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| Posted On: | 09-Apr-2003 |
| From: | "Steve " [steve.....com] |
| Subject: | RE: [roatan] Pets |
Hi Erik, > Can anyone tell me what the proceedure is for pets on Roatan? Is > there a quarantine? Or are certified vet papers needed within a > certain time frame before arrival? Let me repost what Terri from Paradise Computers (http://www.paradise-computers.com/) contributed a while back about their experience below. Excellent info. Best regards, Steve Moderator - Send cries for help to steve.....com www.roatanet.com - Visitors Guide to Roatan and the Bay Islands www.travel-to-honduras.com - Your Travel Guide to Honduras Hello All, my husband Mitch and I bought Paradise Computers about 2 months ago and are in the process of moving. I just brought 3 cats to Roatan from Miami on June 30. This is a long winded email, but helpful for anyone trying to bring cats down here. I can at least share my experience. First - paperwork. The Honduran embassy here in the US will tell you that you need a health certificate with USDA approval from a vet. Then, you are supposed to take that to the embassy, and they will give you some finalized sort of form. I didn't bother with most of that. All I had was the vet's health certificate (without the USDA approval), and no one batted an eyelash. I did, however, have to give the customs lady at the Roatan airport a small "tax" for each cat. $10 per cat worked. She isn't shy about asking for it. TACA was the only airline I found that would take pets all the way to Roatan in the summer. They require that the pets are in a cage and can stand up and turn around. I don't believe TACA will allow you to take the pets on board. My vet told me it wasn't a good idea to sedate the cats, mainly so that they can deal with the heat better. I decided to use TACA's direct flight from Miami. This cut down on the chances of the cats ending up somewhere like San Salvador. Now, the TACA people in Miami will tell you that you are only allowed 1 (sometimes they say 2) pets. They will also tell you it's first come first serve, and their baggage area only holds 2 pets. However, if you go to the airport in Roatan and talk to the lady manager there, (I wish I knew her name, she's usually in the back office, has reddish hair, very nice and helpful), explain to her what you want to do. She will add the pets to your reservation. Ask her to print you a copy with some verbage that you have reserved space for X cats. When you are in Miami (or wherever), check in as early as you can. Chances are, they will not have a reservation for your cats. However, if they have the space, and no one else has checked in with a pet, they will take them. It really helped me to have the print out, because they didn't want to take 3 at first, but were pretty nice about it and accepted them anyway. Another point, I had to drive to Miami, because I couldn't find an airline within the US that would take 3 cats during the summer - just plain too hot in the baggage hold. The heat was another reason I chose the direct flight from Miami. One last thing, the customs lady in Roatan made an appointment for the cats to see the vet that comes to Roatan on Wednesdays. I was a little suspicious, but showed up anyway with an islander friend. This turned out to be another way to try and zap more money out of us, but my friend talked the vet out of it fairly easily. If you don't speak Spanish, and they set you up with this, you might want to bring along someone who does. FREE Cell Phones with up to $400 Cash Back! | |
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