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#3489454 10-May-2026 16:34

Pets are expensive, but you just can't leave them behind. It cost us ~3K EUR to bring our dog from Ireland to NZ when we moved back in 2017. We didn't baulk at the price as we'd researched it and budgeted for it. It was just his age we were concerned about. He was 13 at the time but we got another 4.5yrs with him in NZ which we appreciated.

From my limited time in Singapore its very dog friendly. And as Handle said, lots of parks and the pet owners a very respectiful with how clean the place is and the fines associated with not cleaning up after your pet.

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#3489459 10-May-2026 16:48

Senecio:

Pets are expensive, but you just can't leave them behind. It cost us ~3K EUR to bring our dog from Ireland to NZ when we moved back in 2017. We didn't baulk at the price as we'd researched it and budgeted for it. It was just his age we were concerned about. He was 13 at the time but we got another 4.5yrs with him in NZ which we appreciated.

From my limited time in Singapore its very dog friendly. And as Handle said, lots of parks and the pet owners a very respectiful with how clean the place is and the fines associated with not cleaning up after your pet.

We left our pets behind when we moved to the gulf due to their age and the conditions here.

Our Staffy cross went to our mother in law where she was living on a farm. Our cat went to my cousin. For both animals it was the best situation for them to stay in NZ.

Both of them had lovely lives there but passed on within 2 years so it proved to be the best choice.

Bella is a rescue who spent years in foster care and would struggle to get another family. Leaving her behind simply isn’t an option.

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#3489461 10-May-2026 16:51

Good news re Bella. Wonder how she will manage the flight. Will she need to quarantine there as they do in NZ?

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#3489464 10-May-2026 17:03

Quarantine in Singapore is much longer than NZ (30 days instead of 10 days.) We can visit her 3 days a week though which we wouldn’t be able to do in NZ..

Miss 11 views Bella as her emotional support dumb dumb. She will be in quarantine during school holidays so I imagine she’ll be getting 3 visits a week

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#3489493 10-May-2026 18:03

Bella is a very lucky girl that she found the Handle family!

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