Find Pet Transport in Birmingham

Looking for pet transport in Birmingham? Here’s a rating-sorted look at who actually operates locally, what the motorway position genuinely offers, and what the DEFRA licensing tells you.

A note on the ratings below: these are Google’s, from real reviewers, not our own inspection.

Pet transport operators covering Birmingham

We did a fresh check for this page rather than assume an earlier pass still held, and the honest answer is the same: we couldn’t confirm a genuinely Birmingham-based independent specialising in everyday pet transport. The closest name we found, Bow’s Buddies Pet & Taxi Services in Great Barr, is a licensed dog walker and home boarder whose “taxi” service is an occasional add-on to that core business rather than a dedicated pet transport operation — worth knowing about, but not the same thing as the multi-operator local cluster you’ll find on some of our other city pages. We found a phone number (07882 019820) and a Facebook page for them, but couldn’t independently verify a website under their name — a third-party listing claims one, but we couldn’t confirm it’s genuinely theirs, so we’re not linking it.

Searches for “pet transport Birmingham” mostly surface the same national names running city-specific landing pages, plus a couple of genuine pet relocation specialists based in the wider region:

Pawsome Friends Pet Relocation
Grosvenor House, 11 St Paul’s Square, Birmingham B3 1RB
★ 5.0 (28 reviews)
Phone: 07377 836341
Google Maps · Website

HappyTrailz Pet Transport Services
Catherines Close, Knowle, Solihull B91 2SZ
★ 5.0 (32 reviews)
Phone: 07526 951821
Google Maps · Website

Both are genuinely registered companies at the addresses shown (confirmed via Companies House) and both focus specifically on international relocation — flights, paperwork, overseas moves — rather than everyday local jobs like a vet run or a breeder collection. If that’s what you need, they’re worth a look; if you need a local pet taxi for routine trips, this is a genuinely thinner market than some of our other city pages, and we’d rather say so plainly than pad the list.

National operators who also cover Birmingham

The same recurring UK-wide names show up here too — The Pet Bus, PetsA2B, ExecPets, 101 Pet Express and others among them. None of that makes them the wrong choice, particularly for longer or international moves, but they’re covering Birmingham from elsewhere rather than being based here.

Checking a DEFRA licence in Birmingham

Type 2 (long journey, over 8 hours) authorisations are published as open data by the Animal and Plant Health Agency and updated monthly. Type 1 (up to 8 hours) isn’t published anywhere public. We checked the current APHA register against both relocation specialists above. HappyTrailz Pet Transport Services is listed (ref. UK/STAFF/T2/00116247) — consistent with the international relocation work they do. Pawsome Friends Pet Relocation doesn’t currently appear under that name, which does not mean they’re unlicensed; it may simply reflect Type 1 work, which isn’t published anywhere we or you can check independently. Ask either operator directly for their current authorisation reference before booking, regardless of what you find in the published register.

Getting around: Birmingham’s motorway position

Birmingham sits at the genuine centre of the UK motorway network — the M5, M6 and M42 converge here, with the M6 Toll and Spaghetti Junction (Gravelly Hill Interchange) among the most recognisable pieces of British road infrastructure. For pet transport specifically, this makes Birmingham a natural staging point for operators covering the wider Midlands, whether that’s routing a puppy collection from a breeder further north or south, or connecting onward to Dover, Portsmouth or one of the other crossing points in this directory.

If you’re flying a pet in or crossing a border

Birmingham Airport doesn’t have a confirmed Animal Reception Centre of its own — if your pet is arriving into the UK by air, our nearest confirmed guide is Manchester, where Pets on Jets runs the reception on-site, or check with your specific airline and airport directly for current arrangements. If you’re heading to mainland Europe, our Dover/Eurotunnel guide covers the nearest major crossing point from Birmingham’s position.

What to have ready before you travel

A DEFRA authorisation reference on request, confirmation of whether your pet travels alone or with others, and a written quote before booking are the same basics that apply everywhere in this directory — our pet transport hub covers the full list of questions worth asking and red flags to watch for. If your dog is a puppy coming from a breeder, our guide to puppy couriers covers what’s genuinely different about that specific journey.

For dogs that find travel or a new environment stressful, some owners find a natural calming supplement helps take the edge off — worth having a look around Calmshops. It’s not a substitute for the checks above, just something that can help alongside them.

Written by Georgiana & Figo. Have a question about pet transport? Have a look around Calmshops or drop us a line — we answer everything.