Pet Birds flying to US via Heathrow with owner on BA

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Seatguru has a copy of what they claim is British Airway's pet policy:

Due to the size of the cargo hold, British Airways will only carry smaller animals such as cats, dogs, birds, reptiles and tropical fish. (American pit bulls, Pit bull terriers, Japanese tosas, Fila Brazileiros, Togo Argentinos, bulldogs, Pugs and Pekinese are not accepted).

There's more criteria there about what you need to do.

However, much of the information relates to cats and dogs.

It's worth noting that British Airways uses IAG Cargo for pet carrying. Their page on live animal cargo indicates that they'll carry almost anything, from snakes to birds to horses, and have information on pet container requirements. I suspect if you don't have an applicable container, they'll be able to rent you something - it'd make sense to have that as part of their service as it'd be a common requirement.

Note that there's usually customs regulations on transporting live animals, even birds, so it's worth contacting BA or IAG and making sure you have everything you might need - paperwork, vaccinations (do they vaccinate birds? I don't know) and the correct transportation container.

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