Conference misery::feline_v1

    Some suggestions from the U.S. (don't know if they will be useful)
    
    Ship via train?  Advertise to see if anyone is driving from
    Kent to Galway and offer to pay them to deliver the cats?
    Try same method w/a private plane? Pay for a seat on the
    plane and fly them in one seat accompanied by companion?
    
    Hope these dumb ideas help.
    
    Lynne

    Dave,
    
    Have you tried sweet talking Aviation Services in Ayr?
    
    The DEC jet flys regularly between Farnborough/Ayr/Galway maybe they
    can advise/help. Problem still remains of getting them to Farnborough
    though.
    
    Have you tried ringing British Airways Cargo they must be able to ship
    door to door or know a man who can.
    
    Geoff

    
    Dave,
    
    How about ringing the Cat Protection League HQ in Horsham, West Sussex.
    Sorry don't know the phone number. They will surely know where to go,
    may even be able to recommend.
    
    Geoff
    

    Any good cattery in the district where the cats are can help you. Could
    the person looking after the cats get some details for you? Quarantine
    catteries and kennels are also a help - they must have contact with the
    right sort of people. Yellow pages is also a help - a cattery near you
    in Galway may also have relevant information -they must have had some
    experience of this.
    
    Avril

    
    Hello..
    
    Thanks to all who replied to this note. You have given me some good
    ideas; I will let you know what I find out.
    
    Dave
    

    Dave,
    
    I have just come across this in a magazine  -  any help?
    
    Worldwide Animal Travel : tel 0753 685571
    
    I don't know where in the UK this is but they will have some answers
    surely?
    
    Avril
    

        
    Avril !!
    
    Worldwide Animal travel seem just what I was looking for.. they said
    they could arrange to transport Kevin and Emma to Shannon airport,
    after collecting them from our house in Kent. 
    
    I have to arrange containers and get a vets certificate for them, apart
    from that it should be straightforward. Shannon airport is not too far
    away, maybe 2 hours drive.
    
    Next step is to see if Digital will pay for it as part of my relocation
    allowance!
    
    I had little success yesterday... I first went to the pet shop in
    Galway city (theres only one) because I couldnt find any trace of
    a cattery in the yellow pages. The man in the pet shop told me
    (incorrectly) that my cats would need 6 months quarantine.
    
    Next I thought I'd try and find a cat breeders magazine. Not easy as
    there arent too many cat breeders in the area.. I settled for two 
    magazines; one was Dog Breeders monthly and the other "Mad about pets".
    None gave me any useful information, although I did get a free packet
    of rabbit flavoured "Smackos" (dog chews). 
    
    Bye for now, Avril
    and have a happy St. Patricks Day
    
    Dave

    Dave,
    
    In the U.S., Digital does pay for the costs of transporting pets and
    also the cost of buying carriers.  So be sure to keep your receipts and
    check with your local Personnel department - it should be covered.
    
    from a Relo person in U.S.,
    Judie
    

    Be extremely careful that if they are shipped in cargo compartments,
    the compartment will be pressurized and teh temperature won't get below
    freezing if the compartment is unheated.  If airline personnel aren't
    used to pets in the cargo compartment and don't use their brains,
    tragedies can happen.
    

    Dave,
    
    So glad you were able to find those people to be of use. I think you
    will find that they will take care to see that the cats fly in the
    right type of compartment - they must do this sort of thing all the time
    - but it might be worth asking them to see how they will check this
    with the airlines.
    
    Let me know how you get on. I may need to use them this year to fly my
    cats up to Inverness if we should move there.
    
    Avril
    

    
    Avril
    
    They do seem to be a very reputable company. However at the prices they
    charge, they ought to be...
    
    Dave

    Remember this topic anybody?

    Well Kevin and Emma made it safely to Ireland in the end, I drove them
    over myself. Ireland was a culture shock for them at first, being city
    cats, the cows and sheep were a bit frightening for a while, and the 
    local farm cats not too friendly either, but they soon settled in. The
    countryside was a much safer and healthier place (or so I thought!).

    Unfortunately since then, Emma (the cream/persian) was tragically run 
    over (on a road that has maybe a dozen cars all day). Of all the things
    to happen...

    D���

    Poor Emma!
    
    

    Oh no! That sounds exactly like what happened to Percy! We moved from
    Newbury out to the countryside near a road that is not busy and ....
    
    I am so sorry.
    
    Lisa plus PR&F.
    

    
           Poor Emma,  I know how awful you feel,  I just lost a cat on my
    street to a car.  I know how much it hurts now.  I live in the
    countryside too, but I guess nothing is safe.
    
                      condolences, Denise

    Geez!  Lately I feel like I'm adding names to the Silver
    Lining Memorial list at the rate of one a day.  :^(
    
    I have added Emma's name.  I am so sorry to hear of your
    loss.  Its strange how this happens sometimes.  You think
    its a safer area......
    
      Condolences
       Nancy DC

    so sorry to hear about emma.  my cats are indoor, but i always worry
    what if one gets out?
    
    our condolences.
    
    diane, stanley & stella