International pet shipper - Kari Mendoza, Island Pet Movers: S.O.S. Podcast #37

I am so excited to host my dear friend Kari Mendoza, who I have known for more than 12 years. We met when I was stationed in Hawaii back when she first founded a company dedicated to moving pets safely! She is going to shed light on so many topics, including why shipping pets in cargo is safe and the misinformation on the dangers of shipping snub-nosed animals. She is also a fierce advocate for easing the process of pet shipping, something so many families struggle with!

She is the CEO/Founder of Island Pet Movers/Paws Up Pet Transport.  Island Pet Movers was created by Kari after she watched her best friend struggle through the process of preparing her dog to transfer to Hawaii while her husband was deployed to Iraq.

As a prior land development project manager, Kari knew that the process of working with government agencies can be challenging and sometimes confusing and that she could make the process easy and stress-free for her clients. In 2009 Kari put her newly acquired MBA skills to work, and after many hours of logo and website design, with a business license in hand, Island Pet Movers was created and each year they help thousands of pets move to and from Hawaii and the Pacific easy and stress-free.

Kari has been a very active competitor and trainer in Schutzhund, an international dog sport, since 2003, serving as her club president and the Assistant Regional Director for the West Coast, which includes Hawaii. This allowed her to travel extensively with working dogs throughout the United States, and on many occasions escorted dogs between the United States and Europe

Kari is a U.S. Navy veteran and her dad was enlisted in the Army. Growing up as an Army child had many challenges, most memorable was moving from a new home to a new home every 2-to 3 years.  While schools and friends changed every few years, her parents made sure that her pets were the one constant that stayed with her move after move. This intimate knowledge of military life and relocating with pets brings a unique and heartfelt opinion to any table in relation to pet relocation around the world.

Kari’s relentless drive for success in business, love of dog training, and attention to animal behaviors coupled with her intimate knowledge of the pet shipping industry help her to lead a successful team of pet relocation specialists serving families all across the globe.

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