宠物托运

除非另行通知，否则达美仅允许为持有有效长期驻地变更命令的现役美国军方人员或现任美国国务院外交服务官员（FSO）运输宠物。若要为现役美国军方人员或现任美国国务院外交服务官员（FSO）的宠物预订运输，请拨打1-800-352-2746（拨打711可获得中继服务）联系达美货运客户服务中心。请记住，您必须提供长期驻地变更命令的副本。

Please note that existing live animal policies, opens in a new window, opens in a new window will still apply to all animals transported with cargo.

If you meet the transport requirements above and your pet is too large to fit comfortably in a soft-sided pet kennel or crate, you may be able to ship your pet with Delta Cargo, opens in a new window, opens in a new window. 达美货运提供安全、可靠的运输服务，旨在满足所运输的所有宠物的需求。We invite you to review the following guidelines prior to contacting us to arrange your pet's travel:

• A separate pet booking from the customer's flight reservation must be made with the Delta Cargo Customer Service Center at 1-800-352-2746 (dial 711 for relay services). 需要额外交纳费用。Exceptions are made for service dogs that can't be accommodated in the cabin.
• 若只能于出发前14天才能开始通过达美货运部预订宠物托运。
• 无法保证乘客与其宠物搭乘同一航班或航班时间一致。
• The acceptance cut-off times for domestic travel is 2.5 hours prior to departure and 4 hours prior to departure for international travel. All animal shipment information must be in our system prior to the acceptance cut-off time. 在接近截止时间或截止时间之后抵达将需要重新预订。
• Pets must be dropped off and picked up at a Delta Cargo location, opens in a new window, opens in a new window that is separate from passenger check-in.
• 国内旅行的宠物必须在预定起飞时间前4至6小时到达货运设施，国际旅行的宠物必须在起飞前6小时到达货运设施。
• Delta Cargo requires international customers to use a pet shipper, opens in a new window, opens in a new window approved by the International Pet and Animal Transportation Association.

• Pets must be transported in travel crates/containers that comply with Container Requirement #1, opens in a new window, opens in a new window in the current version of the International Air Transport Association Live Animals Regulations (IATA-LAR), opens in a new window, opens in a new window. 旅行箱/容器必须允许宠物站立、坐立、躺卧和转身，不至于触碰到旅行箱/容器的顶部或侧面。
• 获得一个符合IATA-LAR的旅行箱/容器后，必须使宠物适应禁闭（此流程可能需要数周至数月的时间）。
• 您必须在旅行前10天内从美国农业部认证的兽医或兽医机构获得宠物健康证明书。此证明书可证明宠物在医疗上适合托运进行航空旅行。如果进行国际旅行，则必须在旅行前10天内从美国农业部认证的兽医或兽医机构获得国际健康证明书，并且此证书必须由该兽医或兽医机构签字和/或背书。

走货物托运渠道可能让动物感到紧张。面对不熟悉的环境、人和动作，每个动物所受冲击各异，带来可导致疾病、受伤、逃脱甚至在极少数情况下发生死亡的风险。在为您的宠物获取健康证明书之时，请与您的兽医讨论航空旅行的风险。Consider your animal's medical history and whether it has anxiety disorders that may be worsened during travel. Two major factors that should be discussed are your animal's age and breed.

• 动物年龄： 鉴于不同品种的预期寿命各异，航空旅行并无最大年龄限制。然而，年龄较大的动物通常会出现视力或听力受损、 心脏、肝脏或肾脏疾病、癌症、关节炎、糖尿病、衰老及虚弱等情况。请确保您已和您的兽医就旅行对宠物造成的压力以及因年龄原因对宠物造成的影响进行过讨论。
• 品种： 短头（短鼻）犬和猫及其混种不允许搭乘达美或达美联运航班。Visit Delta Cargo for a full list of restricted dog and cat breeds, opens in a new window, opens in a new window.

当您托运宠物时，您需要填写一份活体动物清单，证明您在托运前4小时内给宠物喂过食物和水。如果运输过程中需要喂食，您还必须提供食物以及该宠物24小时内的喂食喂水说明。

在高海拔使用宠物镇静剂是不可预测的，不允许对家养犬或猫实施镇定。这也包括任何会导致宠物镇定的药物。

To keep your pet safe, we observe seasonal restrictions on pet travel and do not ship pets during extreme weather, opens in a new window, opens in a new window. 这包括当动物处于运输途中任一位置点的地面时，温度高于80˚F（27˚C）或低于20˚F（-7˚C）的情况。当气温降到介于20˚F（-7˚C）和45˚F（7˚C）之间时，您必须提供您宠物的适应证明，方可托运您的宠物。