When we started organising our move with our pets to London we initially thought it would be more complicated, bureaucratic and hard. But, if you are organised and do your research so you don’t miss nothing important, the work will not be as hard as it seems. There are steps to follow, and I will share our experience on this post.
Our family is composed of two dogs, five cats (all rescue/adopted) and two humans. This number can be scary, and is the main reason behind we hear things such as: “you are insane”, “what do you mean, you brought them from Brazil?”, “it must have been a lot of work”. And on our day-to-day life they are no trouble at all, and our routine is so full of love, laughter and fun that the work is irrelevant. I can’t imagine life without my pets.
But, let’s talk about the steps and organisation for the move.
First of all, you must check the place you intend to take your pet, since the law and requests differ from each country. Here I will focus on the steps to bring them to the UK.
Until 2012, there was a “quarantine” process in London that lasted between 60 to 90 days where the pet would stay in a shelter (a specific place where pets were taken when they arrive in London) and you were