34 THE NEW BARKER www.TheNewBarker.com The ARK Pet Oasis at JFK International Airport is a state-of-the-art facility that provides 14.4 acres of airside and curbside boarding,kenneling, quarantine, veteri- nary care, training, grooming, a pet spa and in-transit companion animal services. Dr.Walter Woolf, owner of Air Animal Pet Movers, is a founding member of IPATA (International Pet and Animal Transportation Association). Elizabeth A. Schuette, Managing Director of The ARK said that Dr.Woolf was very helpful in the development and planning phase of the facility. “There are three ways for pets to travel by air,” said Schuette.The first is in-cabin with the passenger as carry-on with a weight limit of approximately 18 pounds.The second way to travel is to check your pet as ‘excess baggage,’ whereby he/she is in a travel crate and placed in a pressurized cabin with checked luggage. Lastly, your animal can be categorized as ‘live animal cargo’ – also known as ‘AVI’ which is the official industry term.” For animals that are not traveling in-cabin,The ARK strongly recommends that all pet owners book their animals as live cargo, instead of excess baggage, in order to increase general animal welfare and reduce potential disease transmission.When animals travel as live cargo, the carrier is required to employ trained AVI staff to handle your animal and track or trace your pet with official documentation while in transit. Whether a pet needs to travel across country or around the world,Air Animal Pet Movers has been taking care of the details since 1977. Dr.Woolf con- tinues to share his expertise in safe and humane pet relocation as a consultant to veterinarians across the U.S., several major global airlines, corporate reloca- tion companies and industry organizations. The ARK: Luxury Airside Hotel for Dogs. Air Animal Pet Movers. AirAnimal.com - 1.800.635.3448. U