Why is the daily rate going up? Why does it cost more each day than it did 2 years ago when we shipped our dogs last time? This is a massive increase. They will be earning the same money but giving you less days in quarantine.
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Jackie Buckingham Shum
12 years ago
It's costing us an arm & a leg as it is and our kids will be devastated if this means we can't afford to bring our beloved pet. Are they providing 5*+ hotel services? Please not so expensive.
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O. Harris
12 years ago
Seems an extortionate increase. Some justification for a 10 fold + increase would be appreciated.
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Karen hardy
12 years ago
How can you justify this?? A slight increase maybe, but to go from $39 to $149 overnight is extortionate. I have 6 dogs and cannot possibly afford this increase. please reconsider.
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Anonymous
12 years ago
This is heartbreaking. I have everything planned for my cat's departure and now I don't think I can afford the new fees. 149AUD per day is unwarrantedly high for the services that a quaratine period entails. Please don't raise the fees!
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Debra LePoidevin
12 years ago
this is outrageous. I have 2 dogs and 2 cats to take to Australia. I can't leave them behind, their are my family. I have no one in U. K to leave them with. which I just. couldn't do anyway. how can. they justify such a huge increase. please don't do it.
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Debra LePoidevin
12 years ago
this is outrageous. I have 2 dogs and 2 cats to take to Australia. I can't leave them behind, their are my family. I have no one in U. K to leave them with. which I just. couldn't do anyway. how can. they justify such a huge increase. please don't do it.
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Gill Brooks
12 years ago
Due to my working pattern I have only just seen this email. This is highway robbery. I want to move home to live but I just can't afford to pay $ 1800 for a dog and another $1800 for a cat on top of the already overpriced fees to ship an animal. This is pure greed and I am disappointed that Australia is now leading the world in profit making from ordinary people. I thought $692 for a 10 day stay for a dog to be more than enough. What are you doing for that money. A few minutes consultation with a vet, a short walk, feeding and some heating and maintence. There is a lot of profit in $62 per day for a dog. This is ufair and discrimminating against animal owners.
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Anonymous
12 years ago
New rates are an outrageous increase when there is no extra service or state of art facility.
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A Fursdon
12 years ago
I think that the prices these authorities are charging us to quorantine our pets is outrageouse, have they no hearts for our pets? I don't think it is fair to line their pockets with greed in mind rather than a helping hand that us pet lovers need.
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paul eastman
12 years ago
this will cause undue stress and upset to lots of pets as many will have to be re homed as a lot of people will not be able to afford this. i have 2 dogs and don't know wot to do now as i have all ready started the proses of them vaccinated.
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Oliver Morgan
12 years ago
Australia needs skilled workers but with all other costs I don't think it's affordable to make the move, holding us ransom by hiking up costs like this by 400% is not fair !! The prices are crazy already, many animals will suffer as a result of these drastic rises in fees !
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Oliver Morgan
12 years ago
This is totally wrong the country wants skilled migrants to help then hold us ransom . These prices are 400% more than we had budgeted ... it is really unfair !
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Elaine Burden
12 years ago
It costs enough to transport the animals in the first place.
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steve and Jo Legg
12 years ago
The fact that the duration of quarantine has been reduced was a big factor in our descission to take our dogs to Australia. It seems a shame that they feel the need to increase the quarantine fees to make up for the reduced stay. I would have thought that this would encourage more people to take their pets with them, so that the Quarantine stations would still be as busy, just with a bigger turn over of pets
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Tracey and Lee Frost
12 years ago
Extortionate fees!!! What justification can they give!!!
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Maureen Wellbelove
12 years ago
don't do it,
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Lisa and Michael fleming
12 years ago
We think it's ridiculous as a few year ago it was 39 aud a day.
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Gabi Ooms
12 years ago
1 dog and 2 cats...... impossible to take them with me !!!
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Liell Thomas
12 years ago
Shocking extortion, almost as bad as pet couriers who also charge way too much
Why is the daily rate going up? Why does it cost more each day than it did 2 years ago when we shipped our dogs last time? This is a massive increase. They will be earning the same money but giving you less days in quarantine.
It's costing us an arm & a leg as it is and our kids will be devastated if this means we can't afford to bring our beloved pet. Are they providing 5*+ hotel services? Please not so expensive.
Seems an extortionate increase. Some justification for a 10 fold + increase would be appreciated.
How can you justify this?? A slight increase maybe, but to go from $39 to $149 overnight is extortionate. I have 6 dogs and cannot possibly afford this increase. please reconsider.
This is heartbreaking. I have everything planned for my cat's departure and now I don't think I can afford the new fees. 149AUD per day is unwarrantedly high for the services that a quaratine period entails. Please don't raise the fees!
this is outrageous. I have 2 dogs and 2 cats to take to Australia. I can't leave them behind, their are my family. I have no one in U. K to leave them with. which I just. couldn't do anyway. how can. they justify such a huge increase. please don't do it.
this is outrageous. I have 2 dogs and 2 cats to take to Australia. I can't leave them behind, their are my family. I have no one in U. K to leave them with. which I just. couldn't do anyway. how can. they justify such a huge increase. please don't do it.
Due to my working pattern I have only just seen this email. This is highway robbery. I want to move home to live but I just can't afford to pay $ 1800 for a dog and another $1800 for a cat on top of the already overpriced fees to ship an animal. This is pure greed and I am disappointed that Australia is now leading the world in profit making from ordinary people. I thought $692 for a 10 day stay for a dog to be more than enough. What are you doing for that money. A few minutes consultation with a vet, a short walk, feeding and some heating and maintence. There is a lot of profit in $62 per day for a dog. This is ufair and discrimminating against animal owners.
New rates are an outrageous increase when there is no extra service or state of art facility.
I think that the prices these authorities are charging us to quorantine our pets is outrageouse, have they no hearts for our pets? I don't think it is fair to line their pockets with greed in mind rather than a helping hand that us pet lovers need.
this will cause undue stress and upset to lots of pets as many will have to be re homed as a lot of people will not be able to afford this. i have 2 dogs and don't know wot to do now as i have all ready started the proses of them vaccinated.
Australia needs skilled workers but with all other costs I don't think it's affordable to make the move, holding us ransom by hiking up costs like this by 400% is not fair !! The prices are crazy already, many animals will suffer as a result of these drastic rises in fees !
This is totally wrong the country wants skilled migrants to help then hold us ransom . These prices are 400% more than we had budgeted ... it is really unfair !
It costs enough to transport the animals in the first place.
The fact that the duration of quarantine has been reduced was a big factor in our descission to take our dogs to Australia. It seems a shame that they feel the need to increase the quarantine fees to make up for the reduced stay. I would have thought that this would encourage more people to take their pets with them, so that the Quarantine stations would still be as busy, just with a bigger turn over of pets
Extortionate fees!!! What justification can they give!!!
don't do it,
We think it's ridiculous as a few year ago it was 39 aud a day.
1 dog and 2 cats...... impossible to take them with me !!!
Shocking extortion, almost as bad as pet couriers who also charge way too much