying a cheap crate or using an old broken down carrier/crate [...]
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Filed under: Animals, Moving pets to Costa Rica, Moving to Costa Rica
Posted on November 4th, 2007 by Angela Passman
Beware of bad information in books and on websites as it is abundant. There are several people in Costa Rica that will give you out of date or incorrect information about all sorts of things related to your move to Costa Rica.
One example is ARCR, if you are a member, you are paying them for [...]
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Filed under: Animals, Moving pets to Costa Rica, Moving to Costa Rica, The Dark Side
Posted on October 13th, 2007 by Angela Passman
More information about pets traveling to Costa Rica….When you are bringing a dog/cat from another country to Costa Rica, the entry requirements vary depending on where they are coming from. Some things that never change….
Rabies must be over 30 days and less than 1 year old
Yearly vaccinations must be current within one year
You MUST have [...]
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Filed under: Animals, Moving pets to Costa Rica
Posted on October 13th, 2007 by Angela Passman
If you are leaving Costa Rica and have pets there are a few steps that you must take to insure a safe trip for your beloved pets. Leaving and entering have different rules and regulations. Depending on the destination entry requirements into another country will vary. It is extremely important to know these rules and entry [...]
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Filed under: Animals, Moving pets to Costa Rica
Posted on April 20th, 2007 by Angela Passman
AM Costa Rica is one of the English newspapers here in Costa Rica. You can find them online at www.amcostarica.com. They are a daily newspaper that is at this time only offered online. It is a great source for finding what is going on throughout the country.
Today Mr. Jay Brodell (the editor) wrote an article [...]
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Filed under: Animals, Living in Costa Rica, Moving pets to Costa Rica
Posted on April 10th, 2007 by Angela Passman
Moving pets to Costa Rica or leaving Costa Rica is easy if you have the right information. We move pets for many families either entering or leaving Costa Rica to and from all parts of the world. First thing you need to know is to get the right size cage for your pet so that [...]
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Posted on January 20th, 2007 by Angela Passman
In the summer you often have a pet embargo from May to September with several of the airlines. The will refuse to ship pets due to the extreme heat thus an embargo is put in place. Continental airlines will still ship during this time because your pet is never left outside in the extreme heat. [...]
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Posted on October 30th, 2006 by Angela Passman
Not many people learn of the Ministry of the Atmosphere and Energy or the MINAE unless they are bringing a bird or want to know something about the National Parks and Wildlife of Costa Rica. The only reason I know anything about this entity is because I have a bird that is on the endangered [...]
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Filed under: Animals, Moving pets to Costa Rica, Veterinary care
