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Anyone have experiences bringing a cat/dog into Thailand thru Suvarnabhumi? I believe all you need is the health certificate, etc...no mandatory quarantine. How about departing Suvarnabhumi with pets? Thanks in advance.
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Here I sit broken hearted, tried to shit but only farted. I am not worthy until I have at least 1,000 posts to my name on the LB Forum.
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Bringing pet dogs or cats into Thailand...
The procedures for bringing your pet(s) into Thailand for 6 months or more by air as one of accompanied baggage are:
* Obtain an authorization to import your pet by air. This can be done at the International Airport in Bangkok.
* At the airport, you will need to:
obtain an authorization to bring transit animals via Thailand (Ror 6 form), or
obtain a permission to bring animals into Thailand (Ror 7 form), and/or
fill out an application for special importation form (Kor Sor Kor 102).
(You may be required to pay fees for the above applications, as well as import duties on your pet. Import duties are exempted if your pet will be in Thailand for 6 months or less. However, you will need to fill out a guarantee form and pay a deposit at the airport.)
* Other requirements:
Identity certificate signed in country of origin by a registered veterinarian, describing age, breed, sex, color, etc. of your pet.
Rabies vaccination certificate- your pet must be vaccinated at least 15 days prior to departure.
Leptospirosis vaccination certificate- at least 21 days prior to departure.
Animal must be healthy and free from any sign of infectious or contagious disease.
Animal must be residing in home country for no less than 6 months before the departure date.
Useful numbers...
Bangkok Airport Customs Office
Tel. (66-2) 535-1269, 535-1153, 535-1680, 535-6463
Department of Livestock Development, Bangkok
Tel. (66-2) 251-5136, 252-6944
Contact detail : Bureau of Disease Control and Veterinary Services. Department of Livestock
Development Phayathai road, Ratchtavee 10400 Tel. (02) 653-4550 - 7 ext . 4175 Fax. (02) 653-4929
E-mail : [email protected]
Also - different airlines have different regulations. but Thai Airways is considered one of the best for this...I take my cat in and out of the country on a regular basis (most recent time less than a month ago).
In theory, you are supposed to stop at the Animal Quarantine station which is located near the luggage carousels, fill out some forms, show proof of current vaccination and have the pet "examined" by a vet on staff there (examination consisting at most of teaking the animal's temperature). If all goes well this whole proceeding will take about 1 hour but there have been posts reporting big hassles due to arriving after hours..the Animal Quarantine staff only work Mon-Fri 9 - 5 and except holidays...so any other time, there's no vet on duty and one couple apparently had to pay a huge sum to bring a private vet in (long delay, too).
In practice, I simply walk on out with my cat and have never had a problem. It helps if the carrying case soes not look like an obvious animal case (I have a black leateher case which from a distance could easily be luggage. If you are caught doing this, you could theorectically be fined 10,000 Baht but more likely, if you smile and look confused, you'll just be directed over to Animal Quarantine.
It's up to you -- either time your arrival to be during hai government working hours and dutifully turn yourself & your pets in at Animal Quarantine, or just proceed on out with them like I do. In either case, though, do have a rabies certificate on hand.
It doesn't matter whether or not you went through the formalities on arrival when it comes time to take the pet back out of the country -- they don't ask to see any documentation of the pet's "import". But you do need to get paperwork permitting the " export" of the animal in order to get it on a plane going out. Requires a trip to the Animal Quarantine HQ which is in the argo terminal, takes about an hour and costs 50 Baht, you must bring the pet for them to " examine" plus proof of rabies vaccination. Main inconvenience is their working hours - government working days 9 - 4:30 and closed for at least an hour at lunch.
carry them on through customs along with your luggage
P.S. Forgot to add -- Animal Quarantine officials have the right to put the animal in quarantine if they feel there is a health risk, but I have never heard of that happening to anyone...
Hope this helps a little bit...If the cage + animal is over 10 kilo they will be put in the hold, but not just thrown in...so you still have to book ahead.
Call the airport ahead and tell them when you are comming, to make sure they are on place. (Especially if you arrive 5am, not fun waiting around for a couple of hours with a dog that badly needs to pee and pop and mostlikely has done some in the cage already due to the looong flight.
My boy + cage weight some 19 kilo, and he is only a 'medium' dog.
Always check with the airline exactly what they demand - different between the companys. Usually they require some food, that the dog is able to stand up and turn in the cage, some water, cage clearly marked as 'LIVE ANIMAL' and that the cage is approved(!). When you purchase it the spec-sheets for all approved cages usually state this, since they are a little extra sturdy.
No Q needed per defualt, unless the vet. is unsure if the animal is alright.
Remember that it's not allowed to drug the animal with any strong prescribtion-drug and that it might have an adversal effect in the thinner and dryier air of the airplane... -
Thanks!Here I sit broken hearted, tried to shit but only farted. I am not worthy until I have at least 1,000 posts to my name on the LB Forum.Comment
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Interesting to know if i did decide to move in the future!
Only problem i would have i think is the dog i own is 8 stone!i'm going where the sun keeps shining.................Comment
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put a dress on it bit of lippy, some false tits,show em you have plenty of condoms tell em your very happy together and wish to settle down together at the NANA hotel. youlll probably get thru ok.
robboComment
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no joiner fee?
No honey, no money!!Comment
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robboComment
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ok mick so you gota pay the joiner but it be worth it surely?robboComment
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b better if she had hormone titties rather than the fake ones
No honey, no money!!Comment
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robbo, did you bring your Chihuahua?"I can see it in the eyes.....they get hollow and soulless a year or 2 after the Op .... I coined the term ''shark eyes'' to describe that look"
Jaidee 2009
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no i went off her as legs were so short had to keep putting her on a stool to get height right 
robboComment
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That´s just wrong(robbo @ Nov. 08 2008,03:31) no i went off her as legs were so short had to keep putting her on a stool to get height right
"I can see it in the eyes.....they get hollow and soulless a year or 2 after the Op .... I coined the term ''shark eyes'' to describe that look"
Jaidee 2009
The other white meatComment
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i know but dont tell anyone
robboComment
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It is? Bugger...Comment
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Yes, shouldn´t leave anyone because her legs are short.(Stogie @ Nov. 08 2008,03:39) It is? Bugger...
robbo should´ve kneeled."I can see it in the eyes.....they get hollow and soulless a year or 2 after the Op .... I coined the term ''shark eyes'' to describe that look"
Jaidee 2009
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