- No cat bred in Russia may be imported and registered in any International Federation of Felines (FIFe) pedigree book outside Russia, regardless of, which organization issued its pedigree.
- No cat belonging to exhibitors living in Russia may be entered at any FIFe show outside Russia, regardless of, which organization these exhibitors hold their membership in.
i dunno if it's still like this, but in the mid 2000s, a friend of mine finished their peace corps tour in Maghreb and was coming home. they had adopted a cat while they were living there and were bringing it home. she said she put the cat into a cat carrier and brought it with her. nobody at any level of customs gave a shit about its licensing or any other papers. it was just a cat on a plane and then a cat in the states.
i remember that blew my mind. like, i'm not really complaining. no borders for cats gang reporting. i just assumed there would be some kind of disease/import inspection process for pets or just some kind of papershuffle bullshit. easier to bring a cat into the US than a tube of toothpaste.
Tbf, I once brought an entire bottle of sunscreen I forgot in my backpack on a Trans-Atlantic flight, and nobody mentioned it. Most of this shit is clearly security theatre.
Islands have strict bans and quarantines for animals.
Example: Hawaii's quarantine info for people who want to bring their pets - Animal Industry Division | Animal Quarantine Information Page (Updated)
The page goes on and on and on and on and on and on...
Still mildly irritates me that I lost my tube of toothpaste because it was too large when I had to fly a few years ago; yet, no problems with me or anyone else bringing a laptop onboard on carry on, in spite of the fact that if you damage a lithium-ion battery it will combust violently
All just security theater, always has been