Crate Information
Your pet being sized accurately is one of the single most important elements of ensuring your pet will travel safely and comfortably. A crate that is too small can understandably cause distress, but the same is true for a crate that is too large, particularly during turbulent flights. Properly sizing the crate ensures your pet’s well-being throughout the journey.
When you entrust your pet’s travel to Pets Transport Premuim, you can rest assured that we provide the most suitable crate for your beloved companion. Our adherence to the Live Animal Regulations manual guarantees that your pet will travel in a crate that meets all necessary guidelines. With over 50 years of experience in the pet transport industry, we possess the necessary expertise to ensure a comfortable and secure journey for your pet each and every time.
Why Hire Pet Travel Carrier
When it comes to flying with your beloved pets, ensuring their comfort, safety, and compliance with transportation regulations is of utmost importance. By hiring an IATA-specified and airline-approved travel crate ensures that these essential requirements are met without compromise. To ensure a seamless pet relocation process, Pets Transport Premuim provides affordable pet crate rentals, offering convenient pet transport for you and your furry companion.
Convenience
Renting a pet travel carrier provides unparalleled convenience. Rather than purchasing a crate that you may only use for a single trip, our crate hire service allows you to access a suitable carrier specifically designed for pet transportation. We offer a variety of crate sizes to accommodate different breeds and sizes of pets. With the option to rent, you can save valuable storage space at home and avoid the hassle of maintaining and storing a pet crate when it’s not in use.
Cost-Effectiveness
Choosing to rent a pet travel carrier is a cost-effective alternative to purchasing one outright. Buying a high-quality pet crate can be a significant investment, especially if you only need it for occasional trips. By renting a crate from Pets Transport Premuim, you can enjoy the benefits of a top-quality carrier without the upfront cost. Our rental fees are designed to be affordable, ensuring that you can provide your pet with a safe and comfortable journey whilst remaining cost efficient.
Compliance with Pet Transportation Regulations
When travelling with pets, compliance with transportation regulations is essential. Renting a pet crate from us ensures that you meet the necessary requirements for safe and legal pet transport. Our rental crates are designed to meet international airline and transportation standards, ensuring your pet’s comfort and security throughout the journey. With our expert knowledge and commitment to compliance, you can have peace of mind knowing that your pet’s travel crate meets all necessary regulations.
Tailored to Your Pet’s Needs
Pets come in all shapes and sizes, and their travel requirements can vary. At Pets Transport Premuim, we offer a range of pet travel crates suitable for different breeds and sizes. Whether you have a small cat, a large dog, or a petite bird, we have the perfect crate to accommodate their needs. Our experienced team can assist you in selecting the right size and type of crate, ensuring a comfortable and stress-free journey for your furry friend. Our crates are suitable for global pet travel and pet travel in the UK.
Pet Crates Information
Dog and Cat Crates
Discover a wide selection of pet crate options for hire, offering various sizes and materials of pet crates to accommodate your furry companions. Our pet professionals at Pets Transport Premuim will assist you in selecting the right pet crate for hire, ensuring your pets have ample space and comfort during their journey. With a range of types of pet crates for hire, from the smallest puppies and kittens to the largest giant breed dogs, you’ll find the ideal pet crate to suit their needs.
Our pet crate rental options for dog carriers and cat crates are affordable, secure, and available for both hire and purchase. The features of rental pet crates include:
- Plastic or wooden material
- Secure and durable construction
- Comfortable bedding options
- Proper ventilation for airflow
- Spill-proof drinkers included
- Suitable for both domestic and international travel
- Airline-approved
- IATA-specified
We can also look after the import/export documentation, quarantine reservations, vaccination schedules and all other international pet transport requirements. You can rely on our extensive experience and network to make your pet travel plans as smooth as possible.
Pet Carriers for Different Animals
Our expertise extends to creating custom-made crates to cater to unusual and exotic animals, such as fish, birds, small mammals, and large mammals, among others.
With our guidance, you can feel confident knowing you will receive an airline-approved animal crate perfectly tailored to suit your animal’s needs, ensuring their comfort and safety throughout their journey. For smaller animals like birds and reptiles, we provide wooden crates with steel mesh panels, while our largest passengers benefit from custom-built animal crates.
Guide to Choosing the Right Pet Crate
When choosing a pet crate, it is important to select a crate that is “IATA-specified”. IATA-specified crates are airline-approved, and will meet the pet travel requirements for ventilation, construction, and security.
Pet Crate Sizes
Generally, pet crates are categorised based on the size and weight of the animal. To help you determine the ideal crate size, we’ve prepared a pet crate size guide that provides dimensions and weight capacities for each crate option. This guide will give you a helpful starting point for which crate size may be suitable for your beloved companion, however, you will be required to measure your pet to get a full understanding of which crate is most appropriate for them.
| Size | IATA Series | Exterior Size (cm) | Interior Size (cm) | Carrier Weight (kg) | Pet Weight (kg) | Example Breeds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small | 100 | 53L x 40W x 38H | 44L x 30W x 33H | 2.8 | 4.5 – 9.1 | Chihuahua, Yorkshire Terrier, Pomeranian |
| Medium | 200 | 71L x 52W x 54H | 58L x 40W x 49H | 4.65 | 9.5 – 13.6 | Cocker Spaniel, Beagle, French Bulldog |
| Intermediate | 300 | 81L x 57W x 60H | 73L x 50W x 60H | 6.75 | 14 – 22.7 | Border Collie, Siberian Husky, Labrador Retriever |
| Large | 400 | 91L x 63W x 68H | 81L x 55W x 66H | 8.4 | 22.7 – 31.8 | Golden Retriever, German Shepherd, Boxer |
| Extra-Large | 500 | 101L x 68W x 76H | 91L x 60W x 71H | 12.25 | 31.8 – 40.8 | Rottweiler, Saint Bernard, Bernese Mountain Dog |
| Giant | 700 | 121L x 81W x 88H | 111L x 73W x 82H | 23 | 40.8 – 56.7 | Great Dane, Newfoundland, Irish Wolfhound |
Please note that the example breeds provided here are based on average weights and heights and may vary slightly among individual dogs of the same breed. To guarantee the ideal fit for your pet’s crate, precise measurements of your furry companion are essential.
How To Work Out What Size Crate Your Pet Needs
In order to satisfy pet crate comfort considerations and to ensure ventilation and safety in pet crates, there are minimum dimension requirements for pet travel carriers.
How To Measure Your Pet For Their Travel Crate
First, you will need to measure your pet. Write down these measurements, as they will be used in the next step.
- A | Length in cm = Nose to root of tail – tail excluded
- B | Length of front leg in cm = Floor to elbow joint
- C | Width in cm = At their widest point
- D | Height in cm = Floor to top of head or ear tips while standing (whichever is higher)