GENERAL:

1. The acceptance of live animal’s shipment must be in accordance with the instructions in the IATA Live Animals Regulations (LAR) and PAL supplemented regulations, which are related to the kind of animal, type of aircraft, temperature at origin, enroute and destination.
2. The LAR covers acceptance standards, labeling, marking, general documentation and handling requirements which will be followed
3. The holds (compartments) of all aircraft are subject to temperature variations, we cannot give any guarantee to the shipper that specific temperature will be maintained.
4. Only animals, which appear to be in good health and condition and fit to travel to the final destination, shall be accepted for carriage. The shipper is required to declare when animals are pregnant or have given birth in the last 48 hours.



Advisory on Dogs for Carriage

If you are flying to the Philippines with your pet on Philippine Airlines, it is important to note that the airline has an embargo on brachycephalic or snub-nosed breeds. Brachycephalic breeds are more susceptible to over-heating during air transport because of their shortened snouts. Philippine Airlines will not fly your pet if they are one of the following breeds.

 

The list (including cross breeds) includes, but not limited to, the following:

 

Affenpinscher	Cane Corso	French Bulldog	Pug	Valley Bulldog
Boerboel	Cavalier King Charles	Griffon Bruxellois	Rottweiler	Yorkshire Terrier
Boston Terrier	Chihuahua (apple headed)	Japanese Chin	Shar Pei
Boxer	Chow Chow	King Charles Spaniel	Shih Tzu
Brussels Griffon	Dogue de Bordeaux	Lhasa Apso	Staffordshire Bull Terrier
Bulldog	English Toy	Mastiff	Tibetan Spaniel
Bullmastiff	Cane Corso	Pekingese	Tosa

 

PACKING

1. Packing must be clean, leakproof, and escape proof to allow safe handling during carriage.

2. The appropriate container type must be used as recommended by IATA LAR.

     **Note that young animals require extra space in containers. The height of their container should be

          approximately 50% greater than that of adults of the same species.

3. If applicable, an absorbent material shall be provided to absorb any liquid (drinking water and urine)

that would spill.

 

Container for Live Animals

 

Dogs/Cats (pets)

 

1. The container for dogs/cats should provide enough space for the animal to turn about normally while

standing, stand and sit erect, and to lie in a natural position.

 

 

Live Tropical Fish

 

1. The materials of the container must be water-resistant fiberboard, insulating material, plastic or wood,

expanded polystyrene or Styrofoam.

 

2. The outer container made of fiberboard, wood, wood products, or any plastic material, and purposebuilt

containers made of expanded polystyrene or Styrofoam must be of adequate strength.

 

3. Strong plastic (polyethylene) bag can be used as inner container. The bags are fastened by twisting

the top and folding the twisted part and sealed with elastic bands. Preferably each bag should be

placed in an outer bag of similar size to prevent water leakage.

 

4. The inner bag must be filled with water to approximately 1/3 of its capacity, while the remaining 2/3 of

the bag is to be filled with oxygen.