Export

 

WE   WILL   NOT   ALLOW   OUR   KITTENS   TO   FLY     AS   CARGO!

At Norgeskaukatt, our first priority is the health and welfare of our kittens.

 

We will consider exporting our kittens. However, there are many things that need to be looked into before this can happen.

It is a very exciting feeling to be able to import a kitten from another country, however, it can also be very expensive. What initially seems pretty straight forward one finds is not so.

FIRST AND FOREMOST, OWNERS ARE EXPECTED TO COME AND COLLECT THEIR KITTEN OR HAVE AN APPROVED PET COURIER DO SO.

 THE KITTENS MUST FLY IN THE CABIN AT ALL TIMES IN ORDER THAT SOMEBODY WITH THEM ALL THE TIME - this is a very stressful time for the kittens and pets are known to die in cargo especially in the winter months - the cargo hold gets very cold during the flight.

Pets flying as cargo is not acceptable to us - they are living breathing animals and they get very afraid in cargo centres. They are usually placed in the cargo sheds with fork lift trucks whizzing in and out around them and the cargo loading trucks - the animals are loaded onto these cargo trucks after a long time waiting in cold noisy sheds alone with no one around checking on them. They are then taken by truck out to the  aircraft and loaded on with the rest of the cargo - the cargo holds are cold especially so during winter. I have had experience of transporting cats this way on a few occasions in the very early days of breeding and what I saw and the fear the cats went through reduced me to tears, it upset me so much I vowed never again would an animal I breed be transported in this way.

The price of our kittens will include their primary core vaccines for flu, enteritis and their microchip. All other costs including the Pets Passport or Government Animal Health Certification, rabies vaccination, titre tests  if required are extra.

Apart from the initial cost of the kitten, criteria  needs to be met and planned for.

Long haul countries and non EU such as the UK have their own rules. These are different from European countries and the European Pets Passport criteria.

In all cases where a kitten travels by air there is the cost of an I.A.T.A approved flight carrier box/bag. Additional papers may include ownership transfer, certified pedigree documentation, exportation health certificate, these may be a standard format from our vet or they may be an official health certificate issued by DEFRA and completed by a ministry vet,  some airlines on long haul flights require a health certificate also and some an affidavit to cover the  stop over flights. Sometimes there are extra vaccinations and blood tests,  as well as special parasite treatments. Transportation to and from airports, and flights for one of us to deliver your kitten or indeed for the new owner to collect from us.

 WE WILL NOT ALLOW OUR KITTENS TO FLY UNACCOMPANIED VIA A CARGO COMPANY OR  SPECIALIST ANIMAL SHIPPING COMPANIES. THESE COMPANIES DO NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ANIMALS AND DO NOT ACCOMPANY THEM ON THEIR FLIGHTS. THIS MEANS THE KITTENS ARE ON THEIR OWN IN THE CARGO HOLD - NO ONE CHECKS ON THEM.

We have exported a few kittens now and over time we have realised that the price some shipping agents  charge are more expensive with their handling fees and many other charges that it is for one of us or the owner  to fly with the cat. It is also better for our kittens that they  are with someone familiar to them on route to their new homes. It is  more reassuring for the new owners if we fly with the kittens to prevent the  many paperwork errors that can  and does happen which renders the kitten a stay in quarantine which is not acceptable. We feel that leaving one home for another together with the travelling is enough for any animal to endure without the added stress of another noisy environment in quarantine. Of course it is preferable for the owners to come and collect their kitten from us.

 Shipping agents charge these high fees and do not  accept any responsibility for the animal.

If you would like to import one of our kittens - please familiarise yourselves with the  necessary criteria  by contacting your own Ministry of Agriculture and Veterinary Surgery to find out the rules that need to be met and please find out an approximate cost for all the extras especially flights before you ask us to reserve a kitten for you.

Many  expenses are stipulated by airline companies - government officials - and ministry veterinarians for the best interests and welfare of the kitten to make the journey as safe and comfortable as possible and these are unavoidable.

At the time of writing this page an approximate example of  cost to import/export  can be up to  £2000 (GBP)  maybe more.

Please note:

We will, in most cases ask for an initial deposit to secure the reservation of any kitten going to another country which will be 50 percent of the cost. The full cost of the kitten is expected by the age of 12 weeks.

We do however reserve the right to change our minds on exporting a kitten,  if this is the case and depending on the circumstances for our refusal (which will usually be we find the purchaser no longer suitable)  the cost  paid by purchaser  will be refunded less the deposit. 

In a situation for example where we the breeders refuse the sale due to unforeseen circumstances and we wish to retain the kitten for our own breeding program then a full refund including deposit will be refunded.

If the reason for refusal is ill health or death of a kitten then we will initially offer another kitten - if that is not suitable to the purchaser we will issue a full refund including the deposit.

Should the kitten purchaser change their minds  there will be no refund of deposit. 

The deposit is retained to cover the costs of primary vaccinations, microchip and costs to rear the kittens for 16 weeks. Older kittens are more difficult to sell.

Other costs to include rabies vaccination , rabies titre tests if required, other tests requested by the purchaser, Ministry Veterinary Animal Health Certification,  feeding/litter and upkeep costs will be charged for the time we keep the kitten after the shipping age of 16 weeks old - this applies if the owners no longer want the kitten and  especially so when the purchaser has not followed these guidelines of export.

There is nothing worse for the kitten to find that once reserved for a period of some weeks the new owner has changed their mind at the last minute for whatever reason. So, please think seriously before embarking on a plan to import one of our kittens. It is in the kittens best interests to be placed into their new home as soon as they can. Any adjustment to changes in their environment is better served younger rather than older.

Thank you for taking the time to read this notice

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