boomerang@shaw.ca
(403) 803-9750

Moving Your Pets Safely and Efficiently

Member of IPATA
The only way to move your pets

Boomerang Pet Carrier

BOOMERANG PET CARRIER'S professional pet transportation services include domestic and international relocations via airline services and ground transportation.

Pet transportation is our only business and our only focus; you and your pet will receive 100% of our time, allowing you to free up your time to focus on the logistics of your move. You can have peace of mind knowing that your pet's safe relocation will be handled by caring, capable professionals.

  • over 10 years of pet shipping experience
  • primarily providing pet export and import service from Calgary, Canada
  • Member of IPATA since 2002

What you don't know about pet shipping could jeopardize the safety of your pet!

The experts at BOOMERANG PET CARRIER have shipped pets to all of the continents of the world - with the exception of . . . .Antarctica, of course!

Did You Know

  • that upon entering Australia from Canada, your pet must do a minimum of 30 days quarantine?
  • that as of May 2011, the MAF in New Zealand has issued a new Import Standard for pets from Canada? The quarantine time has been shortened from 30 to 10 days.
  • our industry safely relocates hundreds of thousands of pets by air freight annually?
  • pets must clear customs and have veterinary inspections upon arrival when relocating to other countries?
  • that the sedation of pets for air travel is strongly discouraged by the AVMA? The effects of a sedative in a pressurized compartment may be quite different than in your own home and could harm your pet.
  • as of 01 January 2012, the UK is aligning with the EU and adopting their import regulations for cats and dogs? No more titre tests or six month waits!

Boomerang Pet Carrier has an in-house policy whereby we will not accept puppies for carriage by airfreight who weigh less than 12 pounds and/or are younger than 12 weeks. Puppies must be fully vaccinated against rabies and the annual package of canine inoculations. The animal must also have a clinical exam with the issuance of a health certificate from a registered, accredited veterinarian within 10 days of dispatch. Many countries of destination will treat the import of puppies shipped as cargo as commercial shipments with a higher level of import health regulations rather than personal pet movements. They may also apply duty to the invoiced value of the animal.

Sadly, there is a group of nasty persons who advertise small breed puppies free to good homes for payment of the shipping costs only. They are rampant on Kijiji and the internet. Good news – these unscrupulous people do not have custody of any animals. Bad news – they will take your money and milk you for more. If you cannot reach the seller of the puppy by phone and they will only accept Western Union payments, it is not a legitimate pet shipper and you are being scammed. Check out the IPATA website for more information.

TSA (Homeland Security) Directive: As of October 2010, any animal transported as cargo on a passenger aircraft that lands in the US, must be booked and tendered to the airline by an agent or person who has at least a 30 day business relationship with the airline. If booked and tendered by an agent (Boomerang Pet Carrier), we must also have a 30 day business relationship with the owner of the pet prior to dispatch. We also cannot accept payment for airfreight from our client in the form of cash or personal cheque. Boomerang Pet Carrier can relocate your pets to the US with Continental cargo or Air Canada cargo 30 days after an online relocation questionnaire has been submitted to us.

Clients' Comments

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"Karen, I can't thank you enough for your incredible work in making all of this happen. Your knowledge, attention to detail, and dependability throughout this 'project' has been amazing, and certainly the key to why it has all happened so smoothly. We pet-owners tend to be rather nutty when it comes to our animals, adding yet another complication to this work :). So thank you also for your great patience. If you ever need a reference to potential clients, please feel free to them my contact information anytime."

Marla and her two Cairn Terriers - Blarney and Chachi, from Calgary, AB to Glasgow, Scotland

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"Thank you so much for all your help in getting Rosie back to England. She is absolutely fine and it's as if she has never been away. All the best to you and if ever you need a testimonial on your company, you know where I am - You were BRILLIANT!!!!"

Jan H. - Rosie, West Highland Terrier from Calgary, AB to London, Heathrow

Satisfied Customers!

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