That is ultimately what the guy is doing. His friend is flying over and picking them up. Thanks for the feedback.
Eric
That is ultimately what the guy is doing. His friend is flying over and picking them up. Thanks for the feedback.
Eric
"None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe that they are free." -- Johann Goethe
Hello Eric,
there are a lot of rules to follow when shipping a dog from the U.S. to Europe as well as to Turkey, which is halfway European mainland and halfway Asia.
Also the rules are different for adult dogs and puppies. Puppies have to be at least three months old other than that they are not eligible for having their rabies shot which has to be given at least 21 days prior to date of shipping. I can remember there also was this 24 hours deadline but I can't remember excactly what it was about. I guess it was for the signing of the USDA Health Certificate but I am not 100 percent sure. Yes, it is that what the 24 hours deadline was about. I remember everything now. The time span from the signing of the documents until the check-in for the dog (air-freight) wasn't allowed to exceed 24 hours. Also keep in mind that you will need the USDA Health Certificate to be filled out once in English and once in the language of the destination (country).
I would by all means make sure that you know about it all before the guys from Turkey come to pick up the dog(s) better yet, before they even going to book a flight. Not that they can't leave because a term wasn't kept. I looked around for you a little and I suggest you check the following links. What I noticed immediately was when you choose Turkey as a destination it said "requirements not known".
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/our...lhealth/export
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/pet-travel
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/our...animal-exports
You can also contact USDA for further information here https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/banner/contactus or better yet, "If you have any questions or concerns regarding these regulations for exporting animals or animal products to a foreign country, you should contact the Veterinary Services service center here https://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_he...ontacts/sc.pdf in the State from which the animals or products will be exported."
As Bulldoghistorian suggested maybe it's better to have the dog sent to a European Country and have the Turkey guys pick up the dog from there and take over the boarder themselves by car. BUT since the refugee crisis boarders maybe closed or they will also need to have a dog passport to bring the dog to Turkey. Also travelling with a dog within Europe is only legal when having a EU-Passport for the dog. If you get caught without it the dogs can and will be in most cases be taken. So in case you ship the dogs to a European country I guess I would make sure to ship the dog(s) to a European Country adjoining Turkey. People are financially poorer over there and maybe a tip will help in case some regulations aren't met.
Please let us know how and when your done shipping the dogs. It can be of help to others in the future and I can't deny the fact that myself is interested in how you will have finally got it done.
Regards,
Lasse
p.s. tell the guys to book a direct flight if possible otherwise they will have to pay for accommodation for the dog(s) in between the flights.
Thank you very much for the information and your suggestions. This is turning into a royal pain.
Will check into the adjoining County route. Once again thanks and I will definitely keep this thread updated.
"None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe that they are free." -- Johann Goethe
HUGE ADVICE ( capital letters so I am screaming )Originally Posted by ScratchAndGO
turkey is different , if the dog lands in turkey with the thousands of papers needed it will get culled
go to your vet and insist he uses the EU ( European union ) certificate , send the dog to the nearest country to turkey and drive him across the border
I have spend hours at the Turkish embassy for a lot of bullshit papers that were not valid and in the end some guy picked up hand customs some cheese and that was it
reminds me of a story at the border of Serbia back in the 90's
Has anyone shipped dogs lately from USA to EU??
ADawg does international
Is he a member on board?
I'm looking for prices on shipping a pup as a cargo.
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