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Live animals will not be accepted as checked-in Animal in Hold (AVIH) or Pet in Cabin (PETC) on Kenya Airways flights.
Live animals shall be consigned as cargo only.
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Live animals will not be accepted as checked-in Animal in Hold (AVIH) or Pet in Cabin (PETC) on Kenya Airways flights.
Live animals shall be consigned as cargo only.
Service dog shall be accepted in the cabin if it’s providing assistance to a person with disability i.e. Blind guest, a person with mental or psychiatric disorder. The dog is certified and individually trained to provide assistance to a person with a disability.
For more information on health and import documents needed to transport a service dog, contact KQ Cargo for guidance.
Note: All service dogs must be trained to be accepted. Emotional support dogs are no longer considered as service animals.
Passengers with mental or psychiatric condition and needing to travel with a service dog may be required to present certain documentation from a licensed medical health professional that is treating the passenger, dated within one year, stating that the service dog is necessary for the passenger/s mental health or treatment during air travel and/or any activity at the passengers’ destination.
From July 14 through October 14, 2021, dogs coming from high-risk countries with CDC Dog Import Permits can enter the United States at one of these 18 airports: Anchorage, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago (ORD), Dallas (DFW), Detroit, Honolulu, Houston (IAH), Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New York (JFK), Newark, Philadelphia, San Francisco, San Juan, Seattle, and Washington, DC (Dulles).
All dogs imported into the United States must be healthy on arrival. Dogs that have not been in a high-risk country in the previous 6 months are not required by CDC to present a rabies vaccination certificate or other paperwork, but vaccination against rabies is recommended.
These rules apply to all dogs, including puppies, service animals, and service dogs.
These rules also apply whether you are:
If you do not follow CDC’s rules, your dog may not be allowed to enter the United States.