Specialist Cargo
Live Animal Transport & IATA LAR
Moving live animals — whether pets, livestock or zoo and breeding stock — is one of the most regulated and welfare-sensitive things you can ship. It runs on the IATA Live Animals Regulations, strict container standards and proper permits, with the animal’s wellbeing the first priority at every step. Atrax transports live animals to those standards, planning each move carefully and monitoring it throughout.
Welfare comes first
Everything about live-animal transport is built around the animal’s welfare. That shapes the container, the routing, the handling and the timing, all of which are arranged to keep stress and risk to a minimum. It also means some animals can’t be moved as normal cargo — certain fragile species, highly endangered or protected species, and animals with certain medical conditions are restricted, and that has to be established up front.
IATA Live Animals Regulations (LAR)
The international standard is the IATA Live Animals Regulations (LAR). Containers must meet LAR requirements for size, ventilation, strength and design — giving the animal room, air and security — and must be correctly marked and labelled. These rules exist so that animals travel safely and so carriers will accept them; a container that doesn’t comply will hold up the whole shipment. Atrax ensures animals travel in LAR-compliant containers prepared for the specific animal and journey.
At a glance
Planning a live-animal move
A live-animal shipment needs lead time. Arrange it several weeks in advance to allow for:
• Securing the necessary permits and approvals
• Health and veterinary requirements
• Sourcing and preparing a LAR-compliant container
• Confirming the species can be transported
• Any quarantine that may apply
Starting early is what keeps the move smooth and the animal safe.
Costs and what’s involved
A live-animal move pulls together several cost elements: permits, health and veterinary fees, supply of the compliant container, transport by road and air, carrier charges, insurance, handling, and any quarantine that may be required. The mix depends on the animal, the route and the destination’s rules, so each shipment is costed to its specifics rather than to a flat rate.
How Atrax handles live animals
Atrax plans and manages the journey end to end, and monitors it in transit so that any deviation is picked up quickly and a contingency can be triggered — rerouting, secure holding or veterinary care as needed. Combined with welfare-first handling and LAR-compliant containers, that means the animal is looked after and accounted for from collection to arrival.
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Live Animal Logistics
Atrax moves live animals welfare-first — LAR-compliant containers, permits and veterinary coordination, with the journey monitored from collection to arrival.
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