Travel Crates…Where do they go?
One of the more popular questions I get as a “Pet Travel Agent” is “Where do I get a crate to ship my pet and can I rent one?” The airlines do not rent crates and to the best of my knowledge I know of no company that does. Ever since I have become involved with pets and travel, I notice crates! In the back of pick up trucks, garages, in back yards….they are hang’n around everywhere! Many times when I deliver a pet to a client I will inquire about the crate and if it is possible to purchase the crate from them-if they feel they are done with it. About 95% of the time they say ‘no’ they think they made need it another time and want to keep it and it goes in the garage to collect bugs and gather dirt.
If someone could figure out a way to make it pay, they should start a ‘rent a crate’ business for pets. If there were someway to ‘store’ them and ship them…you maybe would have something productive and successful. I’ve have a garage full of the ‘wrong sized crates’ that I have had to swap out for clients….I am sure my family would love to get rid of some of them….but then I think “I might need them”. Go figure. I just keep storing more and more and more of them-I think they are ending up in my garage!
