Hi--- I took my cat to Greece from New York - got all the shots and micro chipped... NOT ONE COUNTRY checked him... they tell you you have to have this and that and no one yet checked him and I've been all over Europe with him... However in the UK they will check ..
Get all the vaccinations possible as this country has millions of strays and their attitudes towards animals are uneducated and backwards.. they do not believe in neutering and have no ASPCA and animals suffer tremendously here.. I am currently feeding 60 strays and the few individuals in the general population who care are stretched to their limits trying to help. We are trying to make changes here but the GREEK VETERINARIANS ASSOCIATION stops animal welfare agencies from other countries coming in to help for fear of losing fees!

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Hiya,
WE came from Uk same route really with 3 dogs,,,all passports for the animals were checked in Uk prior to going via Tunnel and then nothing ,even when we went on the ferry at Bari to go to Greece we were not asked,,,the dogs stayed in the back of the vehicle while we got a cabin for the night and we walked them frequently as the car was parked on a deck. We passed through Greece no problem as our destination was Bulgaria. AS long as you have their passports and rabies shots documents you are ok

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We will be heading to Athens in May and we have two dogs and a cat. Thanks for the info! They have been chipped, vaccinated, etc. I guess it is better to do it all rather then being the one person that gets checked. I heard about he stray dogs and cats. I will do all I can to help them.

I am already stressing about flying with the pets. Does anyone know if two animals can travel in one crate. I have two long haired Chihuahuas and they would be better flying in the same carate.

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I shipped two cats from Guadalajara, Mexico to Frankfurt in September of 2001 on Delta and currently have a ticket (which I am cancelling for other reasons) from Guadalajara to Paris on Aeromexico for my cats. Both airlines will allow two animals per cage if the cage is sufficiently large. The cage has to be large enough for the animals to stand up and turn around.

I think it probably depends on the airline. Some airlines will only allow a total of 3 animals per passenger (two in the cargo hold and one in the passenger compartment). Aeromexico is willing to accept four cats in two cages in the cargo hold. I have flown them before and find it to be a very fine airline with excellent service and better food than on the US carriers.

When I returned from Frankfurt to Mexico in May of 2004, I flew Iberia to Mexico City via Madrid and Mexico City to Guadalajara on Aeromexico and, again, two cats in one cage was no problem and the service on both airlines was excellent. In fact, after we boarded the flight in Madrid, the flight attendants called my name and after I answered, said they just wanted to check to see if I was on board. Obviously, this was because of my two cats in the cargo hold and I appreciated the extra courtesy shown. Clearing customs in Mexico was no problem since I had a cat passport from Germany and the required rabies shot.

I cancelled my flight to Paris because I have decided to take a cruise from Galveston, Texasa to Civitavecchia north of Rome, spend some time in Rome and Italy, then go to Bari, take a ferry to Patras and take other ferries in the Greek isles and then on to Turkey where I am moving to. I will have someone bring my cats later.

Linda in Mexico

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I'm moving with my family to Cyprus in 4-5 weeks, we also have a 15 year old cat. We had decided to fly at first but are now considering driving and want to take my cat with me by land. She has had all the required shots but I'm wondering how to organize the whole thing with the ferry companies in Italy and Greece. Could anyone who has done this journey with a pet help with any information, I would really appreciate any help.

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Hi Sunny Skies, i'm taking my 2 dogs and a cat (with husband and caravan) to Bulgaria the first week in June but i'm dreading the ferry ride with the dogs and cat. You say you can walk the dogs on deck. Are there bins provided for poo? Also, are there charges for their fares? I can find no information about this. I've heard from some sources you can take the animals into the cabin with you. Is this correct? Any advice would be appreciated.
Did you do the Brindisi-Igoumenitsa ferry?

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Hi,
I live in Greece but am going back to the UK in the winter. As you have already travelled into Greece with animals I hope you dont mind if I pick you brain.
I know that a dog will need the pet passport, vaccines, rabies jab etc but do you have to wait 6 months after the dog has had the rabies jab and the blood has been cleared or is it a case of having the jab and then it is ok to travel (as there is no rabies in the UK).
I have tried to search for this online but cant get an accruate answer, sorry to ask but I thank you in advance.

Many thanks

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Charlotte,
I KNOW what you mean!
I have just spent 3 months on Kythira and wanted to adopt 2 dogs and 5 kittties but couldn´t.
I am worried about a lovable Terrier that I had to leave behind.
ATROCIOUS is the word for how they treat animals.
Learned the word "malaki" as I argues with a home-owner about tying his dog up outside in the winter...he "accused" me of helping his dog "escape", but I was GLAD I did it!
sf

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I would like to make a comment about pets in Greece from a pet's perspective... If I were a dog, would I want a patronizing human to (1) pick me up and lock me up in "Humane Society" where I am literally on death row unless someone adopts me? If I were a dog I would rather be like the dogs in Greece FREE to roam around with other dogs where I can form gangs and have fun fooling around rather than locked up by some presumptuous human who built a prison for me and audaciously calls it "humane" when it is in fact a death sentence for me. People in Greece believe in freedom not only for themselves but all living things... rather than in building sanitized death camps for dogs where the butchery is allegorically called "putting the dog to sleep" . If I were a dog I would rather live in Greece, where people are generally very tolerant of roaming dogs (and feed them and even strike convivial conversations with them, as I have personally witnessed) rather than in these other Hitlerite countries where the appearance of caring hides the monstrosities of dog control and extermination . (2) Ask yourself, if you were a dog would you want to have a normal life, including socialization and sexual contact with other dogs, or would you rather be locked up in a dog holding facility where at best you are given to a human-but with your balls cut off (spayed-as is the practice in pet adoption in USA)? Yes there are cases of pet abuse everywhere, as I witnessed in Cyprus where I desperately tried to "save" a dog from being incessantly tied up and starving, but overall I find life as a dog much more preferable in Greece than in some presumably more pet-friendly countries (due partly to the friendly attitude people have toward dogs in Greece).

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Taking cats dogs or ferrets to and from Greece is well covered at the "Brits in Crete" forum under the "Crete Animal Welfare" discussion thread and at the main BritsinCrete.net web site on the animals page. Hope that helps.

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