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Berrakaw knows what you need! We guarantee exceptionally thorough and honest communication. We are emotionally invested with your pets on a truly personal level and every pet we relocate and care for, becomes a fur-eva Berrakaw family member.

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About Berrakaw

Berrakaw lives up to our name! “Berrakaw” derived from the Hebrew (and Swahili = true Africa) word “be-ra-kah”, our passion for animals, involvement with stray animals & abandoned pets, gave birth to Berrakaw Pet Import, Export & Kennelling. Cats, dogs, birds…
We keep you united!

what we do

Our Services

As a registered Government Approved Export Quarantine Facility, Berrakaw offers a complete relocation service in terms of domestic transport, accommodation, pre-departure vet and general preparations, flight bookings and the most important, we offer a home-away-from home, where all our doggies, kitties and birds are showered with love.

Once a quote has been accepted, we assist in every step of the way. We confirm the correctness of all paperwork at hand, liaise with your vet, collect test results from Onderstepoort, provide guidance regarding the process required by your destination country, provide IATA compliant made wooden as well as top of the range plastic travel crates, get the final vet checks and State Vet endorsements done, ensure that your baby is comfortable in his/her crate by means of crate training and perform all check-in procedures at the airport. Our staff member/s remain with (y)our pets until they are taken through into the warehouse from where they are loaded onto the aeroplane. We also keep you updated on the flight details and journey.

We understand the stress levels involved as pets are ‘emotional commodities’ and therefore, we are at any stage just a phone call away – WhatsApp calls welcome!

  • A New Home

    Our passionate staff love, respect and care for each pet as an individual animal.

  • Our Facilities

    We offer a safe environment to all our doggos, kitties and birdies.

  • VIP Chauffeur Service

    Berrakaw is very proud of our VW Caddies and VW Caravelle Kombi – all equipped with air conditioners, to transport our VIPs.

  • Healthy Pets

    All pets arriving at Berrakaw Pet Resort must be fully vaccinated.

  • Pets with Special Needs

    Berrakaw is well equipped to accommodate any pet with special needs.

Request a Quote

Contact Pierre or Mariétjie directly for any queries and quotes.

Questions

FAQ

Pets. We entertain dogs, cats, birds, ferrets and reptiles.

Please accept our quote online. An Invoice for the Initiation fee will then be issued. Our quotes are composed to inform you of all possible costs involved to relocate your pet. You will only be invoiced for services and products delivered by Berrakaw. Other costs such as vet preparations can be done by your private vet. As soon as Berrakaw has received the non-refundable Initiation payment, a file will be opened, we will confirm the correctness of your pets’ documents and start managing the relocation process.

Your pet requires a microchip and a rabies vaccination. The vaccination could be administered during the same appointment of the chip implant or thereafter. This vaccination MUST be VALID, thus, be administered at the same time or after the microchip implant, within the past 11 months. Some countries also require vaccinations against Kennel Cough, Leptospira and DHPPi. A Rabies Neutralising Anti-body Titre Test (RNATT) is required by some countries while Australia requires a State Vet to verify your pet’s microchip PRIOR to drawing the blood sample for the RNATT.

Each country has its own pet import requirements. Berrakaw assists our VIPs to fly on or as close as possible to the preferred travel date.

We prefer our furries to spend the last few days prior to their departure at Berrakaw Pet Resort.  During this time, we confirm that the travel crates are the adequate size, get crate training done, complete the final vet checks, ensure all documentation is in place, get the final ok to transit and ok to forward from the airline and then check the pets in at the airport. This might seem not necessary but past experience has proved that clients and vets are not always up to scratch in terms of specific documentation requirements. Berrakaw Pet Resort offers a relaxing environment for that last paw-liday prior to boarding a flight to a final destination. We offer a 24/7 supervised environment where pets are properly socialised, loved and handled by the Berrakaw team. Taking your pets off your hands provide you with the opportunity to settle last minute business and commitments, resting assure of their well-being.

Berrakaw takes pride in our government approved and registered world class export facility. However, should your dog be socialised, he/she will enjoy the comfort of staying in our house as a personal family member.

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If you can’t find the answer to your question, don’t hesitate to contact us directly. Our dedicated team is ready to assist with any inquiries that you may have.

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Meet our Team

Berrakaw knows what you need! We guarantee exceptionally thorough and honest communication. We are emotionally invested with your pets on a truly personal level and every pet we relocate and care for, becomes a fur-eva Berrakaw family member. There is neither a too special nor too sensitive pet for us to handle; Thus, no baby is too out of the ordinary to be accommodated by Berrakaw. The result of over a thousand satisfied families who utilised Berrakaw’s services since 2020, cannot be in doubt! Berrakaw’s founders and handpicked staff ensure 24/7 love and passion which offers more than ‘merely boarding and travel services’ that meets the eye

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Our Story

Pierre’s military career ended on a high note as he was appointed as the SA National Defence Force Military Attaché in Islamabad, Pakistan over the period 2017-2020. Both he and Mariétjie were well-informed in terms of the socio-economical condition of the country which also includes the presence of stray animals. The couple is fond of animals and had 25 dogs of their own prior to departing for Pierre’s final military post.

Islamabad PAWS (People Actively Working for Strays) was established, and more than 60 dogs and several cats were exported during this period to join their newly found families all over the Globe!

January 2020, the Nicholson family returned home… with dogs, instead of Persian carpets and wooden carvings (LOL!) Fluffy, Itchy, Scratchy and Oscar, all now about 7-9 years old, have out-lived their counterparts back home, where the life expectancy of a stray dog is about 3 years if lucky…

It was during these times the huge costs involved in the relocation of pets became evident.

After arranging their own dogs’ relocation from Pakistan to South Africa, Berrakaw Pet Transport was established with the primary purpose to keep pets and owners united at the lowest possible cost. The company was registered on 10 February 2020 and Covid Restrictions were announced just more than a month later. Despite these no-movement restrictions, Berrakaw Pet Transport was blessed in abundance and the company grew against all odds! Berrakaw Pet Resort was founded to accommodate pets of owners whose travel documents were issued out of sync with their pets’ travel preparations.

Berrakaw Pet Resort and Berrakaw Pet Transport take pride in the fact that they have hosted and exported more than 1 600 companion animals of which more than a third to Australia alone in a period of less than 3.5 years. We have flown dogs, cats and birds to more than 40 countries situated on all the continents.

The family-owned company is staffed by people absolutely passionate about animals and all pets’ welfare always takes priority. We offer a loving family environment to all our VIPs whether just visiting or being in transit.

A Loving Home

Berrakaw is very proud of our VW Caddies and VW Caravelle Kombi – all equipped with air conditioners, to transport our VIPs.

Pets with Special Needs

Berrakaw is well equipped to accommodate any pet with special needs. This includes pets with physical disabilities and impairments as well as pets with non-communicable diseases that requires special treatment, diets and medication. Caring for pets who are blind, deaf, suffering from arthritis, separation anxiety, dementia or epilepsy or to administer insulin or dialyses daily is nothing out of the ordinary for the Berrakaw staff.

Healthy Pets

All pets arriving at Berrakaw Pet Resort must be fully vaccinated. We do not hesitate seeking vet advise/treatment should we notice that one of our furries is a bit under the weather.

Medication and special diets are catered for. Should pets be expected to fly with medication, pre-arrangement with the airline is required to obtain authority. A prescription as well as tablets in the original packaging or in a vet’s branded packet is required – no powder nor liquid is allowed.

Our Facilities

We offer a safe environment to all our doggos, kitties and birdies.

Dog Kennels & Kittie Cabanas

A Loving Home

Our passionate staff love, respect and care for each pet as an individual animal. Some furries are social butterflies while others are a bit shy and keep to themselves. With a qualified dog behaviourist and two dog trainers as staff members, these pooches’ behaviour is effected in a manner to ensure they enjoy life to its fullest.

Cats are housed in their private kitty cabanas while dogs, upon arrival are inserted into a holding kennel. Once assessed, they are either entered in a kennel or integrated into the well-established, highly sociable Berrakaw pack. Some doggies ‘become part of the pack’ immediately while others might take a week or three to become fully integrated. Each dog on his/her own time…

Meals are served twice a day. 8-10am and 3-5pm. Medium and large breed dogs are fed Ultra Dog Superwoof while littlest eat Royal Canin Mini Adult. Cats are fed half a sachet wet food every morning followed by a helping of Royal Canin Sensible Kibble. Another helping kibble is served in the afternoon. Berrakaw do feed special diet food provided by owners.

Our History

Pierre’s military career ended on a high note as he was appointed as the SA National Defence Force Military Attaché in Islamabad, Pakistan over the period 2017-2020. Both he and Mariétjie were well-informed in terms of the socio-economical condition of the country which also includes the presence of stray animals. The couple is fond of animals and had 25 dogs of their own prior to departing for Pierre’s final military post.

Islamabad PAWS (People Actively Working for Strays) was established, and more than 60 dogs and several cats were exported during this period to join their newly found families all over the Globe!

January 2020, the Nicholson family returned home… with dogs, instead of Persian carpets and wooden carvings (LOL!) Fluffy, Itchy, Scratchy and Oscar, all now about 7-9 years old, have out-lived their counterparts back home, where the life expectancy of a stray dog is about 3 years if lucky…

It was during these times the huge costs involved in the relocation of pets became evident.

After arranging their own dogs’ relocation from Pakistan to South Africa, Berrakaw Pet Transport was established with the primary purpose to keep pets and owners united at the lowest possible cost. The company was registered on 10 February 2020 and Covid Restrictions were announced just more than a month later. Despite these no-movement restrictions, Berrakaw Pet Transport was blessed in abundance and the company grew against all odds! Berrakaw Pet Resort was founded to accommodate pets of owners whose travel documents were issued out of sync with their pets’ travel preparations.

Berrakaw Pet Resort and Berrakaw Pet Transport take pride in the fact that they have hosted and exported more than 1 600 companion animals of which more than a third to Australia alone in a period of less than 3.5 years. We have flown dogs, cats and birds to more than 40 countries situated on all the continents.

The family-owned company is staffed by people absolutely passionate about animals and all pets’ welfare always takes priority. We offer a loving family environment to all our VIPs whether just visiting or being in transit.

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