Some Useful Information

Final destination-  London.  But the UK does not allow pets to arrive via in-cabin travel.  So if like me you have a timid dog small enough to travel in-cabin, alternative routes can be arranged.  It just takes some imagination and a lot of humor.

Bruno and I are flying directly from Singapore to Amsterdam, taking the Thalys from Amsterdam to Paris, and then driving across the Channel via the Eurotunnel.  This is the most humane (for him!) route I can think of, which keeps him with me at all points of the journey.

From Singapore to the Continent- KLM, Lufthansa and Air France allow dogs in-cabin.

Some useful information/unavoidable tasks, pre-journey, assuming the point of departure is Singapore:

1.  Dog must be microchipped

2.  Rabies shot must be administered 30 days before departure, and after microchip has been implanted

3.  All annual vaccines must be up to date, or else.

4.  Blood test to be done to check for heartworm if one has been negligent (Guilty). 

5.  Dog must be licensed with the AVA here in order to do the next.

6.  Apply for an export permit via the AVA website- this is only valid  for 30 days- to be presented at Changi Airport.

7.  Vet to fill out health certificate accordingly, this then needs to be brought over to the AVA and officially stamped.  This is only valid for 7 days.

8.  EU-Dutch health import forms to be filled out by vet prior to arriving in the Netherlands.

In The Netherlands:

1.  Apply for EU Pet passport at a local vet (not kidding) or else he cannot travel within the EU.

2.  Have the same vet administer the tapeworm treatment and record all that down for entry into the UK.

In Paris:

1.  Have all the above ready to show officials if asked...

Note:  Eurostar does not presently allow dogs to travel on their trains, hence the more imaginative route.

I hope I remembered, Everything.