IATA and LAR

Open Ended

How does CITES help control and protect the transport of animals across zoos and between breeders?

Open Ended

How does CITES struggle to control and protect the transport of animals across zoos and between breeders?

Multiple Choice

Why is it important to comply with international regulations like the IATA Live Animals Regulations (LAR) and the Perishable Cargo Regulations (PCR) when transporting live specimens?

• To ensure the safety and welfare of animals during transport

• To avoid legal penalties and fines

• To reduce transportation costs

• To speed up customs clearance

Open Ended

What challenges do you think might arise when transporting live animals internationally, and how could regulations help address these challenges?

Multiple Choice

What is the main mission of the International Air Transport Association (IATA)?

• To represent, lead, and serve the air transport industry

• To regulate only cargo flights

• To provide airport security

• To manage passenger bookings

Multiple Choice

Which two IATA regulations are highlighted for cargo transport?

• Live Animals Regulations and Perishable Cargo Regulations

• Dangerous Goods Regulations and Airmail Board

• Cargo Security Working Group and ULD Board

• Cargo Agency Conference and Cargo Operations Board

Open Ended

Why is it important for all persons handling live animal shipments to be competent with specific handling requirements for each species?

Multiple Select

Which of the following are responsibilities of the Live Animals Regulations (LAR)? Tick all that apply.

• Ensuring animals are transported safely

• Ensuring animals are transported humanely

• Ensuring only perishable goods are transported

• Ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements

Multiple Choice

Who must comply with LAR when shipping live animals by air according to IATA regulations?

• The recipient of the animal

• The senders of the animal

• The airline staff

• All parties

Multiple Select

According to the IATA Live Animals Regulations, which of the following are required to comply with the regulations?

• All listed countries in the LAR

• Members of IATA

• Shippers of CITES animals

• Passengers traveling with pets only

Open Ended

Explain three components of container requirements in the IATA Live Animals Regulations and how they contribute to animal welfare during transportation.

Multiple Choice

What is a CITES pre-requisite for shipping CITES listed species according to the IATA regulations?

• They must be shipped with minimal documentation

• They must be shipped in accordance with the IATA Live Animals Regulations

• They can be shipped without any regulations

• They must be shipped only by sea

Multiple Choice

An animal in any of the three appendices of CITES must be accompanied with proper CITES documentation, aside from when, in a limited number of cases...

• It is for personal or household use.

• It is an emergency transportation.

• Both parents of the animal are deceased and it is for conservation purposes.

• The animal has consented to the transport.

​• "Hobbyist" Loophole: A significant amount of trade may fall outside the radar of licensing authorities, as many exotic animal sellers define themselves as "hobbyists" arguing they are only selling "surplus stock" and are therefore not operating "in the course of a business". This complexity makes enforcement action against unlicensed sellers difficult and costly for local authorities

Open Ended

How can the problem of hobbyist trading influence the movement of wild and potentially dangerous animals and bypass regulation? - think of LAR and CITES

If regulations like LAR from International Air Transport Association cannot control the movement of protected species as proposed by CITES in their appendices, due to the hobbyist problem of selling surplus stock without declaring it a business. Potential buyers of exotic and wild animals can transport animals abroad, back to their private collection, bypassing the necessary documents for safe and recorded transport.

This only applies to international travel. Not domestic travel.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a type of CITES document required for the transport of species included in the CITES appendices?

• Export permit

• Import permit

• Certificate of vaccination

• Re-export certificate

Open Ended

Name another document that is needed to allow for the transport of a live animal by air.

Open Ended

Explain the general container requirements for transporting non-domesticated mammals according to IATA regulations. Why are these requirements important for animal welfare?

Open Ended

What are the key steps involved in ensuring compliance with perishable cargo regulations when shipping plants internationally?

Open Ended

What is one key takeaway you learned about the IATA Live Animals Regulations (LAR) and Perishable Cargo Regulations (PCR) from this session?