Hi there,
was just beginning to do research about bringing my beloved moggie to Germany for a year of study and back.
I was happy to discover that Lufthansa do allow one to bring cats into the cabin in a proper transport container to fit under the seat.
However, the vet has suggested that although the airline might allow it, he can't see the people at Dublin Airport allowing me to waltz through security with a cat basket in hand. Have just checked the Dept of Agriculture website. They state clearly they want you to accompany the animal into Ireland but then they say the animal must go as cargo, not in the cabin. This doesn't make much sense to me. I can't understand if an airline is agreeable to a cat going into the cabin, why is it not allowed by Dept of Agriculture. I don't really want to ring them as I rang them recently and got through to someone completely disinterested and they didn't seem to have any answers either.
Has anyone had experience of transporting cats or other small animals through Dublin Airport recently? How did the animal react to going into the plane as cargo? Was it traumatised? Did it take long to recover?
thanks mica