Pets and International Travel United States Department of State
Pet therapy utilizes trained animals and handlers to achieve specific physical, social, cognitive, or emotional goals with patients. We only accept checked pets for active-duty U.S. military and U.S. State Department Foreign Service personnel traveling on official orders. Up to 2 pets may be checked and they must meet the minimum age and health requirements of the destination. Since capacity is limited, we accept checked pets on a first-come basis. Anthropomorphism, or the projection of human feelings, thoughts and attributes on to animals, is a defining feature of human pet-keeping. Pets have commonly been considered private property, owned by individual…