Why moving with your pet abroad costs nearly Sh2m

Two cats pose for a photo on a tree stump at Small Five Vet Clinic on September 16, 2026.

Photo credit: Wilfred Nyangaresi | Nation Media Group

Moving a cat or dog out of Kenya can cost anywhere between Sh65,000 and Sh2 million, depending on where it is going, how big it is and how the airline decides to carry it.

Dr Dennis Maube, a veterinary surgeon at Small Five Vet Clinic, puts the range at $500 (about Sh64,780) to $15,000 (about Sh1.9 million).

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