You will NOT believe the following ! BUT, it is TRUE !!
A female member of our U.S. Military wanted to take two small dogs back with her from Atlanta, GA to Germany.
She sent emails to several pet shippers. It was very clear that she had two small 15 lb dogs and wanted them
on the same plane. This following response from Animal Land in Atlanta is just an example of the OBSCENE
treatment given to the pet traveling public by ALL of the 3rd party pet shippers. NO effort was made by
Animal Land to determine size of pets or anything else that would be helpful to determine price. Animal Land
shot off their usual OVER priced estimate, hopeing the client would NOT question the charges. I continue to
advise EVERYONE to demand a complete itemization of ALL charges.
Animal Land Pet Movers is hardly the industry leader unless you count over pricing! An estimate of $4295 YES
an estimate of $4295 was provided..... And, for what? Was this for cargo? Excess baggage? How could they
arrive at this price without knowing the size of kennels required? IMPOSSIBLE !!
Was the client advised that it would be MUCH better to take dogs as excess baggage? NO The client told me
she was NOT so advised. As excess baggage on either Lufthansa or Delta would have been $200 to $300
per pet. And, there would be NO customs charges in Frankfurt. To have suggested excess baggage to any
client would only cut into the HUGE profits these scumbags charge for cargo moves !! Client made it clear to
ALL that she would take pets to Brucken, Germany herself, yet, Animal Land included within their quote a
delivery charge. Here again, 3rd party shippers make HUGE profits when they provide door to door. They take
this out of the hands of the client. I mean HUGE PROFITS.....
These two dogs might have needed the # 300 Intermediate kennel each. Based on two of these, as CARGO, the
total charge with Lufthansa would have been approx $1086; and with Delta, $875. Either, or both, might have
fit into the #200 kennel, which would have dropped the total cost.
AND, Animal Land wanted to charge $4295......... How can these people face their God........
One of the biggest lines of b.s. these shippers hand out is that they track every minute of the flight. This is
TOTAL B.S. This is impossible. No way would security ever allow for a civilian to know the exact whereabouts
of an aircraft.... Think about it....... Animal Land makes sure the plane takes off on time????? Are we idiots
to believe this? NONE of us can guarantee how the pets are put on a plane, or taken off. This is all in the
hands of the airlines and ground crews. Sorry, Animal Land. We just can NOT buy this b.s. from you, or
other pet shippers.
PLEASE EVERYONE No matter what pet shipper you use. DEMAND that they itemize everything. Ask what
you are getting for this extra $3000 plus that the pet shipper is asking of you!
Now remember. This is NOT only Animal Land that does this. Air Animal in Tampa; Pet Relocation in TX;
Animalsaway; Happy Tails in Tucson are the leaders in this endeavor to bilk you of all the money possible.
There are others. Just contact all the pet shippers you wish. You will soon discover that what I warn about
is TOTAL FACT.......
