Extrordinair - Scotland's Border Inspection Post/Animal Receiving Centre

22/04/2026

🐶"Excuse me guys... I think I have been here before, can you tell me where I am flying to now?"
👨‍💻"Hmmm let's see... looks like you are booked to fly to Brazil today"
🐶 "Oh WOW I'm going to BRAZIL??? How exciting 😍!!"

This international superstar travelled to Scotland a few years ago, and it was now time for him to explore a different part of the world. Here's what his owner said about Sake's journey: "Extrordinair provided exceptional service and support for Sake's trip from Edinburgh to Brasilia. From attention to all the documentation to constant updates on his flights and condition, with photos and comments. Cannot but highly recommend Extrordinair, highly befitting their company name."

17/04/2026

Funster here was not impressed with the very early start to his journey, and we would also agree that 5am is not a time for cats and humans alike to be awake 😴 But this adorable guy had a flight to catch from Edinburgh to Astana, Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 We often get asked how much notice we need to organise a flight - and the more notice is always better, but we know that this isn't always possible. Fortunately, we do love the occasional last-minute move and Funster's flights were organised just 3.5 days before travel! 😻✈

Moving with pets to Kazakhstan is not as straightforward as it seems, as the UK export requirements don't exactly match the Kazakhstan import requirements - which is why it is always best to speak to an experienced pet travel agent like ourselves to help navigate any confusing requirements!

17/04/2026

❗🐾 Important Update for those travelling to the EU with EU-issued Pet Passports 🐾❗

Effective from the 22nd of April, EU Pet Passports issue to or held by a pet owner resident in the UK are no longer considered a valid travel document. EU Pet Passports may only be issued to owners whose main residence is in the EU - meaning that for "frequent fliers" who are not considered resident in the EU will need to get an Animal Health Certificate from the vet each time they travel to the EU. The Animal Health Certificate is valid for re-entry to GB for up to 4 months after the issue date, or alternatively you can still use an EU Pet Passport to travel back to the UK.

There are no changes for pets travelling on EU Pet Passports into the UK, this only applies for those travelling to the EU. Although we are also very hopeful that they will start issuing GB Pet Passports again soon, there is no update on when this will happen yet.

15/04/2026

Ohhhh Amber... this sweet girl's journey didn't exactly go to plan, but we're very happy that she has made it to New Zealand! 🇳🇿 Amber was due to travel last month when suddenly disruptions in the middle east meant that no flights were taking pets like Amber, as she is "snub-nosed" and lots of airlines will not accept her breed!

With New Zealand requiring lots of tests for pets in really strict timelines, delays are far from ideal as it could possibly mean that her entire journey would be delayed by at least a month if we needed to re-do some of her tests - but thankfully we managed to get Amber on a flight with Air Canada, only 5 days after her original planned date, on the second to last flight of the season to Auckland 🤯 But as you can see she has safely made it to New Zealand, passed her quarantine, and is enjoying life out there!

26/03/2026

The sweetest girl ever arrived with us last night all the way from Dubai with Emirates 🇦🇪 Queenie had a sleepover with us before her vet check the next morning, and we just couldn't get enough of her sweet face, she is absolutely adorable 🥰 This special girl spent 8 years living in a shelter before being adopted by her pawrents and she deserved every. single. treat. she got while she was here 🥹🐾 We hope she enjoys her retirement in the Scottish countryside!

20/03/2026

Goose arrived yesterday from the United States! 🇺🇸 After clearance, she went out for a nice long walk in the Scottish sun before we delivered her home to Glasgow. We loved every minute of her being here, such a sweet and funny girl, and we hope she settles in well 🥰

12/03/2026

After spending just over a year and a half in Brazil, it was time for Storm to return back home to Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 As anyone in Scotland can see by looking out the window, he did unfortunately bring a "storm" back home with him - it was nice and sunny when he arrived, believe it or not! ⛈🐾Thank you Zoommpet for once again helping with Storm's move 🥰

11/03/2026

Peekaboo! This gorgeous pup travelled all the way from Edinburgh to Johannesburg. As you can see, she absolutely loved her pre-flight cuddles 🥰🐾We hope she settles in well with her new mum in South Africa! 🇿🇦

09/03/2026

05/03/2026

After a short stay in Scotland, it was time for Kuiper and Orion to fly back home to the US! We hope they enjoyed their time in Edinburgh 🥰