Traveling by plane must be familiar to everyone. In recent years, it has gradually become popular to bring your own pets on the plane. However, you must know that it is not easy to keep your pet by your side. No, in order to prevent his cat from being disposed of in a harsh cargo hold, a Russian poop scraper took the risk of transporting the cat to him.
01 The weight limit on cats makes the shit-sweeper’s dream come true
In fact, this is not the first time our hero has taken a cat on a plane. Due to work needs, he often needs to fly between two cities in Russia. And every time a cat is checked in the cargo hold, it will feel very uncomfortable.
We know that the air pressure and crowded and poor environment in the warehouse will have a huge psychological and physiological impact on cats. Cats will be depressed for a while after every flight.
You heard it right, there are many conditions for keeping a cat by your side. One of the most inhumane regulations is the weight limit for cats. For example, Aeroflot, the airline on which this shit scraper flies, stipulates that cats cannot weigh more than 7 kilograms, but this shit scraper’s cat weighs 9 kilograms.
This must have chilled the hearts of most of the people who have orange cats! But don’t worry, different airlines have different regulations, and Xiaomiao will explain them all next.
02 Replace a skinny cat with a fat one, the so-called clever trick of the cat owner
For his own precious cat, the cat owner carefully designed a plan. He thought that all he had to do was fool the airport staff into thinking his cat was not that fat. After all, it’s not easy to make a cat lose weight.
So the poop scraper posted a request for help on Twitter, looking for a similar-looking but thinner cat in Moscow so that he could get through the security check.
Unexpectedly, such a simple and crude method as the shit shovel officer was successful. He secretly exchanged cats while checking in at the airport and returned the borrowed cat to his friend.
In this way, Victor’s cat Victor experienced the first real flight journey of a cat. After all, with the companion of the owner, he would not be so anxious! However, the good times didn't last long. Not long after the plane landed, the cats couldn't stand it any longer. The airport staff still recognized it. This cat was not that cat.
Although the poor poop officer took the cat to enjoy the unique sky view of cats, he was fined by Aeroflot and permanently deleted from the membership list. I don’t know what the shit shovel officer who ended up like this would think in his heart. But today I have Xiao Meow here to give you some tips on shipping domestic pets.
03 The type of animal is very important. No one wants to encounter a snake when flying.
First of all, domestic airlines theoretically accept pets as checked luggage, but whether they can be brought on board the plane depends on the relevant policies, standards, and charges. Need to know the situation in advance. However, according to the regulations of the Civil Aviation Administration of China, the pets that can be checked at present refer to cats, dogs and other entertainment pets kept by families.
Wild animals and animals with strange shapes or characteristics that are easy to hurt people, such as snakes, cannot be transported as baggage, but they can be transported as cargo.
In order to ensure the physical safety of all passengers in the cabin, the steward will be required to present relevant pet health certificates when checking in. This refers to the animal quarantine certificate (valid health certificate and vaccination certificate) issued by the health and quarantine department at or above the county level. However, it should also be noted that the animal quarantine certificate here is only valid for 7 days.
In addition to some rigid regulations from the Civil Aviation Administration, different airlines will also issue different regulations to restrict the conditions for pets to fly. Of course, what Xiaomiao here refers to is bringing pets into the cabin, because under normal circumstances, there are not many requirements for the size of pets when checking in pets. However, it should be noted that pregnant animals, animals within 48 hours of giving birth, animals in the lactation period, etc. cannot be checked.
After meeting the above conditions, you need to find an airline that is suitable for your pet. For example, Hainan Airlines requires that pet baggage must not exceed 5 kilograms and must be more than 6 months old. (Do you feel that it is a critical blow? Even the pet industry has deep malice towards fat people! Look at Xiaomiao’s orange cat. It is almost 10 kilograms. This...)
However, I believe that as the demand for bringing cute pets on board the cabin increases, it will be 9012 years ago! More and more airlines will surely launch more cat-friendly services.
04 Compare with three companies, check for leaks and fill in the gaps. The aerobic cabin is very important.
When choosing different airlines, you also need to submit an application form in advance to determine the specific types of pets that each airline can carry or check. For example, China Eastern Airlines currently cannot check in flat-nosed cats.
However, in all conditions, having an aerobic chamber is crucial! So what is the difference between an aerobic chamber and an ordinary cargo warehouse? The aerobic cabin on the plane is specially designed to transport live animals, while the cargo hold is used to transport items. Usually the cargo is in a suffocated pressurized cabin, which is pressurized and not ventilated.
05 It is more important for cute pets not to have a fear of flying
Little Meow has talked so much about choosing airlines and obtaining relevant documents, but in fact, whether they are willing to fly is not an idea imposed on pets by us humans. The most important thing is whether the owners want to and whether they can do it.
Therefore, in order to ensure the safety of your owners, before checking in or taking a flight, you must go through professional channels to find out whether your owners suffer from motion sickness, whether they have motion sickness, and whether they have great resistance to unfamiliar environments. For example, in foreign countries, there are courses related to training dogs to fly!
Only if we work with airlines to think more about the owners and start from the owners’ perspective, then the domestic environment for flying with pets will get better and better!