Cabin Paws is run by Toby, an ABTA-registered travel agent, so every trip is planned by someone who actually understands travel compliance — not a call centre script.
Cabin Paws was started by Toby, an ABTA-registered travel agent who kept hearing the same worry from pet owners moving to the UAE: nobody wanted their cat or dog shut in a cargo hold for an eight-hour flight. Etihad allows small pets in the cabin, but the paperwork, the MOCCAE import permit and the vet timeline are enough to put most owners off doing it themselves. Cabin Paws exists to take that off your hands.
Relocating to Dubai or Abu Dhabi is stressful enough without worrying whether your pet will make the move safely. We handle the compliance side, start to finish, so you and your pet travel together instead of being separated for the trip.
Cabin, not cargo. We only ever arrange in-cabin travel, never hold transport.
No guesswork. Every permit and form is checked against the current MOCCAE and Etihad rules before it goes anywhere near a deadline.
Straight answers. If your pet doesn't qualify for in-cabin travel, we'll tell you early, not after you've paid.
A few reasons owners pick Cabin Paws over a cargo-only pet relocation agent.
Your pet travels in the cabin with you, the whole way to Dubai or Abu Dhabi.
A real person answers your questions, from your first enquiry to touchdown.
One upfront price per package, no surprise invoices halfway through.
Every permit and form meets MOCCAE and Etihad requirements, checked by us first.
Our Promise
Toby, an ABTA-registered travel agent based between the UK and the UAE. Cabin Paws is a one-person operation by design, so you deal with the same person throughout, not a call centre.
Because that's the whole point. We don't arrange cargo-hold pet transport — only Etihad's in-cabin service for cats and small dogs between the UK and Dubai or Abu Dhabi.
We specialise in one specific route and method: UK to UAE, in the cabin, on Etihad. That focus means we know the MOCCAE permit process and Etihad's rules in detail, rather than spreading across every airline and destination.
Toby kept hearing the same worry from owners moving to the UAE: nobody wanted their cat or dog shut in a cargo hold for an eight-hour flight. Etihad allows small pets in the cabin, but the permit and vet timeline put most owners off doing it themselves, so Cabin Paws exists to take that off your hands.
You deal with Toby directly throughout, from your first enquiry to the moment you land. There's no call centre and no handing you off between departments.
