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Valeria Núñez
Founder and head of operations
Twelve years in air cargo. She set up Vuelapatas after moving her own dog and discovering that nobody told her anything during the flight.
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About us
We started because nobody told our founder anything while her dog crossed the country. Eleven years on, we still tell you everything.
The story
A seven-hour flight
A seven-hour flight
without a single update
In 2015 Valeria moved her life from Miami to Seattle, and with it Nala, a nine-year-old greyhound. She paid a transport company and for seven hours she heard absolutely nothing. Nala arrived fine. The fright never left her.
Vuelapatas was born that afternoon. We did not invent animal transport: we invented the part where somebody calls you.
- A named coordinator on every case, no call centre
- We say no when the trip is not right for the animal
- The timeline is written by a person, not by a system
Our rule
If I would not do it with my own pet, I do not do it with yours.
It is the one rule with no exceptions. It has cost us cancelled flights, refunds and customers. It still stands.
Team
The people who will be calling you
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Dr. Ibrahim Sosa
Veterinary director
Accredited vet. He signs off on every transfer and decides when an animal should not fly.
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Camila Ferreira
Head of documentation
She knows the requirements of all 50 states by heart. Her expiry tracking is the reason no flight is ever missed here over paperwork.
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Marcos Bello
Fleet and crate lead
He builds and measures every carrier. If a crate does not comply, it does not go, even if that means losing the flight.
Work with us
We are looking for people who call
We are looking for people who call
even when there is no news
We do not ask for air-cargo experience: that can be taught. We ask that you understand why a family is anxious at three in the morning.
Write to us and tell us your situationTransfer coordinator
Miami, FL · on site
Miami, FL · on site
Veterinary assistant on the road
Dallas, TX · on site
Dallas, TX · on site
Documentation specialist
Remote · USA
Remote · USA
Ready for the next trip together?
Tell us the origin, the destination and what your pet is like. We give you the full plan and a firm price on the spot.