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Guide to Moving With Pets

By Jennifer Strong

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Published: 30Jul2008
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With so much else going on and having to be arranged for your moving day, you may forget that your pets will need to have extra arrangements made for them too. This Moving Guide to moving with pets should help to answer some of your questions are help to prepare you for a hassle-free move.

Our pets can't tell us what they're thinking or feeling and we can't explain to them what's going on, but we must remember that moving house is an extremely stressful time for them because of this fact - they don't understand what's happening. Your existing home may be the only place they've ever known and therefore leaving the place where they feel safe and secure can be very upsetting and traumatic for them. But, if you plan well in advance you should be able to limit this stress caused.

Just how much preparation you need to do will depend greatly on how far and where you're moving to, so some of these points below may not be applicable to you...

*Before doing anything else, check that you are allowed to have pets in your new home, whether this is a condo or an estate there may be restrictions. Even some towns and cities have restrictions on how many pets are allowed in each property so it's imperative that you check this.

*If you're moving to another state you will need to research what laws that state has on the entry of animals. You should be able to find this information on the official state website for the state you're moving to, though requirements will include things like being up to date with shots and vaccinations. The laws for Hawaii, for example, include a 120 day quarantine of your pet.

*Pets cannot travel in the moving truck. This would be horribly cruel if nothing else, because your pet will be anxious anyway. If you're driving to your new home, your pet will need to accompany you in the car so you'll need to make sure there's enough room for it.

*If your pet has to travel by air, arrange this well in advance. Making air travel arrangements for pets is not as straightforward as for humans and there may be special requirements that you need to fulfill.

*Make sure your pet can be properly identified before you leave home. As pets don't understand what's going on, they have been known to try to find their way back to your old home and should this happen you want to make sure you'll be reunited with them.

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