Find Pet Transport in Hull

Looking for pet transport in Hull? Here’s a rating-sorted look at who actually operates locally, what the motorway and bridge position 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 Hull

Zoomies Pet Transport Limited
Derringham Court, Ampleforth Grove, Hull HU5 5HB
★ 5.0 (52 reviews)
Phone: 07842 200551
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Genuinely Hull-based, Zoomies covers both everyday local pet taxi work — vets, groomers, doggy daycare, boarding — and a 24/7 pet ambulance service. Worth being precise about what that second part actually means: it’s for transporting an injured or seriously ill pet quickly and safely to the nearest veterinary clinic or animal hospital, not a substitute for calling your vet directly in an emergency, and not the same as a routine, non-urgent booking. For scheduled trips, use their standard pet taxi service; for a genuine emergency, their ambulance line is there.

National operators who also cover Hull

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

Checking a DEFRA licence in Hull

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 register directly and Zoomies doesn’t currently appear under that name — their own site doesn’t mention DEFRA authorisation either way. This doesn’t mean they’re unlicensed: most of their work, both taxi and ambulance, is short and local, the kind that commonly sits under Type 1, which isn’t published anywhere we or you can check independently. Ask them directly for their current authorisation reference before booking.

Getting around: the M62, the Humber Bridge and a working port

Hull sits at the eastern terminus of the M62, which runs the full width of the North of England to Liverpool, and the Humber Bridge gives a direct road crossing south into North Lincolnshire, cutting out a long detour inland. Hull is also a genuine working port city, with regular freight and passenger ferry traffic — worth bearing in mind if you’re arranging pet transport that needs to connect with a crossing.

If you’re flying a pet in

Humberside Airport is on the south side of the Humber, a short drive from Hull via the bridge. We checked and couldn’t confirm it has a live animal Border Control Post for pets arriving under the Pet Travel Scheme — the only pet-related information we found concerned assistance dogs in the terminal, the same pattern we’ve seen at several other regional airports. If your pet is flying into the UK, our Manchester pet transport guide covers the nearest confirmed Animal Reception Centre arrangement.

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.

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