Jakeandellie12 Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 Hi everyone, I have been told that if I have any questions, that this is the best place to ask. Has anyone taken there cats to oz, and how much does it cost roughly. Thankyou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akiralx Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Many people do, search other threads for the cost and companies who do it. We didn't, owing to the complexity and cost - he was rehomed to a nice couple who have larger house and garden than we did, and he is positively thriving, probably wishing he was sent there years ago. He is now decimating the rodent population of Notts after doing the same to Yorkshire. So while you may regard your cats as part of the family, don't think they won't adjust if you can find them a good home in the UK and their age/health or the cost makes taking them problematic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 We brought our elderly cat with us she was fine on the flight, quarantine and adjusting to living here. I don't know the cost now as we moved 8 years ago and it was approx. 1,000 GBP. Our cat lived until she was 21. We did however, due to her age ask the advise of the vet who said she was healthy and no reason not to travel if we wanted to take her, we had arranged that had we not been able to, she would have been re-homed at my in-laws Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickyc88 Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 http://www.skydogs.co.uk We used this company. They were recommended to us and I would recommend them to you. Great service and very competitive. Took care of everything, including my stress! I'm so glad we brought them. It really helped us settle. Quarantine was fine - and I think it's shorter these days too. They settled so quickly too. One thing is that we keep them in at night here whereas in the UK they had free rein Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 One thing to consider is that you can't let your cats out at night in Australia, so if you feel your cats would be unhappy with that, you might need to consider rehoming them. Some people do put the cat out at night here, but that's only because they're either uninformed or irresponsible! Most Australian native animals are nocturnal, and there's still a lot of wildlife in the cities, so a cat loose at night can do an enormous amount of damage to the local population. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wan2go Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 Look out for 10/80 bait - legally put out to kill cats and foxes.......think on........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bungo Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 Who would put the cat out at night? :eek: My my cats were 100% indoor cats in Australia, too dangerous for anything else. But even in UK where we do let them go out, it would never be at night, they come in and go to bed. :smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diane Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 One thing to consider is that you can't let your cats out at night in Australia, so if you feel your cats would be unhappy with that, you might need to consider rehoming them. Some people do put the cat out at night here, but that's only because they're either uninformed or irresponsible! Most Australian native animals are nocturnal, and there's still a lot of wildlife in the cities, so a cat loose at night can do an enormous amount of damage to the local population. It's not - yet - a law that you can't do so. Varies from council area to council area here in Adelaide. Our two cats come and go as they please. In their lifetimes they've killed maybe two birds between them. And we're not short of birds here! Snakes are out during the day, and not all Australian wildlife is nocturnal. They do tend to sleep on our bed at night anyway though - I think if you socialise your cats enough and your yourself are out at work all day, your cat will want to be where you are at night! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 We had a cat flap so our cat could come and go as they pleased - no issues with them going out.; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newjez Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 I thought you were legally entitled to trap them in some states? I wouldn't bring a cat personally. We have a cat. It's not ours it's next doors. But if I fed it it would be mine. Spends most of its days sunning on my decking. Personally I'd just make sure they were well homed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 If its a cost based decision, you could be looking at a couple of thousand if not a bit more when all is said and done. If money is not the issue, its purely down to choice if you want to bring them or not. Research well so you are fully informed. Many areas do have cat curfews at night and cats are often considered pests here. Lots keep their cats as indoor cats due to concerns about the cats being harmed or causing harm when out. I've found people often dont tend to view cats in quite the same way as we are perhaps used to in the UK. My neighbour considers them vermin. I've yet to see a cat outdoors in our neighbourhood. And I wander far and wide round here as we have a dog and walk lots. I saw one once, about a 10 minute walk from our house but that is the closest yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Hopefully the OP has been able to set aside the whole debate going on here (its run away rather I'm afraid OP) and has been given some useful info regarding costs to ship their cats to Aus. That seems to have been lost in the debate now going on. Perhaps get some quotes from Bob at Pet Air and maybe Golden Arrow or one or two other pet shippers and discuss with them the pros and cons of shipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 I've looked at this thread to try to split it out from the OP's original question as its pages long now and nothing to do with the OP's actual questions. I'll keep looking at it and then seeing what I can move over to a new thread so as to not hijack the OP's thread further. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 :mask: OK, to all those who went way off topic re the OP's original question of cost of shipping cats to Aus, I've split the thread and moved all those posts to here http://www.pomsinoz.com/forum/pets/239389-cats-debate-can-rage-here.html Please feel free to carry on discussing the cat issue there, not here. Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 If you're thinking of bringing your cats (or dogs) to Australia you also have to consider where you will be living. If you need to find a rental property then it is going to make it harder as many landlords (and in some areas it seems like the majority) don't allow pets and that will naturally make your search more difficult. I'm not saying it's impossible to find somewhere that takes pets but most landlords given a choice between a tenant with pets and one without will choose without every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Those posting in this thread today can find their posts in the cat debate thread here - http://www.pomsinoz.com/forum/pets/239389-cats-debate-can-rage-here.html If you are not replying to the OP directly but posting to discuss the curfew debate, native wildlife and all that, its being hashed over in that thread. I did post in this thread with a link to it but am guessing some missed it. The debate thread is currently running to 22 pages or so, so plenty to read over there. Thanks in advance snifter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamilyHughes Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Costs to ship two cats to Australia quoted at £3000 plus by 3 companies. Note that the quarantine fees in Melbourne are horrendous and will add nearly £900 per cat additionally. We are not taking our two cats back with us this time to Australia and are re-homing them with family. They've been once to Australia and back to the UK but the Australian quarantine costs have put an end to this as they are now 13 years old also. We just, just may take one.... Very sad.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobPetairUK Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 An export to Australia is quite complex and if you would like some detailed information then you could always give PetAir UK a call or visit our website where you can request a quote. The cost will be all dependent on a few things such as; how many cats you have, their weight, which airline you choose, collection address in the UK if you require this service. Feel free to send an email to enquiries@petairuk.com as we would be more than happy to help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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