Pet export from California: the vets, the dates, the paperwork.
One missed rabies date can cost your pet a 180-day reset — and the wrong airport can cost you the flight. If you’re flying a pet out of LAX & SFO, this is the California-specific ground truth: which vets can actually sign, how the USDA endorsement runs, and the exact dates each destination demands.
Serving pets leaving California today (LAX & SFO) — expanding across the US.
2,246 USDA-accredited clinic locations mapped across California · Los Angeles · San Francisco · San Diego · San Jose & more
The country rules and timing windows for your pet’s move, source-cited. 60 seconds, no account.
Start free →Your exact dates run against every rule — red, amber, green — plus the vet shortlist we checked for your California ZIP.
Get my countdown →We chase the USDA APHIS endorsement so you don’t have to. Tell us your trip; we quote your case.
Apply →2,246 USDA-accredited clinic locations across California — but only a fraction actually do international certificates.
Accreditation lets a vet sign a health certificate; it doesn’t mean they know your destination’s rules. Search by ZIP, then use our call script to confirm before you book.
Find an accredited vet near your ZIP →- ● FIELD NOTELAX international pet cargo is a separate process from checked baggage — here is the 8-step walkthrough.
- ● FIELD NOTEPet cargo at SFO, step by step — and why United PetSafe is no longer an option.
- ● FIELD NOTENo lab in California runs the FAVN test — your vet draws it, Kansas tests it.
- ● FIELD NOTEThere is no USDA endorsement office in California — it's all electronic now.
- ● FIELD NOTECan you get a same-day pet health certificate in LA? For international travel — no.
- ● FIELD NOTEThese are the cargo airlines that actually carry pets internationally from LAX in 2026.
- ● FIELD NOTEUSDA endorsement is electronic for most destinations and clears in 1-3 business days. Ink-required destinations take longer.
Bringing a pet into California from abroad? The CDC governs US arrivals — the rules changed and most guides are out of date.
Read the return-to-US rules →- Where does Pawvisa operate?
- Today Pawvisa serves pets flying internationally out of California — mainly the LAX & SFO cargo corridors. California is where we have the ground truth right now: the accredited-vet registry, the airport processes, and the USDA endorsement flow. We’re expanding across the US from here.
- How do I find a USDA-accredited vet in California?
- Search our California vet finder by ZIP — it lists every USDA-accredited clinic in the state, nearest first, built from the USDA NVAP registry. Accreditation is not the same as international experience, so we include a call script to confirm a clinic actually handles your destination’s health certificate before you book.
- LAX or SFO — which airport for my pet’s flight?
- It depends on which airline carries live animals on your route, not on where you live. Most international pet moves fly as manifest cargo through the carrier’s live-animal terminal, not the passenger check-in. Our LAX cargo walkthrough covers the terminal, drop-off window, and crate screening step by step.
- Can you handle the USDA paperwork for me?
- Our coordination concierge chases the USDA APHIS endorsement on your behalf — presented by quote, after we see your trip. Prefer to self-serve? The free 60-second timeline check gives you the rules, and the $29 readiness analysis runs your dates against every requirement.
- My pet is coming into California from abroad. Can you help?
- Yes. Bringing a pet into the US — including California — is a CDC-governed process with its own rules. Our return-to-US guide covers what applies for dogs arriving from abroad.