Travel authority crosswalk
https://travelcatnotes.xyz/travel-authority-crosswalk/ · Teaching exercise, not travel clearance.
Authority is not one ladder with a single winner. Veterinary suitability, security handling, airline acceptance and destination entry ask different questions. An airline confirmation does not replace a health certificate; a certificate does not create a pet reservation.
| Source and audience | Question it can help answer | What remains outside it |
|---|---|---|
| USDA APHIS: Pet Travel Process Overview | U.S. export process, country-specific requirements, accredited veterinarians and endorsement when required. Its example 30 days is not a universal certificate window. Airline, destination and return conditions remain separate. Original documents may be needed; do not substitute an uploaded scan. | Last modified June 18, 2026. Actual itinerary, applicability, complete current conditions and individual veterinary decisions still need checking. |
| TSA: Pets at the checkpoint | Remove the pet so the empty carrier can be X-rayed; airline rules are separate. This is a U.S. security procedure, not permission to keep a carrier open in the terminal or a foreign-airport rule. | No publication date visible in fetched body. Actual itinerary, applicability, complete current conditions and individual veterinary decisions still need checking. |
| TSA: Norfolk pet-screening advice | For a pet that may struggle or escape, request private screening; TSA describes escorting the traveler with the pet still in the carrier. Never put a pet through the checkpoint X-ray unit. Local relief-area details are not generalized to other airports. | April 5, 2023. Actual itinerary, applicability, complete current conditions and individual veterinary decisions still need checking. |
| AAFP: Visiting Your Veterinarian | Clinical-visit carrier preparation, individual comfort rather than calendar progression, safe handling and veterinary decisions about nausea or fear. Its hard-plastic removable-top recommendation is not an airline cabin specification. Each cat has a separate carrier in this guidance. | Copyright 2022; URL date is not a new publication claim. Actual itinerary, applicability, complete current conditions and individual veterinary decisions still need checking. |
| Cats Protection: Moving house with a cat | UK welfare guidance offers cattery, trusted home or staying with owner as different options. Its suggested schedules, food-withholding and outdoor timing are not made into this site's individual medical or outdoor-clearance rules. | No update date visible in fetched body. Actual itinerary, applicability, complete current conditions and individual veterinary decisions still need checking. |
| Delta: Pet Travel Overview | Carrier-specific policy snapshot, not a reservation, current flight availability or universal airline rule. It says maximum kennel dimensions depend on aircraft, partner policies need checking, and pets return to the kennel after screening. Its dog import text is not a cat rule. | No update date visible; checked November 11, 2026. Actual itinerary, applicability, complete current conditions and individual veterinary decisions still need checking. |
| USDA APHIS: Pets on Planes lesson 1 | Training for owners and airport personnel receiving pets, with shipment/kennel documentation and handling context. Its hard-sided kennel and certificate language must not be silently substituted for a specific airline cabin policy or export-country requirement. It is not veterinary clearance. | Last modified January 25, 2026. Actual itinerary, applicability, complete current conditions and individual veterinary decisions still need checking. |
Keep four claims separate
Who operates the flight? What destination, transit and return rules apply to cats? What exact document and event determine each deadline? What has the veterinary team advised for this cat? A single checkmark cannot answer all four. A changed aircraft, connection, travel date or document may require a fresh check; a saved screenshot is not evidence the policy stayed unchanged.
Dates are not interchangeable
A page's last-modified date, the date you read it, a certificate issue date, endorsement and arrival are different events. This site supplies no calculated deadline from a generic number. Record the actual rule and the applicable event with the professional or operator responsible.
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