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Helping Cats Get to Their New Homes
PROUD PET ESCORTS
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| Ms. Amyna Larson with Sphinx before pet escorting a Mau. |
Ms. Fawziah and Maher (enroute to Boston) arriving in New York City. |
Thank You's to all of our Wonderful Pet Escorts!
To view the list of Pet Escorts in 2010, click here.
Pet Escorts Needed from Cairo, Egypt, headed to:
- USA: Detroit, MI (Urgent); Indianapolis, IN; Chicago, IL or Wisconsin; San Francisco, CA; Los Angeles, CA; Colorado Springs, Co.; and also Kansas.
- Europe: Germany, Belgium
- Canada: Essex, Ontario (Toronto Airport, Urgent)
- Other:
ALSO: Pet Escorts Needed from Alexandria to Cairo for EMRO:
- Escort periodically needed from Alexandria to Cairo, Egypt to transport cats or kittens.
ALSO: Pet Escorts Needed from Dammam,
Riyadh Saudi Arabia (KSA) for EMRO:
- None at this time.
Pet Escorts Pending from Cairo, Egypt (anyone want to adopt in these areas?):
- Escorts needed from Cairo to Belgium, Germany, and Canada (immediately!).
Other inquiries always welcome!
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Pet escorts can use most airlines, especially KLM, Lufthansa,
NW, Air France, Egypt Air etc. However,
EMRO cannot take advantage of would-be escorts going via Air
Canada or British Airways or any flights passing through London
England, since these
cats will not be allowed to travel as excess baggage but have
to go via the much more expensive manifest cargo. We rely on
being able to send cats with people travelling as part of their
"excess luggage" in order to keep the cost of adoptions
low and to be able to get cats out of Egypt to overseas adopters
and to their new forever homes.
NOTE: EMRO is no longer using Delta Airlines (via Cargo) because of complaints received from Adopters who have reported their Maus arriving dirty, in smelly cages, and many times with no food or water. Also, during the last two years Delta Airlines has lost numerous pets, refuses to initiate searches and, instead, offers the grieving pet parent between $200 - $300 in "compensation." |
If you or someone you know is travelling
from Cairo soon, please have them contact EMRO. There are no extra
expenses to the escort for this service (from the cat travelling),
and they can be proud they made a big difference to a homeless Egyptian
cat, helping give it the opportunity to go to a new home overseas!
We will list the name of the escort on our website in appreciation for their help, and also list any website business they might have as free advertising for them, in thanks.
We have cats awaiting a volunteer
pet escort to accompany them to their new homes. To be sent
unaccompanied is very expensive and a barrier to their adoption.
Please consider helping a cat get to its new home today! Thank you.
EMRO does all the paperwork, prepares the cat and cage, gets the
escort in touch with the adopter, helps make the cat's travel arrangements,
and secures the funds for the cat's travel from the adopter before
travel. We deliver the cat(s) to the airport, and even pick up the
pet escort if required, and get them all to their flight! We track
the progress of the cat for pick up and follow up afterwards. All
the pet escort has to do is give us some notice of their flight
(a week or more is very much preferred - as soon as you know your
flight, contact us! But we have done it with three days notice if
we absolutely have to, although the cats might not get on the flight
without more notice) and check the cat in under their name, and
pick the cat up from customs on the other end of the flight, to
pass over to the anxiously waiting adopter. The cat can travel in
the cabin or as cargo.
Due to a number of adopted cats awaiting their ride to their new
home overseas, EMRO will offer a honorarium of $50 to any pet
escort travelling to the US who escorts 1-2 cats. This is the same
for Europe where the honorarium is EUR 30. This will be paid
for by the adopter. This is an additional thanks for those making
the effort to help a cat or two get to a new home. If you decide
you prefer to make pet escorting a full volunteer gesture, you may
return the honorarium to the adopter or return it to EMRO as a donation
for other cats. If you have any questions, please contact info@emaurescue.org.
Traveling out of Egypt with your Pet?
There are certain rules and procedures that you must follow in order to take your pet with you when you travel out of Egypt. To view these guidelines, read our "Pet Travel Information" by clicking on this icon  .
Shipping your Adopted cat via "Cargo"?
Many of our Adopters choose to ship their adopted kitty(s) unescorted by a Pet Escort and instead send them "in the Cargo hold" on most airlines. This secondary option incurs additional costs (because they are handled through a Broker), and shipping is available only Monday through Fridays (Customs Department is only open Monday through Friday in the States). For more information, click on the following icon to read the guidelines drafted by Ms. Rosalind Smith.
(Updated January 24, 2012) |
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