Qatar Airways Cargo opens world’s largest Animal Centre

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Airways Cargo inaugurated its new Animal Centre yesterday, the largest animal facility in the world spanning 5,260 sqm. located nea...

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Airways Cargo inaugurated its new Animal Centre yesterday, the largest animal facility in the world spanning 5,260 sqm. located near Hamad International Airport and Qatar Airways Aircraft Maintenance Hangar.

As the largest animal carrier globally, Qatar Airways Cargo reaffirmed its commitment to animal welfare by investing in the new centre. Along with the opening, it also relaunched its Next Generation Live product, setting new benchmarks in the transport of live animals.

Qatar Airways Cargo Chief Officer Cargo, Mark Drusch, stressed the emotional aspect of animal travel: “We have built here now a 5-star facility for any of the live animals that are transporting, and we didn’t just spend a lot of money to build this facility - physical facility. We invested a lot of thinking - how do we address the emotional needs of animals? Because when they’re travelling - it’s stressful, we’ve done everything possible to bring down that stress level for animals so that they are having a better experience than they would’ve anywhere else,” Drusch told The Peninsula.

“We are a 5-star airline, we’ve got a 5-star airport, we now have a 5-star animal facility that I think all of you will be more than comfortable sending your pets in the future.”