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Re:US ends era of emotional support animals on planes by gravitas on Thursday December 03, 2020 @02:40PM (#25293595)
About a decade ago I used a service "We Move Pets", who at the time was specializing in transporting pets across North America (CA/US) for pro sports players, NBA and NHL etc. It wasn't cheap (and required I go get special vaccinations and paperwork, understandable) but it worked out great - they were passing by my city and had room on the van to take on another pet to the same destination I was going.

Looks like they're out of business now after a quick Google, but maybe it'll give you some hints where to look for clues - there has to be more of these companies out there doing this kind of thing, as I was led to believe was popular/common (?) for pro sports players to want their pet with them at training camps & such (hearsay by me). As mentioned, it was not cheap but I was also paying for a kennel at the destination for a few days until I could get there myself.

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Re:US ends era of emotional support animals on planes by giarc on Thursday December 03, 2020 @03:35PM (#25294411)
Care to share how much it cost?

I'm also surprised the players didn't just get to bring the pets on the charter plane they travel around the country on, if only for that initial move.

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Re:US ends era of emotional support animals on planes by gravitas on Thursday December 03, 2020 @04:18PM (#25295118)
They provided a breakdown on the invoice for me, stripping out all the sensitive info (reminder this was a decade ago):

    Item #: Transport Fee (small animal)
    Unit price: $495.00

    Description: Total of 1734 Miles (fuel surcharge)
    Unit price: $246.80
Sometimes a plane is not an option - I was moving, a large moving truck was transporting the house, while I was transporting the items they could not carry on their truck (liquids, firearms, ammunition) across state lines. Bringing a pet along while trying to maintain eyesight on a vehicle full of sensitive items was not in my best interest.
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Re:US ends era of emotional support animals on planes by giarc on Friday December 04, 2020 @05:50PM (#25309373)
Interesting, thanks for sharing those figures.
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Re:US ends era of emotional support animals on planes by denimnerd46 on Thursday December 03, 2020 @03:47PM (#25294609)
May be why the service failed, the athletes can do that. Or maybe that's what the service was needed: when you sign as a free agent or get traded there isn't any charter plane heading to your new destination; it's up to you to get there.
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