London Heathrow
London, United Kingdom
The Heathrow Animal Reception Centre (HARC) is the world's leading live animal border inspection post, operated by the C...
New York JFK
New York, United States
The ARK at JFK is the world's first privately owned 24/7 animal reception center, opened in a purpose-built 178,000-squa...
Frankfurt Airport
Frankfurt, Germany
The Lufthansa Animal Lounge at Frankfurt Airport is widely considered the finest animal transit facility in the world. T...
Dubai International
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Dubai International Airport's Emirates SkyCargo Pet Station is a state-of-the-art animal handling facility that benefits...
Singapore Changi
Singapore
Singapore has one of the strictest animal import regimes in the world, categorizing source countries into four groups (A...
Paris Charles de Gaulle
Paris, France
Paris CDG's Station Animale is the dedicated animal handling facility for France's busiest airport, managing the arrival...
Hong Kong International
Hong Kong
Hong Kong requires all cats entering the territory to arrive as manifest cargo with a pre-approved special import permit...
Los Angeles International
Los Angeles, United States
Los Angeles International Airport does not have a single centralized animal reception center like Heathrow's HARC or JFK...
Amsterdam Schiphol
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The KLM Cargo Animal Hotel at Schiphol is one of the world's premier pet transit facilities, handling approximately 25,0...
Istanbul Airport
Istanbul, Türkiye
Turkish Airlines opened a dedicated soundproof Pet Lounge at Istanbul Airport in December 2024, designed for maximum com...
Tokyo Narita
Tokyo, Japan
Japan's Animal Quarantine Service (AQS) at Narita is one of Japan's busiest pet import stations. All cats must undergo i...
Tokyo Haneda
Tokyo, Japan
Haneda's AQS branch handles the same procedures as Narita. Haneda is increasingly preferred for international pet arriva...
Doha Hamad International
Doha, Qatar
Qatar Airways Cargo's Animal Centre is the largest animal facility in the world at 5,260 m², opened in 2024. Features 14...
Melbourne Tullamarine
Melbourne, Australia
Australia's Mickleham Post Entry Quarantine (PEQ) Facility is a modern, government-operated facility on 144 hectares nea...
Sydney Kingsford Smith
Sydney, Australia
Sydney Airport lacks a pet quarantine facility. Nearly all cats entering Australia must arrive at Melbourne Internationa...
Brussels Airport
Brussels, Belgium
Brussels Airport's ACIC is a modern, purpose-built facility with adaptive lighting, temperature, and air cycling. Dedica...
Toronto Pearson
Toronto, Canada
Canada's busiest airport for pet imports. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) inspects all animals at the point o...
Seoul Incheon
Seoul, South Korea
South Korea's APQA conducts all pet import inspections at Incheon. Cats require an ISO microchip, valid rabies vaccinati...
Bangkok Suvarnabhumi
Bangkok, Thailand
Thailand's Department of Livestock Development (DLD) oversees all pet imports through Bangkok. Requirements include an i...
Johannesburg OR Tambo
Johannesburg, South Africa
South Africa's primary pet import entry point. Swissport operates a modern Live Animal Lounge providing excellent transi...
Madrid Barajas
Madrid, Spain
Spain's primary international airport for pet imports. Spain follows EU pet regulations — cats from EU states need only ...
São Paulo Guarulhos
São Paulo, Brazil
Brazil's primary international airport for pet imports. VIGIAGRO conducts all animal import inspections. Cats require a ...
Chicago O'Hare
Chicago, United States
One of the busiest US airports for international pet arrivals. Unlike JFK (The ARK), O'Hare has no dedicated animal rece...
Munich Airport
Munich, Germany
Germany's second-largest international airport. While Frankfurt's Lufthansa Animal Lounge is the primary hub for cargo t...
Abu Dhabi International
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi handles pet imports through Etihad Cargo facilities. The UAE requires an import permit from MOCCAE, microchip,...
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson
Atlanta, United States
The world's busiest airport by passenger traffic. Like most US airports, ATL has no dedicated animal reception center. C...
Dublin Airport
Dublin, Ireland
Pet imports handled under Irish and EU regulations overseen by DAFM. Ireland has additional requirements beyond standard...
Kuala Lumpur International
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Malaysia's MAQIS handles all pet import inspections. Cats require an import permit from DVS, valid rabies vaccination, h...