HFWF OT X7 - TLC 2: Scan/Kirk vs. Cole/MCG vs. Bon/Cor
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I hope they have a better sense of humor about it than US Customs at LAX showed when they were suspicious about me trying to smuggle too much dog food into the US when I moved back from Australia.
And a mirror?
EDIT: Hell, can you imagine @Scandale du Jour watching himself in a mirror eating poutine?
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PeterSidorkiewicz
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Aren’t you the one having a secret affair with Lupita?
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Yeah, but they didn't buy it. I was trying to smuggle in 20 kilos of dog food, not 20 tons.
Jokes aside, I lived in Australia for about 2 years, first the northern beaches of Sydney, then a suburb of Brisbane. We took our Australian Shepherd/Rottie mix with us. She was never big on dry food, but one day we were in a dog store outside of Brisbane, and she stopped by a bag that had been ripped slightly and just started chowing down. It wasn't a brand available in the US, so when we moved back, we decided to bring what we could. I packed 20 kilos, not realizing there actually was a 20 pounds limit on the amount of dog food someone could bring into the US.
Non-kayfabe, they pulled me aside, I got some questions, but after assuring them I was not going to make a regular habit of this but instead was a returning expat (as if they couldn't have noticed from my passport), they let me go through.
Kayfabe, because I was trying to smuggle in banned substances, they put me through a strip search and left me lying on the floor of a holding cell naked until deciding after several hours to let me go. They actually gave me a picture of the occasion for my scrapbook. Here it is . . .
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Isn't Australia super paranoid about people bringing animals to their country? I guess going the opposite way doesn't matter as much.
i dont think you can just bring your pet to another country that easy. unless you're rich.
but i had to let my parrot in Mexico when we moved to Canada
edit:could just be a story from my parents and not a real border problem)
My wife got the job in Australia. Paid her big money in AUD when the AUD was worth more than the USD, and they ponied up for relocation.
Process for a dog is 6 months. You take a rabies test, and that's when the clock starts. The way it worked then was the process included a minimum of 30 days quarantine, so we waited in the US for 5 months (which was fine, because I stayed to sell the house and finish up business), then our pup spent the last 30 days of the 6 month process in quarantine (it's now been lowered to 10 days quarantine).
The whole cost, including the move, paying a service to make sure the paperwork wasn't screwed up, and quarantine housing was about $8000, and there were a couple of hiccups along the way.
First, my vet sent the rabies test with an extra 0 added to my dog's microchip number, so it didn't match. We got the government to accept the results provided we took a second test, with the correct number, and it didn't vary from the initial result.
Second, my dog dropped about 10 pounds in a week and a half. I handed her over on a Monday for holding before the flight. She flew Wednesday. I'm assuming she didn't eat then. She arrived Friday morning Australia time, and didn't eat until Sunday morning, when one worker rubbed her belly while another hand fed her. By mid week, she was eating semi regularly and then was fine a few days later, but over that period, she dropped from about 52 pounds to 42 pounds.
Third, I was allowed to see her the Tuesday after she arrived. My wife and I drove out to the facility from just north of the city. She wasn't happy that we didn't take her then. Anyway, after that, I'd go to visit . . . I'd walk 2 kilometers to take a half hour ferry to catch a 45 minute train to a place a 20 minute cab ride from the quarantine facility. Each time I visited got shorter, because she'd be like 'you're not taking me, fine, get the **** out'.
Long story short, it was one hell of a process . . .
Yes, super paranoid. You never heard the Johnny Depp/Amber Heard story where they tried to sneak their dog in?
And, yes, coming back was much easier. The pup needed to clear customs separately. Anyway, I got through airport customs for myself, then got to the Qantas facility about 15 minutes before they opened. Picked up some paperwork there and went to a different US customs facility about a mile away. Took about a half hour with them. Only hiccup was they asked about the rabies shot. Since Australia was a rabies free country, it technically wasn't required, but fortunately I avoided that argument, as the pup had gotten a 3 year vaccination that still was current. Went back to Qantas with the stamped paperwork, and they immediately took us into the hanger, and they got her. All told with all the transit time and waiting, maybe 90 minutes total from the time I walked out of LAX (and the total cost to return was about $1800).
Kimi
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Pets go via the expensive process, so they aren't much of an issue once it's done. For normal travellers, what they really care about is plants and seeds, and by extension, food. They make you dispose of everything before letting you go anywhere.
And if that Aussie airport show has taught me anything, it's that your Chinese mother heeds no warnings about such things and will try and bring you a months worth of food when she visits.
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