Just found out your family has orders to the land of paradise? Obviously, there’s a ton of planning

Just found out your family has orders to the land of paradise? Obviously, there's a ton of planning to do including making sure the fur kids have a smooth move. To make sure you're ready to pack up Fido or Fluffy, here are 10 things exotic cars for rental inchicago to keep in mind so your forever family member arrives safely.
Pay a visit to the Hawaii Department of Agriculture website and download the checklist for the 5-Day-Or-Less-Program. This five-page PDF, although exotic cars for rental inchicago somewhat confusing to read, has every step listed for bringing a pet to Hawaii . On Hawaii Military Pets, we simplified the steps and added some advice from some of our most seasoned pet travelers.
If you live near a military veterinarian, ask them to put you in contact with the military veterinarian clinic at your next duty station. You can also locate exotic cars for rental inchicago Hawaii's clinics on the Army's Public Health Command page. Army veterinarians can save you possibly thousands of dollars exotic cars for rental inchicago in health certificates, exotic cars for rental inchicago shots and other services. Hawaii has military veterinarians at Fort Shafter, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickman, Schofield Barracks and Marine Corps Base Pearl Harbor.
If you want to take the stress out off moving your furry friend, consider hiring a pet moving company like Happy Tails Pet Travels exotic cars for rental inchicago . A local Hawaiit company we recommend is Island Pet Movers. Run by a former exotic cars for rental inchicago Navy sailor, the company specializes in military exotic cars for rental inchicago moves and does all the paperwork for you and if needed, they'll pick up the pet(s) and take to a kennel for temporarily boarding.
Speaking of boarding, Hawaii is one of only a handful of duty stations with a military-run boarding kennel. The Army's Family and Morale, exotic cars for rental inchicago Welfare and Recreation exotic cars for rental inchicago (FMWR) Pet Kennel offers us the most affordable rates and is top notch, winning the 2005 "Spirit of the Eagle Award" for best Army FMWR facility. The kennel is open to active duty, military civilians exotic cars for rental inchicago and retired personnel.
If you're going to live on base, obtain the housing pet policy. All military housing in Hawaii is privatized and all have breed bans and numerical, size and weight limits. The restrictions are not consistent by service or location, so while the family pet may be permitted where you are now, they may be banned here. Housing off base has similar exotic cars for rental inchicago restrictions. The Hawaiian Humane Society's Pets in Housing program works with property managers and housing companies to advocate for pet owners in finding affordable and safe places to live.
Air Mobility Command offers space-available flight, known as Space-A travel, for pets, but you may only take two pets (or up to three if they fit the cabin size restrictions) and a 14-day travel window is required. Space-A is a service that allows military service members, their families and service retirees fill seats on military air transport flights that otherwise exotic cars for rental inchicago would be left empty. exotic cars for rental inchicago Some duty stations don't fly commercial airliners, so you can only book these flights exotic cars for rental inchicago to a destination that has these capabilities. This checklist has all the detailed requirements. In Hawaii, The Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam AMC has a Facebook page for the latest flight schedules.
You may get some money reimbursed for pet travel. One way is if your pet is in quarantine. Up to $550 is available if you meet certain requirements. And, check with your tax-filing office to see if some of your pet-moving expenses can be written off when filing income taxes.
Research the pet-friendly hotels. There are a few here that allow pets, such as the Navy Lodge and Aqua Hotels and Resorts. At Aqua Hotels, exceptions to the published weight limits are made on a case-by-case basis. Please contact exotic cars for rental inchicago Kehau Amorin, Director of Sales and Marketing, Military and Government at 808-741-8932 to learn more about the hotel's military programs.
Know Hawaii's pet laws. Hawaii has laws covering companion animals and the city and county of Honolulu have their laws. Much of military housing exotic cars for rental inchicago is off base, where the Hawaiian Humane Society has concurrent jurisdiction with The Honolulu Police Department to enforce laws pertaining to pets. The Hawaiian Humane society's website lists our leash laws, policies on barking complaints, animal abandonment and animal cruelty. On the military bases, enforcement of pet law falls to the military police, game wardens and animal control officers.
It might be helpful to keep a planner for certain shot deadlines exotic cars for rental inchicago and set aside a little each month for pet moving expenses. For more about staying organized during a move, download the free Ultimate PCS Guide!
Theresa Donnelly is an active-duty Navy Lieutenant with 16 years of military service, having done 10 years enlisted with multiple overseas deployments. She is the owner of Hawaii Military exotic cars for rental inchicago Pets, an online exotic cars for rental inchicago pet resource for military families living in Hawaii. The blog and Facebook page provide information on moving with pets in the military, boarding information, pet policies in state and federal governments, and overall ways to celebrate exotic cars for rental inchicago the human-animal bond. She routinely partners with local and national animal nonprofits that place special emphasis on military and their companion animals, such as Dogs on Deployment and Pets for Patriots. Follow her on Twitter @tdonnelly76.