Gift Swap: read if you are sending to Captain or Miss Meow

[Miss Meow]

I received a parcel today from PJ's Mom and the tins of cat and dog food were removed by customs. :( :( :(

The guidelines for sending parcels to Australia are:

NO:
- uncanned or packaged products containing any meat (that includes cat and dog treats, and dry or wet food) :(
- real feathers
- catnip
- dried flowers
- rawhide
- bark, straw, plants
- tea containing fruit extracts
- dairy products or anything with more than 10% dairy content

That pretty much excludes any pet food treats :(

Just wanted to let you know so your parcels aren't ripped open and messed with :eek:

I'm sure we can stock up with treats from here, so when we get our boxes, we can sneak some treaties in so the furries won't notice ...

[Kfamr]

You could have sent this to me in a PM, but thank you for letting people know.

And...
PLEASE DO NOT REPLY HERE IF YOU ARE SENDING TO ONE OF THEM... REMEMBER, WE WANT THIS TO BE A SURPRISE... SO NO GIVING IT AWAY HERE. ;)

[Cinder & Smoke]

It's not just Australia that Gift Swappers need to worry about ~

MOST Countries have *restrictions*
about just *what* can be shipped into their country!

If you're planning to ship a backage out of your Home Country -
ASK before you ship!

I was going to send some K-Nipp SEEDS to someone overseas a couple
years ago... I "asked" the US POST Office about it...

They had NO CLUE (and little interest in researching the question)...
I finaly e-mailed the Country's Embassy in Washington, DC -
and THEY responded quickly with the advisory of --
DON'T send the seeds - it's :eek: ILLEGAL!

Restrictions vary - best to ASK first, then ship!

[Miss Meow]

Thanks, Phred. I was only trying to help, not hinder :o

[Cinder & Smoke]

Hopefully, no one will "let any Kats outta da bag" here -

But ALL who are shipping from their Home Country to a Foriegn Land -
need to consider what Miz Meow and I have suggested...
the "rules" about WHAT you can ship out,
and what you can ship IN to different countries
vary -

If YOU are effected by this - you might try a PM
to a DIFFERENT Pet Talker (one you're NOT Gift Exchanging with) -
but who lives in the Same Country as your Gift Exchange person does -
and ask them to "check" on an item you'd like to send.

Just another *thought*.

;)

/s/ Phred