About Anchorage Pet Travel Certificates

Why would anyone ever want to leave Alaska? Well, sometimes Life changes — a new job, family matters, things crop up. And sometimes you just gotta get away for a bit. And who wouldn’t want to take their furry friends along for the trip?

The goal of Anchorage Pet Travel Certificates is to help you & your pets get the necessary and required paperwork to see your pets safely to their destination. We know that, in these busy & challenging times, the need for veterinary services sometimes exceeds the vet community’s scheduling availability.

With that in mind, beginning in summer of 2022, we began offering once weekly clinics on Sundays, & in May 2023 expanded to twice-weekly clinics, Thursdays & Sundays. To date, we’ve safely seen well over a thousand pets to their new homes, or holiday homes, from destinations as nearby as Sitka & Kodiak, and as far-flung as Chile, Malaysia, Israel, & the Philippines.

Dr Ginny Kunch, DVM, MRCVS, has over twenty-five years Alaska vet experience, as well as having coordinated her own international pet travel to live & work abroad in Wales & Scotland. While working as a vet in Britain, she was qualified as an OV -- Official Veterinarian -- and completed the Royal College of Veterinary Services course & certification for international pet travel.

During your appointment — which you can schedule yourself, from the Appointments link, above, on this website — your pet will be examined by a licensed & accredited veterinarian & receive the necessary signed documents to get your pets on a plane (or ferry!) or across the borders into Canada and back into the US. Rabies vaccination (required for travel) is also available, as are written prescriptions for sedatives, and/or heartworm medication for dogs. (see our FAQs page for additional information).

[Note: International travel certificates are also available but, due to their individual complexities, require additional pre-appointment arrangements and cannot be booked online. Please contact AnchoragePetTravel@gmail.com for more information.]

Book with us today, via the Appointments link above, and see our FAQs page for additional important information!

Where we’ve been sending pets:

As of Summer 2023, we’ve sent well over a thousand pets to all 50 United States (yep, including Hawaii), US territories such as Puerto Rico & US Virgin Islands, and beyond!

International traveling pets have arrived safely in:

  • Germany

  • Japan

  • Saudi Arabia

  • UK

  • Philippines

  • Dominican Republic

  • Costa Rica

  • Chile

  • Australia

  • Israel

  • Portugal

  • Sweden

  • Thailand

  • Vietnam

  • Poland

What We Do (and Do Not) Offer:

Services We Provide:

  • A quick pleasant experience for you & your pets. (Because the paperwork is already done in advance, your pets’ exams are over & done before they even realize they’re at a vet’s office!)

  • Emailed copy of your pets’ signed travel certificate (in case you lose yours whilst traveling!)

  • A workspace dedicated only to Pet Travel certificates — no busy vet clinic hubbub or medicinal smells!

  • Online booking for appointments

  • Discounted exam fees for additional pets traveling on the same certificate

  • Frequent-flyer discount for pets who re-book with us

  • Temperature-Acclimation statements automatically provided at no additional charge

  • Rabies vaccinations

  • Meticulous attention to detail of travel requirements (especially International) per destination

  • Online VEHCS USDA filing (international)

  • Advice & assistance in coordinating the timeline for your pet/s’ international travel

  • Written prescriptions for Sedative, which you can take to a pharmacy or have filled online.

  • On-site Heartworm medication for dogs

  • On-site Flea/Tick/Heartworm combo meds for dogs

Services We Do Not Offer:

  • Microchipping

  • Laboratory or blood-testing services (e.g., FAVN Rabies titres)

  • “Concierge” service to coordinate all your international travel needs, such as additional import permits as required by country of destination, or Hawaii AQS-279 permits

  • Other vaccinations than what is required per destination

  • Other veterinary services (such as ear checks, nail clips, etc.)

  • Certificates for unwell pets (please consult your pets’ regular veterinarian to discuss the best plan for them)

  • Non-dog/-cat species

  • Phone service — All communication is done online via email, until the day of your pets’ appointment