12/08/13, 08:36 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2012
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It has been a while since I looked into shipping goats...back when we raised Kinders...and as everyone knows, they are not just always around the corner! Anyway, each state has its own rules about what all you have to do to ship livestock into their area. Start there and make sure you and your seller are up to speed on what info/paper work/meds are required. You will need to (most likely...be sure to ask the seller) make sure they have a container that is acceptable for the kid. Sometimes the seller has those on hand and will charge you a fee for the shipping crate. Many regular crates sold at Walmart, etc., are NOT acceptable to the airlines due to not having metal bolts...lots of stuff is plastic. There is often an additional fee for the sellers gas from home to airport, etc. At the time that I was looking into this Delta airlines at Lambert in St. Louis and actually all over the country insisted that just ONE kid be in each crate...that may have changed as has been discussed on this forum in another thread. Of course, if you are only getting one buckling, no problem. There are rules about the kid being able to stand and turn around inside the crate...don't remember exactly what they are. Your seller may do this regularly and know all this stuff backwards and forwards from regular shipping...but it doesn't hurt to check yourself. You can call the airlines that you think you want to use and tell them the information of origination point and destination. Sometimes in a large metro area like Boston or NY where that are more than one airport there is only one place where livestock can be shipped and/or received. Anyway, lots of people do it, It is expensive, but so is traveling, making arrangements for your home, kids and livestock! If I remember anything else, I'll send it along. Best you talk with the breeder and see what he/she knows and then call the airlines to get the latest information would be my suggest. Good luck!!
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