How we keep this honest.

Every checklist is built from first-party government domains. Commercial pet-transport companies, relocation blogs, and expat aggregator sites are excluded, because they often paraphrase the requirements incorrectly or drop the conditional steps. Each result cites at least two official sources, usually one from the origin’s export authority and one from the destination’s import authority.

For corridors outside the table above, the system identifies the correct export and import authorities from official sources before drafting any step. Naming the wrong authority is treated as a critical error and the result is rejected.

1. The system prompt restricts the model to official sources, names the correct export and import authority for the origin and destination, and lists the known gotchas: microchip implanted before rabies vaccination, the 21-day wait on first vaccinations only, tapeworm treatment as a UK-entry rule, AHC reuse on the return leg for stays under six months, FAVN or RNATT prerequisites by jurisdiction.
2. The response must match a strict JSON schema before it reaches the page. Anything off-shape is rejected and re-requested.
3. Every checklist is stamped with the date it was verified and the official URLs the model consulted.
4. Results are cached for 30 days against the origin, destination, and pet-type combination. Running the same search after the cache expires re-checks the sources.

The method controls what gets sourced and how it’s validated. It does not cover:

• Stale official pages: if a government site is out of date or contradicts itself, the checklist inherits that until the authority updates its page.
• Airline rules: cabin, cargo, and breed embargoes set by the carrier sit outside the entry requirements. Check with the airline directly.
• Transit-country requirements: when you change planes in a third country, that country’s requirements can apply. Transit isn’t surfaced yet.
• Permanent relocations, customs, import permits: a separate flow in a later phase will cover these.

The busiest corridors are verified by hand against the official source pages and carry a “Human-verified route” badge with the date of the last check. Other routes are AI-checked and refreshed when someone runs a search after the 30-day cache window. Each result carries the date it was last checked; if a requirement changes between refreshes, that date is the cue to check the source pages directly. If you spot something wrong or out of date, use the flag button at the foot of the result, or email hello@petcleared.com.