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The most useful single reference seems to be the "Pets: Cats, Dogs and Ferrets" page of the German Missions in the United States, followed by the USDA's page titled "Taking Your Pet to a Foreign Country".
In summary:
The microchip must meet standard ISO 11784 or ISO 11785 for identification purposes. The microchip must be implanted before the rabies ...
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I spent about half the day yesterday booking my flights. Here is the info I found:
Airlines that do not allow in-cabin pets on transatlantic flights: American, Continental, U.S. Airways
Airlines that do allow in-cabin pets on transatlantic flights: Delta, Lufthansa, United
These are personally verified by calling the airlines, and by taking my dog to ...
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There is no changes in rules, because the carrier is the same - RZD.
About the dog transit rules:
You must have all medical information about pet, and you must pay for additional ticket. Also you must honor the sanitary rules in the train you are using.
There are two options for this transit - and it depends on size of the dog.
For small dogs the rules ...
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It appears that the requirements to import a cat to the U.S. may not be too onerous. The guidelines I have found for importing cats to the United States seem to indicate that they must simply be healthy; it appears there may be surprisingly little paperwork involved.
I just called the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)'s Animal and Plant Health ...
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It looks like United will, but you would have to double-check as they mention on another page that certain planes and routes cannot accept pets in-cabin.
United fees for pets
General United information on pets
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Not strict at all! When I showed up to the gate with my dog in her soft-sided carrier, the Lufthansa representative didn't even look at it; she only asked me how much it weighed.
The carrier I used was the "Bergan Comfort Carrier Soft-Sided Pet Carrier" in the "large" size. It worked perfectly, and fit under the seat without any problem. It also fit ...
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Check out foXnoMad's blog post about it here and here. It's a two part topic and I would quote it here but there's too much so check it out at his blog. The links probably won't die since it's a quite popular blog.
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It appears not, according to the British Airways website:
Making your booking and taking your flight
The DEFRA Export Section (Dogs and Cats) will advise you of the
current documentation and vaccination requirements for your
destination. We will also require a health certificate from your vet
to show that your pet is fit for air travel.
...
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Since this answer hasn't seen much love here, I'm cross-posting answers from the linked FlyerTalk forum post made by OP.
While not an answer specific to Lufthansa, one poster states:
Most carriers are extremely lenient with soft side carriers as they
can be squeezed in spaces that a hard sided carrier will not fit in.
In fact AA even mentions ...
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United will only accept Transatlantic pets onboard in the Cargo Hold. United will allow small domestic cats/dogs in cabin but you must be in Economy and seated by a window. No in cabin pets allowed in Business/1st Class, due to inadequate seat configurations for under seat storage[747/757/767/777].
Air France does accept in-cabin pets for crossing the ...
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Generally speaking, you can go to http://9292.nl/ for any itinerary with public transports in the Netherlands. One useful trick is to enter the postal code (3198 LG according to the P&O website) as point of departure or destination. In the Netherlands, a postal code corresponds to a specific street (and not a town or part of a town), so you can use it to ...
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Consider uShip - they allow shipping of pets. Of course the price will depend on the weight of the cats, and other details, so I couldn't price it exactly.
From Wiki:
Transportation service providers on uShip place competing bids for the
right to haul a customer's shipment.
The site's reverse auction format aims to reduce the cost of shipping
...
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According to the EU Regulation (EC) no 998/2003 :
To move a dog, cat or ferret as a pet animal under the conditions laid
down in Regulation (EC) no 998/2003, the owner must prove
that the animal meets the following criteria:
(a) animal of one of the species listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) no 998/2003;
(b) the movement of the animal must be ...
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Before the merger, United airlines did allow in-cabin pets on trans-atlantic flights, but Continental did not. I don't know the post-merger situation.
The only way to be certain is to call the airline and ask. You will have to pay a fee (probably around $100) to reserve a spot for your pet in the cabin (there is a limit on the total number of in-cabin ...
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There are no specific rules for Germany, general EU rules apply.
Your dog needs rabies vaccine and health certificate on official EU form filled in by certified veterinarian no more than 10 days before travel.
Whole process described in details in USA Today's "How to Travel With Pets to Europe"
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United's rules for in-cabin pets are clearly described on their website.
In short, yes, you can travel with your cat in the cabin, however it must remain in a carrier underneath the seat in front of you for the entire trip. There is a $125 fee per one-way trip.
Alternatively you can send it as cargo, which will cost more but may be more comfortable for ...
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