A Sturdi example; the right way to travelHoliday Season Pet Travel Safety Tips
At the Holiday Season Air Travel Press Conference, representatives from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) spoke about how to prepare for going through security screening. Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) shared the holiday travel forecast, while the Airport Police conveyed travel safety and Customs & Border Protection (CBP) showed us hands-on what “not” to bring into the country when returning from an overseas trip. In closing, Christina Selter “Pet Safety Lady” founder of Bark Buckle UP, the trusted authority for pet travel safety, shared with us some tips for traveling safe with pets. Her Furry friends helped her demonstrate airline approved, pet-carriers, crates and a “BONE”afide pet pat down, TSA style.
Nearly 2.9 million passengers will pass through LAX from Friday December 17 through January 2nd 2011 and some of those nearly 3 million passengers will have pets. Number one tip from LAX, TSA CBP and Pet Safety Lady, is: “be early!”
Cat in Box; the WRONG way to travel!Pet Safety Lady emBARKed her national airport tour live from LAX. The tour was formed to help educate pet owners on how to travel safer with their pets nationwide.
“Safety starts on the way to the airport. To ensure ultimate safety, comfort and convenience for two and four-legged passengers, be sure to plan, pack and follow the rules,” said Pet Safety Lady. Her airport tour will take a giant BITE out of pet air travel commotion.
“We were honored to see that Pet Safety Lady used the Sturdi Tote at the press conference to teach the public how to keep their pet safe in cabin then traveling by air,” said Penny Johnson, Executive Vice President, Sturdi Products, Inc. Guests were chomping at the bit to hear her Pet Air Travel Safety Tips (PATST):
• Fees (average is $100.00)
• Cabin or cargo: A pet under 20lb,s, which includes the carrier and can go in cabin, under your seat. Larger pets travel as cargo. Lock your carrier and keep ID on carrier.
• Check-in: A reservation for pets is required. Your pet will be your carry-on bag.
• Security: Pet Pat Down TSA style may be required for some pets. Your carrier goes through the x-ray machine but your pet is removed from its carrier and walks through with you.
• Airports are required to have pet potty areas (LAX has 5).
• Packing for pets: Be sure to bring medicines, food, a toy or chew bone, ID tag, collar/harness & leash.
• Size & health: Healthy to fly = current shots. All states require Rabies vaccinations and that the animal be at least eight weeks old.
• Snub nose pets like a Pug cannot fly as cargo.
• Airline transfers: Different carriers = you are required to pick up your pet at baggage and transfer to other carrier. When transferring with the same carrier, that airline will transfer your pet for you.
• Service dogs with proper ID travel in cabin free of charge.
• Weather safety restrictions apply: Above 85 degrees and below 20, degrees pets don’t fly.
For the full list of pet air travel tips, full release and more quotes please visit http://www.PetSafetyLady.com and click on the airplane. Video at http://www.YouTube.com/PetSafetyLady
** On this note, let me tell you how fantastic the Sturdi cat carrier is. It’s a pyramid shaped carrier that’s a vinyl-like material with tons of small airholes – sort of a canopy material. Maxwell climbed right in there when I brought it home and we use it to take the boys to the vet now, and plan to use it as a carrier next time we travel. The Sturdi for cats is just that — a strudy material and carrier, but with room to move and a soft cushioned bottom thats warm and snuggly for Fluffy. We plan on ordering another one soon for the other cats. **
About: Christina Selter “Pet Safety Lady” founder of Bark Buckle UP® works with first responders nationwide teaching pet safety and has buckled UP more then 10,000 pets. Education is the first step to show that pet safety is connected to human safety, which helps to save lives. Christina has been featured in more then 1200 TV, radio, segments including print and
online takes it over tens of thousands, Bark Buckle UP received more then 100 MILLION in circulations and impressions in the first year, she has directed, produced several pet safety PSA’s and created Be Smart Ride Safe-take the pledge Buckle Up the whole family.
About Sturdi Products: Seventeen years and still flying high, the innovative design of the SturdiBag makes it the preferred carrier for many well traveled professional trainers, breeders and animal lovers around the world. Sturdi Products, Inc. has gained an international reputation for designing unique, attractive, durable and safe products that reflect the needs of customers who travel with cats and small dogs. Sturdi Products manufactures professional quality soft sided pet carriers, portable pop up shelters, foldable water-tight boxes, orthopedic grade pads, corporate promotional products and other unique items geared to cats and small dogs. Sturdi Products Inc. offers quality products for traveling pets…and their people. To learn more about Sturdi Products, visit www.sturdiproducts.com.
