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AiganPet Relocation
4,000+ pets relocated · 7+ years · 100% safe arrivals

Moving is hard.
Leaving them behind
shouldn't be an option.

Aigan relocates dogs, cats and companion animals door-to-door across India and to 60+ countries, by air, train or road, whichever is genuinely kindest for your pet. Crate, paperwork, permits, the whole journey. One human who answers the phone.

Itemised quote in 30 minNever sedated. Ever.Photo updates at every stage
Laddu, the Aigan mascot pupMishti, the Aigan mascot cat

Aigan by the numbers

4,000+

Pets relocated

Dogs, cats, birds & bunnies since 2018

7+ yrs

Years on the road

Before Aigan was a brand, it was a promise

120+

Cities covered

Every state, every union territory

100%

Safe-arrival record

Not one pet lost, injured or misrouted

We book live-animal capacity on

Aigan books pet travel on Air India, Akasa Air, Lufthansa, Qatar Airways, Emirates, KLM, Turkish Airlines, Air France, Etihad Airways, Singapore Airlines, British Airways, Swiss and other carriers, subject to each airline's live-animal policy for the specific route and season.

Carrier acceptance varies by aircraft, sector, breed and season. We confirm the live policy for your exact flight before quoting.

The part nobody talks about

We already know what's keeping you up at night

Every family that calls us is carrying the same six fears. Not vague ones: specific, 3 a.m. ones. Here they are, said out loud, with exactly what we do about each.

“Will they be scared and alone down there?”

A pet's stress is mostly about the unfamiliar, not the journey. So we make everything familiar first.

The crate reaches your home 5–10 days early and becomes a nap spot. Their own bedding travels with them. A handler stays beside them until the hold closes, and is there the moment it opens.

“I'll hand them over and then hear nothing for hours.”

Silence is what turns a normal journey into eight hours of imagining the worst.

Photo or video check-ins at pickup, crate-in, security, departure, landing and delivery. One named coordinator on WhatsApp: a person with a name, not a support queue.

“One wrong form and the whole move collapses.”

Almost every failed pet relocation fails on paper, not in the air. Usually a date, usually by one day.

We build a dated document map, what's needed, who issues it, and the exact window it must fall in. Then we file it, chase it and check every spelling against the microchip record.

“They'll quote low, then invoice me for surprises.”

Vague quotes aren't sloppiness. They're a business model, and pet parents pay for it.

One itemised quote: crate, freight, vet, permits, both transfers, GST. If a line isn't on that sheet, it never appears on your invoice. Postponement terms are written down before you pay.

“My Pug can't fly. Does that mean he can't come?”

Snub-nosed breeds, seniors and anxious dogs genuinely shouldn't be in a cargo hold. That's a routing problem, not a dead end.

Escorted train in an AC coach. A dedicated road van with breaks every two hours. A cabin-eligible sector. We'll recommend the option that's kindest, even when it earns us less.

“Who actually touches my pet when I'm not there?”

Most relocation companies subcontract the part that matters most, and can't tell you who held the leash.

Named, trained handlers on our own team. You get their name and number before travel day. The person who picks your pet up is the person who hands them over.

Carrying a worry that isn't on this list?

Send it to us. We'll answer honestly, including telling you if we're the wrong fit for your move.

Ask us anything
What we actually do

Seven ways we get your pet home, one plan built for yours

Most moves use two or three of these together. You never have to work out which; that's the first thing we do on the call.

The journey, end to end

Six stages. You'll know exactly where you are in every one.

No black boxes, no “we'll update you soon”. Here's the whole thing, including the parts most companies would rather you didn't ask about.

Step 01Day 0 · 15 minutes

The first conversation

Tell us about your pet, not just your route. Breed, age, weight, temperament, the thunderstorm thing, the vet's note from last year. We ask more questions than you expect, because the plan changes based on the answers.

  • Free consultation, no obligation, on call or WhatsApp
  • Honest feasibility check on your dates before you plan anything
  • We'll tell you if a cheaper mode suits your pet better
Step 02Within 30 minutes

A written plan and a fixed quote

You receive the recommended mode, the specific carrier or train, the crate size class, the full document list with dates, and a line-item price. Nothing hidden, nothing 'to be confirmed later'.

  • Itemised: crate, freight, vet, permits, transfers, GST
  • Route rationale explained, why air, why rail, why that time slot
  • Postponement and refund terms in writing, up front
Step 035–10 days before

Crate familiarisation

The single biggest predictor of a calm journey. The crate arrives early, the door comes off, meals move inside, and by travel day it isn't a box. It's their spot.

  • Measured to your pet, sized to IATA Container Requirement 82
  • Day-by-day familiarisation plan, with WhatsApp support if they resist
  • We adjust the plan (or the mode) if your pet isn't settling
Step 042–14 days before

Vet, documents and clearances

Fitness certificate inside the airline's window. Vaccination record verified. Microchip cross-checked character by character. Permits filed, chased and confirmed, not 'submitted and hoped for'.

  • Coordinated vet appointment, timed to the validity window
  • AQCS, DGFT and destination permits handled end to end
  • Physical travel folder plus a digital copy for you
Step 05The day itself

Travel day

A handler you've already spoken to arrives at your door. Light meal, last walk, familiar bedding, frozen water bowl. Then the part you dread. Except you're getting a photo at every single stage.

  • Climate-controlled pickup vehicle, calm loading at your pet's pace
  • Terminal formalities handled; hand-off confirmed to you in real time
  • 24×7 line open from the moment we collect until we deliver
Step 06Landing + 2 hours

Arrival, delivery and after

Collected, checked over, watered, walked, and driven to your door. Then a settling-in checklist for the first 48 hours, and a message from us three days later, because the job isn't done when the van leaves.

  • Door delivery, including high-rise and gated society access
  • First-48-hours settling-in guide for the new home
  • A three-day follow-up. We genuinely want to know how they're doing

🐾 Every stage happens whether your pet flies for three hours or travels for three days.

See the full process
Inside the journey

You can't be in the hold with them.
So here's exactly what is.

The fear of the cargo hold is the single biggest reason families delay a move. It deserves a real answer, not reassurance. This is what your pet travels in.

IATA CR82 crate, annotatedLIVE ANIMALD ↑A + ½B · stand · turn · lie down

An IATA Container Requirement 82 kennel: ventilated on four sides, metal-bolted, spring-locked, labelled.

Same air, same climate

Pressurised, temperature-controlled hold

Live animals travel in a pressurised, heated compartment on approved aircraft. We book only sectors where that is confirmed for the aircraft type flying that day.

Melts into a drink

Frozen water bowl

Frozen overnight so it can't slosh out during loading, then thaws slowly into fresh water your pet can reach the whole way.

IATA CR82

Ventilation on four sides

Airflow from every direction, with the required open area on the door face. Not a box with holes. A certified container.

Smells like home

Familiar bedding

Their own blanket, plus an unwashed t-shirt of yours. Scent is the fastest route to a calm nervous system.

Cannot pop open

Metal-bolted, spring-locked

Two halves joined with metal nuts and bolts, a spring-loaded central latch, and cable ties on all four corners.

Name, number, instructions

Identity on every face

Live-animal labels, orientation arrows, feeding instructions and two contact numbers: laminated, on every side.

And one thing that never happens: sedation.

Sedatives depress breathing and impair temperature regulation at altitude, in exactly the animals who can least afford it. Most airlines refuse a visibly sedated pet. We manage anxiety with early crate familiarisation, correct sizing, familiar bedding and calm handling. If a pet still can't fly comfortably, we change the mode, not the medication.

Read the flight-day guide
Pan-India, genuinely

120+ cities. Every state. Including the ones others say no to.

Guwahati to Kochi. A hill town in Himachal to a high-rise in Gurugram. If there's a road, a rail line or a runway, we've planned a route down it.

And it isn't only dogs and cats

Dogs

Indies to Great Danes

Cats

Including brachycephalic breeds

Birds

Permit-dependent

Rabbits

Climate-sensitive routing

Turtles

Where legally permitted

Small pets

Guinea pigs, hamsters

Birds, reptiles and exotics are permit-dependent and species-specific. Ask us before you plan, and we'll tell you what's legally possible.

Money, said plainly

A number now, so you're not guessing in the dark

Most companies make you hand over your phone number to learn whether this costs ₹20,000 or ₹2 lakh. Here's a real range first: no form, no call, no obligation.

Your pet's weight
Distance
How they travel
How many pets?
1Pets from the same home always travel on the same date.

Indicative range

₹29,000₹56,000

for 1 pet, door to door, all-inclusive

  • Crate, freight, vet certificates, permits and both transfer legs
  • GST shown separately on the final quote
  • No urgency surcharge if you book more than 3 weeks ahead

This is a planning range, not a quote. Real pricing depends on your pet's exact crate dimensions, the carrier's live-animal rates on your date, and destination requirements. Your written quote will be itemised line by line.

Itemised, always

Crate, freight, vet, permits, transfers, GST. Each on its own line. If it's not on the sheet, it's not on your invoice.

Locked once agreed

The price doesn't move because a carrier changed a rate after you booked. That's our problem, not yours.

Postponement written down

Plans change, visas slip. What happens to your money is agreed in writing before you pay anything.

Why families choose Aigan

Six promises we'd be embarrassed to break

Not values on a wall. Operating rules. The things our team is actually held to on every single move.

“Seven years, four thousand pets, and not one lost, injured or misrouted.”

That record isn't luck and it isn't marketing. It is the direct result of saying no to moves we couldn't do safely, and we'd rather protect it than grow faster.

Our story

One human, start to finish

A named coordinator whose number you have. Not a ticket, not a rotating queue, not 'someone will get back to you'.

We'll talk you out of the wrong option

If a road van is kinder than a flight for your dog, we'll say so. Even when the flight pays us more.

Itemised or it doesn't exist

Every line of your quote is named and priced. If it isn't on the sheet, it never lands on your invoice.

Photos, not promises

Updates at pickup, crate-in, departure, landing and delivery. You will know more than you expect to.

Never sedated

Sedation impairs breathing at altitude. We manage anxiety with preparation, sizing and calm handling instead.

A plan B already written

Fog, embargo, cancellation, delay. Before your pet moves, the fallback is already on paper.

Tails from the road

The bit that matters: they arrived, and they were fine

Four thousand journeys. These are the kinds of things families tell us afterwards, usually with a photo of a dog asleep on a new sofa attached.

I had already cancelled one move because the previous agent couldn't tell me which flight my dog would be on. Aigan sent the flight number, the crate size and a full cost sheet the same evening. On the day, I got a photo every hour without asking.
SimbaBengaluru → GurugramAir · 32 kg Labrador
Nobody had told me the microchip has to come before the rabies shot. Aigan caught it in the first call and rebuilt our whole timeline. We'd have lost three months and a flight otherwise.
NoorMumbai → DubaiInternational · Persian cat
They told me straight out that they wouldn't fly a Pug in May, and offered the train instead. Their handler sent me a picture at every big station. That's the first time a vendor has talked me out of the more expensive option.
MomoDelhi → ChennaiEscorted train · Pug
Three animals, one van, one day. I was braced for them to be split across two trips. The handler stopped four times and shared the location the whole way.
Kaju, Barfi & MishtiPune → AhmedabadRoad van · 2 dogs, 1 cat
Seven months of paperwork that I did not have to understand. Every time something was due, a message arrived a week early. He walked out of the airport in Toronto wagging.
LeoKochi → TorontoInternational · Golden Retriever
Four companies said they don't operate in the North-East. Aigan planned the connection through Kolkata, explained why, and it went exactly as they described it.
BaghaGuwahati → BengaluruAir via Kolkata · Indie dog
Everything we know, given away

Guides written to make you need us less

If you'd rather do this yourself, these will genuinely get you there. We'd still rather you knew what good looks like before you hire anyone, including us.

Straight answers

The questions everyone asks, answered properly

No hedging, no “it depends” without saying what it depends on.

Aigan is a pan-India pet relocation company that moves dogs, cats and other companion animals door-to-door by air, train and road, within India and internationally. We handle route planning, IATA crates, veterinary certificates, permits and NOCs, carrier booking, terminal formalities and final delivery. With one named coordinator on the move from first call to safe arrival.

Question not here?

We answer WhatsApp messages properly, including the awkward ones about price and risk.

🐾 Let's get them home

Wherever you're going, they're coming with you.

One conversation is enough to know whether your plan works. It's free, it takes fifteen minutes, and nobody will chase you afterwards.

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