Safety & Care
How we keep animals well
Transport stress is real and it is cumulative. Everything below exists to keep it low rather than to look good on a website.
- CratingEvery animal travels in its own hard-sided crate, sized so it can stand, turn and lie down flat. Crates are strapped to anchor points — an unsecured crate becomes a projectile in a hard stop, and it is the single most common failure in amateur pet transport.
- TemperatureVehicles are climate controlled and monitored while moving and while stopped. We do not leave animals in a parked vehicle in summer, which is why our rest stops are longer than they strictly need to be.
- Rest and toiletingEvery two to three hours: water, a toileting opportunity, and a short walk where it is safe to do so. Puppies under twelve weeks get shorter intervals because their bladders demand it.
- FeedingWe keep your animal on the food it already eats, on the schedule it already knows. Changing food mid-journey causes stomach upset almost every time, and a car is the worst possible place for that.
- Overnight stopsNever in the vehicle. Pet-friendly accommodation with the handler, or a layover-care handler's home. Evening and morning photos both go to your tracking page.
- Illness on the roadThe handler stops immediately and calls you before calling us. We identify a 24-hour clinic near every overnight point before departure, and the handler carries the animal's full records. Veterinary costs are billed at cost with the receipt.
- Handover verificationWe confirm the identity of whoever receives the animal, photograph the handover and log the time. It protects you, and it protects us.
- InsuranceCargo and liability cover, plus the handler's commercial vehicle policy. We send the certificate before you book, not after you ask for it.
One thing we will not do
We do not sedate animals for travel, and we ask you not to either. Sedation suppresses the ability to regulate temperature and to right themselves if a crate shifts, and most veterinary bodies now advise against it for transport. If your animal is genuinely too anxious to travel unsedated, that is a conversation with your vet before you book — not a problem to solve on the road.
Next Step
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