Your pet's well being

       is our goal!

As such, it is impossible for our Veterinarians to know all of the requirements each individual sovereign country places on the importation for dogs and cats into their country.

When you find that your plans now include traveling with your pet out of the United States there are multiple steps you will need to take and we hope that this information will help.

FIRST, you will need to contact Dr. Robert Williams, the USDA Veterinarian in Olympia, Washington.

His telephone number is 360-459-0730.

Dr, Williams handles all of the information regarding the individual countries worldwide. He will send you exactly what you will need to prepare your pet for travel to whichever country you are interested in.

Second, Broadway Veterinary Hospital does not handle International Health Certificates and we will refer you to Atlantic Veterinary or Eastlake Veterinary. At this time these Veterinarians are handling international travel but please understand that this is only a referral and, as such, you will need to ask if they can handle your request.

Third, air travel - The only people that can give you correct timely information on flying with your pet is the actual airline carrier you will be using. You will need to contact their representative to get this information. It is strongly advised that this be done by telephone, speaking directly with your airlines representative. Please do not rely on the airlines website or on your friends’ or coworkers’ information.

REMEMBER THAT IF YOU DO NOT HAVE EVERYTHING REQUIRED FOR TRAVEL TO A FOREIGN COUNTRY, UPON ARRIVAL THEY HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO SEIZE YOUR PET.

Another option is to contact Atwood's Pet Transport. They can handle all of the details of either international or domestic travel.