DogAbroad is the sister site of CatAbroad.com, which has helped cat owners navigate import rules for 144 countries. Dog owners used it anyway — and kept hitting the things cat guides can't cover: breed bans, tapeworm windows, cargo weight economics, muzzle laws, snub-nose embargoes.
So we built the dog version properly. Same research method: every guide is grounded in the official government veterinary source for that country, checked against IATA guidance and airline policy pages, and re-verified on a rolling schedule by an automated checker that flags rule changes for human review. When a country changes its rules, our pages change too — with the review date shown on every guide.
What we are and aren't
We're a research and planning resource. We're not a pet-shipping agent, a veterinary practice, or a substitute for the official source — every guide links to the government page it's built from, and you should always confirm requirements there before booking. For complex moves (Australia, Japan, restricted breeds), a good IPATA agent earns their fee.
Contact
Spotted an out-of-date rule or want to share how your dog's move went? Send us a message — reader reports are how we catch changes fastest.