Pet Relocation and Transportation to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou

Carried as excess baggage (One passport for one pet only)

1. A Rabies Vaccination Record is required by local officials for pet importation into China (this should also include proof of vaccination against cat flu and feline encephalitis). This record can probably be issued by your own veterinarian. Rabies vaccination must be given not less than 30 days before your departure to China and no more than 1 year prior to entry to China. The rabies certificate should be separate from the vaccination book and will be retained by the Chinese officials.
2. An international health certificate is needed by the Chinese government upon arrival. There is no particular form for this, but just a general confirmation from your veterinarian that your pet is in good health. This certificate will be verified and stamped by the Chinese officials upon arrival. The health certificate must be dated less than 14 days prior to arrival in China. The form should include name of pet, type of bed (dog/cat and breed), age, weight (and height for dogs), gender, plus a statement that the pet is vaccinated and in good health.
3. The above two documents, the owner’s passport copy, arrival date and flight No. should be faxed or e-mailed to the PETSVENTURA PET RELOCATION SOLUTIONS®, in advance and/or the originals carried by the passenger (originals must be carried no matter if being handled by an agent or personally).
4. Be sure to check with your airlines as well about what rates they will charge and what rules they have for the carriage of pets. You must use an airline-approved pet carrier. Some airlines allow small pets to travel with you in the cabin, some will only allow pet transport in their cargo area and some airlines do not transport pets at all. It is recommended to use a Western Airline if possible to ensure that the conditions in the cargo hold are suitable. Also check for airline rates for pet transport as these vary from country to country.
5. If the pet's arrival is after 6:30pm, it is NOT RECOMMENDED to transport the animal as excess baggage. If this occurs, additional fees will apply and your pet will have to stay at the airport overnight as the latest Inspection and Quarantine Bureau shuttle bus to the quarantine facility leaves Shanghai airport at 7:30pm Monday to Friday. If the pet arrives on a Saturdays, Sunday or public holiday, a pet relocation can handle the transport from the airport to the quarantine facility, but client must provide notification 3 days prior to arrival and pay additional fees. Private individuals cannot transport the animal from the airport to the quarantine facility.
6. As of 13 February 2006, there is 7-day quarantine at the quarantine station with release of the pet after this time if all tests show negative results. The pet will have a home quarantine for the remaining 23 days for a total quarantine period of 30 days. 

 

The owner's name in the Vaccination Record and Health Certificate must be as the same as his/her legal name in their passport.

Shipped as air cargo (one passport for one pet only)

Individuals are not allowed to process the paperwork necessary in the customs department of Shanghai airport and a pet relocation agent is required for at least this part of the import process.

1. A Rabies Vaccination Record is required by local officials for pet importation into China. This record can probably be issued by your own veterinarian. Rabies vaccination must be given not less than 30 days before your departure to China and no more than 1 year prior to entry to China.
2. An international health certificate is needed by the Chinese government upon arrival. This certificate must be issued by a government affiliated veterinarian with an official government stamp. The health certificate must be dated less than 14 days prior to arrival in China
3. When shipping as air cargo, a pet relocation copy (or PETSVENTURA PET RELOCATION SOLUTIONS®, agent) MUST be used. Private individuals cannot clear their pets through cargo customs. An Air Waybill is needed to clear customs. Usually the airlines used to transport the pet will require custom’s approval 3-4 days before the departure date. They will then allow the pet clearance approval from the port of origin. Thus, the pet owner should notify the pet relocation company about the Air Waybill No. as soon as the flight is booked.
4. The consignee must bear a passport with a valid Chinese visa and an entry record within the proceeding 2 weeks from the country that the pets are departing from. PETSVENTURA PET RELOCATION SOLUTIONS® company will collect the consignee’s passport one day prior to the pet’s arrival date. (Please take note that the consignee must arrive into Shanghai before the pet’s arrival and the passport will be returned on the pet’s arrival date or the following day.)
5. PETSVENTURA PET RELOCATION SOLUTIONS® company must receive by Fax or e-mail in advance all the documentation and certificates, the Air Waybill, the owner’s passport copy, arrival date and flight No., the owner’s address and phone number in China before the pet’s arrival.
6. PETSVENTURA PET RELOCATION SOLUTIONS® company will arrange for custom’s clearance at Shanghai airport.
7. It is NOT RECOMMENDED to transport the animal with arrival time after 3pm when shipped via cargo. If this occurs, additional fees will apply and your pet will have to stay at the airport overnight as the latest Inspection and Quarantine Bureau shuttle bus to the quarantine facility leaves Shanghai airport at 7:30pm Monday to Friday. If the pet arrives on a Saturdays, Sunday or public holiday, PETSVENTURA PET RELOCATION SOLUTIONS® can handle the transport from the airport to the quarantine facility, but client must provide notification 3 days prior to arrival and pay additional fees. Private individuals cannot transport the animal from the airport to the quarantine facility.
8. As of 13 February 2006, there is 7-day quarantine at the quarantine station with release of the pet after this time if all tests show negative results. The pet will have a home quarantine for the remaining 23 days for a total quarantine period of 30 days.

VERY IMPORTANT NOTE:

THE ORIGINAL PAPER OF ALL CERTIFICATES ALONG   WITH THE VACCINATION BOOKLET MUST BE TRAVELING WITH THE PETS TOGETHER.

COMPANY NAMES CANNOT BE USED TO SHIP A PET AS CONSIGNEE: ONLY PERSONAL NAMES CAN BE USED!

THE OWNER’S NAME IN THE VACCINATION RECORD, HEALTH CERTIFICATE AND THE CONSIGNEE’S NAME IN THE AIR WAYBILL MUST BE THE SAME AS HIS/HER LEGAL NAME IN THEIR PASSPORT.

Acupuncture for Pets – Can Help!

Does your dog suffer from pain
or have difficulty moving?

Acupuncture is becoming ever more popular among the savviest of pet owners as a great option for controlling pets’ pain and treating a variety of ailments.

In acupuncture therapy, tiny needles are inserted into certain points of a pet’s body to cause the release of endogenous opioids such as beta endorphins, the body’s natural pain-killers, and smaller amounts of cortisol, an anti-inflammatory steroid. The needles are so small they cause only minimal discomfort. Veterinary acupuncturists most commonly treat cats, dogs, cows and horses, but can also treat exotic pets like birds, ferrets and rabbits.

In fact, acupuncture has been used to treat both people and animals for thousands of years. According to the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), the earliest known writings about alternative medicines, such as acupuncture, date back to 2800 B.C., and the first uses of acupuncture for animals can be traced from 136 to 265 A.D. in China. The earliest versions of animal acupuncture were practiced on large working animals and involved the application of pressure from sharp stones to specific points on the animal’s body.

Beijing 2008 CAT-GATO

CHINA PETS IMPORT RULES AND REQUIREMENTS

1) Microchip: Each Pet shall be identified by means of a microchip. No other form of identification is acceptable. The microchip used should comply with ISO Standard 11784 or Annex A to ISO standard 11785- otherwise the pet will need to be sent with it’s own scanner attached to the top of the crate.

2) Rabies Vaccination & Certificate: All pets must have an original Rabies Certificate and this certificate must state the microchip number, the date of inoculation and the validity of the particular vaccination you obtain – some are good for two years, others are only good for one. This vaccine must be an inactivated vaccine.

3) Vet Health Certificate (Form 7001)– This is the standard Health Certificate to be filled out by your USDA accredited Veterinarian. Must be issued within 10 days of the flight.

4) USDA Endorsement: The above referenced forms:

• Microchip Implantation Record
• Rabies Certificate
• Vet Health Certificate

5) Current Vaccination Records

For Dogs & Cats Respectively:

• Canine Distemper. Parvovirus and Hepatitis
• Feline Cat Flu-Feline Calicivirus
• Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis
• Chlamydia Psittaci
• Cat Enteritis-Feline Panleukopaenia/Feline Parvo Virus

BEIJING AND CHINA'S CANINE RESTRICTIONS!

A Beijing law making it illegal to keep dogs taller than 35centimetres (1.1 foot) means that dogs such as placid Golden Retriever are outlaws and can be locked up and put down if they are intercepted by the authorities in the Olympic

Pet ownership in China is booming and dog lovers in particular complain about Beijing’s inflexible laws against large dogs which they say harks back to China’s communist past when few people kept dogs as pets, and those that did were scorned as bourgeois time wasters by communist leader Mao Zedong.

As pets become popular in China, Beijing dog owners are bristling over the city ban on large dogs and hefty annual license fees for small dogs of as much as 1,000 Yuan ($146).

Beijing’s 17 million residents registered 703,897 pet dogs in 2007, up 17.3 percent from 600,096 in 2006. The number is probably much higher after factoring in unregistered dogs.

Foreign diplomats are exempt from the size rule, and are often spotted parading huge Golden Retrievers, Siberian Huskies and Labradors along leafy streets.