Pet Rescue and Forever Homes

One unique service Happy Tails Travel can provide is pet rescue. In today’s Internet age, a person can fall in love with a pet far from their home who is in a shelter and needs prompt adoption. We have helped unite many pets find Forever Homes this way, without the new pet owner needing to take time off from work to fly to and from the adoption location!

What We Offer:

• Arrange for all travel including transport to the vet, airport, and new home.
• Research, reserve and provide all airline documentation and booking.
• Work with the shelter or veterinarian on all preparation requirements such as veterinarian Health Certificates, crate/supplies, pre-flight conditioning, and both air and ground transportation needs.
• Coordinate between client and shelter/veterinarian for timing and logistics of the pet’s travel.
• An opportunity for a new leash on life.

Rescue & Adoption Testimonials

Thank you for your very compassionate and professional approach to getting our newly adopted, Lucy, to her new home in Maine. You saved both Lucy, the Akita rescue, and our family a great deal of stress getting to the east coast safe and sound. When Lucy arrived in Boston she bounded out of her crate, and although tired and confused, she met my husband with great enthusiasm. She loved the car ride home and is really enjoying her new home in Maine.

I actually can’t wait for our first snowstorm so we can introduce her to her first east coast winter. She’s going to love having that thick winter Akita coat!! Thanks again for your great service. I will recommend you to anyone I know.

Kay K.
La Jolla, CA to Cape Elizabeth, ME

Our Dog Has Arrived!! Thank you for all your help getting Gemma to us. Here are some great pictures of Bassa, whom we now call "Gemma" (she is such a little jewel!). A week after her arrival, she is now very comfortable with all of us and really having a great time taking long walks and picking my son up from school, and even going to work with me sometimes.

We were very worried, as we had adopted her out-of-state and had never flown one of our pets before. It was very important to us that she arrive safe and not stressed, as she had never even met us! There was also concern about airline policies and temperature, as it had been very cold in the Northeast where she was going. But everything ran smoothly as could be. Her flight was even 10 minutes early. When we got her home, after a long day of travel, she slept through the night, just like a perfect baby. I felt so much better about the whole thing for having hired Happy Tails, and I'm sure Gemma did too. I would do it again in a heartbeat.

Thanks again,

Erica H.
Luther, OK to Sag Harbor, NY

We wanted to update you on Joy, the little pit bull you helped us rescue from LA County Animal Control.

She's doing wonderfully! We all love her sooo much, she's really a part of our family. She sleeps with one of us almost everynight and she even does well in her crate now that she knows we'll always be there for her and we won't leave her. Hopefully she'll be starting obedience classes very soon which should be fun for her and us! Thank you so much for all your help, she couldn't have gotten here so safe and sound without your help. PS: We love the name you gave her, as it fits her perfectly!

Sincerely,
The Sullivans
Los Angeles, CA to Boneville, GA

Lost and Found!

We also provide the same services for clients whose pets have become lost during the moving process, such as running away when the movers were packing up or escaping a hotel room while driving cross-country.

Hi Bridget,
Just wanted you to know how pleased I was with the service I received for my two darlings Ava and Katie whom I adopted long distance from the Habersham County Animal Shelter. From the moment I first talked with you I got a very comfortable feeling with you and I could tell how much that providing safe and comfortable travel for my newly adopted babies meant to you. You were so genuine and caring and to me, having the feeling of confidence in you meant everything! The arrangements were perfect and the cats and I survived the rainy trip back from San Francisco to Fremont. Katie is adjusting well and Ava I think just needs some time.

Attached is a picture of Katie who has already assumed her position as Queen of the Couch.

Thanks again for a great service. Should I ever need pet travel service again, I won't hesitate to call or to recommend you to someone else.

Don Frascinella
Clarksville GA Habersham County Animal Shelter to Fremont CA

I am still amazed that this all came together as smoothly as it did. From the time I made the decision to adopt this pup sight unseen on Thursday until he was at my door on Saturday evening, Bridget was with me every step of the way.

As I had never done a virtual adoption before, I was very anxious and way out of my comfort zone. Not to mention the travel from the shelter in rural TN to San Francisco was no easy task. Bridget was absolutely wonderful, compassionate, and patient with me. And even though we didn't even know if anyone could be found to get him to the airport for his flight until the night before, she remained calm and was ready to make other arrangements if need be. I would not hesitate to recommend her to anyone who needed to make this stressful decision because Bridget takes all the worry out of it. And although I'm sleep deprived, I'm beyond grateful for the new light in my life, who still remains nameless!

Tara H.
Camden, TN to San Francisco

Many thanks to you for your great service and attention to detail. Philip came to us without a hitch! He has quickly settled in to his new home and seems quite happy with his new friends! I wanted Philip's trip to be smooth and easy for him and I didn't have time to prepare, not only his flight arrangements, but the arrangements to have him driven from where he was being housed to the airport. We made a call to Bridget, and she was in frequent contact with the people who worked at the facility where he was being housed, rearranged his flight when she heard the Houston airport was to be closed due to weather and even had a nice little toy and bandanna as a gift for Philip, when he arrived!

The whole arrangement worked out flawlessly and was more service had I anticipated. Bridget is a pet's best travel resource!

With tons of gratitude,
David, Kristy, Ona, Nuru & Philip
Hudson, FL to Sahuarita, AZ

I just wanted to thank you again for helping to bring Curly Q into my life. She and my older Jack Russell, Wiley, have become great playmates and friends. She is happy, healthy, and very friendly. I named her Curly Q because of her curly tail. She seemed to respond to the name more than to "Brianna" which was the name the shelter had given her.

It is a wonderful travel service you provide for pets! I couldn't have adopted her with out you. She is a complete joy!

Thank You,
Jeannette P.
GA to NY