(don’t) Mail-a-Pet
Posted on January 4th, 2006
The USPS guidelines for how to deal with perishable, specifically animals, makes for entertaining and slightly un-nerving reading. I don't think I'd ever wanna send any animals I cared much about through the mail! And what exactly does 'viable condition' mean?
9.3.13 Disposal Any parcel of live animals that cannot be delivered to the addressee or returned to the sender within 72 hours (for live day-old poultry) or within the delivery period marked on the parcel (for other animals) is immediately disposed of under the relevant standards. A parcel not marked with the delivery period is disposed of immediately if it reasonably appears that the animals cannot be returned to the sender in a viable condition. [C022.3.13]
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