ANIMAL TRANSPORT TO LEBANON: HOW IS THIS DONE?
Travelling to Lebanon with your animal (guinea pig, cat, dog, etc.) ?
The live animal relocation professional, Air Transport Animal, grants you with the necessary administrative, veterinary, sanitary and shipping procedures information for your animal to travel with ease to Lebanon.
We can also garantee the transpotation of your pet from the Rafic Hariri International Airport to the city of Beirut or Tripoli, his final destination.
Lebanon have clear-cut conditions for live pets entry in his land. To receive more information about the administrative, shipping, veterinary or sanitary procedures for your animal relocation on flight, contact us !
RELOCATION OF YOUR ANIMAL AS CARRY-ON OR CHECKED BAGGAGE
There is 2 ways to relocate your pet : he can fly as carry-on or he can remain as checked baggage in the hold of the plane.
Either way, the conventionalities are pretty much the same for the transportation of your animal with some details different according to the height, the weight of your pet and the destination country.
There are 2 other facts that you have to hold in mind :
The first one is that several countries do not accept the relocation of live animal with you in the plane.
The second one is that your animal must be in a International Air Transport Association recognized cage if he fly as carry-on. If not, your pet will surely be unable to enter the plane. Additionally, the cage musn’t prevent your creature from moving freely.
VETERINARY PROTOCOL AND ADMINISTRATIVE STEPS REGARDING ANIMAL TRANSPORT TO LEBANON
To transport live animals to Lebanon, your pet will need to have the following prior to their departure:
- A pet passport. Your vet will be able to provide you one.
- A microchip
All their vaccinations must be up-to-date. The vaccine against rabies must date more than 30 days, but less than a year. On receiving the result, an import permit application must be lodged with the Lebanon official departments.
Other vaccinations:
For dogs:
- Canine Distemper Virus
- Canine Parvovirus
- Infectious Canine Hepatitis
- Leptospirosis
- Rabies
For cats:
- Feline Calicivirus
- Feline Panleukopenia Virus (FPV)
- Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis
- Rabies
The departure date has been set, you have the permit, now you just have to get a certificate of good health from your vet issued within seven days prior to departure.
The pet passport and certificate of good health must be legalized by the Departmental Directorate for Public Protection (the “DDPP”) in your region. They will stamp the documents with their official stamp to approve them.
Once all the paperwork has been legalized by the DDPP, your loyal companion is ready to begin their new life in Lebanon!
Make complete use of Air Transport Animal’s knowledge like many others and fly with your animal to other locations like Jordan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
