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DATE:
July 30, 2003
TO:
Animal Vendors
and WSU Faculty Ordering Animals
FROM:
Farol Tomson, DVM
Campus
Veterinarian 
SUBJ:
Updated Information for Shipping
Animals to Washington State University in Pullman , Washington
(See attached Transportation
Rules)
Counter-to-counter
supervised shipping occurs via Alaska-Horizon Gold Streak service.
(see http://www.alaskaair.com/www2/cargo/AS_QX_CargoIndex.asp
). Prices on Alaska-Horizon anywhere in the country for small
carriers of regular cargo are: $98.00 and $145.00 for ÏGold Streak.Ó
Emory also has a service called ÏEmory ExpediteÓ that will fly animals
to Spokane and then deliver them to Pullman in a climate controlled
vehicle. Please make every effort to use them as the primary carriers
for animal shipments to Washington State University (WSU). The current
system using freight company trucks to ship animals from Seattle
to Spokane to Pullman is delicate and difficult for these animals
to say the least.
Please
re-arrange your shipping instructions for research animals coming
to WSU . Alaska-Horizon flies direct to Pullman , where
we have made arrangements for safe-keeping until WSU Central Receiving
employees can pick them up. Suggest to vendors to use their Gold
Streak service to transport the animals. Emory also has an ¹Emory
ExpediteÓ service using the Spokane airport and then will deliver
them to WSU®s Central Receiving dock in acclimatized vehicles. Please
use either one.
We
thank you and your staff for helping improve the safe transit of
these valuable animals.
The
company that Taconic is using is Marken. Their phone # is
(800) 932-6755. They are currently picking up some animals
at JFK Airport in NY next Tuesday and somehow bringing them here
to the below address by way of a temperature-controlled vehicle.
Carmella from Taconic tells me they are very accommodating.
She said ask for Paul, John or Steve (Steve is very helpful).
Since they are already bringing some animals here on Wednesday,
maybe they can somehow get these animals you want sent from Texas
. Feel free to call Barbara or me if you need help getting
them here.
Barbara
Korzyk
Purchasing
(509) 335-7818
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