The lowest cargo rates will be a couple hundred dollars. Cabin-sized pets must have current vaccinations and a health certificate. Their owners, above all else, need to make sure that the booked flights will accommodate the pets. Most airlines will transport animals only in cargo, and they advise owners to hook up with a professional animal shipper. Airlines can provide answers about their guidelines and industry regulations.
Vets can advise pet owners about sedating animals, although most are wary of it.
Amy Garrou, a vet at Sunset Boulevard Animal Clinic, says sedatives can hamper animals' temperatures and navigational abilities. You should track the flights and make sure the animal made its connections and the flights are on time. Make sure those animals are where they should be when they should be. Shipping motivated by the American Zoo and Aquarium Association's Species Survival Plan Program is low-volume. Houston Zoo staffers have received koalas, they've sent an elephant to Germany, and two male cheetahs were recently flown to Hawaii to breed.