Professionals make relocation easier on your pet

Pet Relocation: Moving to a new country is complicated enough without having to worry about how to bring your pet. SLAM Panama offers superior pet relocation service, whether your pet will be moving to or leaving Panama. We work with Panama's top veterinarians to ensure that your pet receives the quality of care you entrust SLAM Panama to provide. Your pet will be met at the airport by a member of the SLAM Panama team and escorted through the airport to a private car, which will deliver the pet either to the owner or to a five-star pet hotel to await its owner. Depending on the age of the pet, SLAM Panama, in consultation with our veterinarians, may recommend additional preventative care upon arrival in Panama.

For older pets and those with serious conditions, it is recommended that the pet be rehydrated. It is also recommended that owners bring at least one week's supply of food in the event that the usual brand is not available in Panama. Pet food brands readily available in Panama include Science Diet, Eukanuba, Iams and Purina.

Bringing Pets to Panama:
You will need to provide the following:
1. Health certificate authenticated by a Panamanian Consulate within 10 days of travel
2. Rabies and current vaccinations certificate authenticated by a Panamanian Consulate within 10 days of travel

Shipping Pets Out of Panama:

The following requirements must be met before the pet will be allowed to leave:
1. Current vaccinations and deworming
2. Health certificate signed by an authorized Panamanian veterinarian

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Government regulations are subject to changes. Regulations by airline carriers and countries of departure are subject to changes and must be verified before deciding to relocate with a pet.

More information is available in

http://www.slampanama.com/Pet_Relocation.html
Ministry of Health http://www.minsa.gob.pa/
Requirements for pet importation http://mypanamalawyer.blogspot.com/search/label/pet

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Relocating pets to Panama

IMPORTING / EXPORTING PRIVATELY OWNED ANIMALS AND WILDLIFE FROM THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA
Before shipping a dog or cat to or from the Republic of Panama, contact local airline personnel, to determine shipping requirements, size and type of cage needed.
To import a dog or cat into Panama, you have to bring:
1) Health certificate authenticated by Panamanian Consul or with Apostille from the Department of State,
2) Vaccinations certificate authenticated by Panamanian Consul or with Apostille from the Department of State,
3) Pay US$130.00 for quarantine fees at any BANCONAL Banco Nacional de Panama with an appropiate form


4) If entering through Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen an attorney or acquaintance in Panama has to request an exemption from quarantine in writing before the health minister 2 weeks before the trip - indicating arrival and pet information. The request must be submitted hand-delivered at PETA-MINSA (Proteccion de Alimentos of Ministerio de Salud, at former Gorgas US Army Hospital, tel. 562-1671)
With these documents the pet will be allowed into the country. Without 4), the pet will be subject to 30-days quarantine and then released to you. Without any documents, the pet will be returned back to the country of origin.
Some Panama government officials are off-duty on weekends/holidays. PETS ARRIVING DURING OFF-DUTY HOURS WILL BE LEFT IN THE AIRPORT CARGO SECTION WITHOUT FOOD!!!

BIRDS AND OTHER WILD ANIMALS HAVE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS! Panama requires CITES species control certificates from the country of origin and approvals from ANAM (Areas Protegidas at Autoridad Nacional del Ambiente, Curundu, tel. 532-7223) and MIDA (Cuarentena Agropecuaria of Ministerio de Desarrollo Agropecuario, Curundu, tel. 232-5340).
For a list of Panamanian consulates providing more information, go to Embassyworld, http://www.segumar.com/ or http://www.mire.gob.pa/
This information is subject to changes, specially since government entities regularly change telephone numbers or locations without previous notice and 99.99% of the time do not provide information by email or fax. It is provided for informational purposes only and not intended to serve as advice. Travelers should rely instead on their own inquiries at the relevant entities at least 1 month before the date of travel.