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It may surprise you to know that you can ship some animals by mail.With the exception of FedEx, the shipping of any mammal via mail carrier is prohibited. United States Postal Service (USPS) Mailable animals include adult birds and day-old poultry such as chickens, ducks, and turkeys.

526.31 General. The following live, dayold animals are acceptable for mailing when properly packaged: chickens, ducks, emus, geese, guinea birds, partridges, pheasants (only during April through August), quail, and turkeys. All other types of live, dayold poultry are nonmailable.

Yes, with the right packaging. If the blood you'd like to mail is pathogen-free, the United States Postal Service is happy to transport it by ground or air. (Same goes for saliva, urine, and stool samples.)Category B includes materials that are somewhat less infectiouslike blood infected with HIV.

We prohibit the shipping of tobacco and tobacco products. Even if you have proper licenses and are authorized to ship tobacco products, we will be unable to accept your shipment. Tobacco and all tobacco products cannot be accepted at any FedEx or FedEx Office location.

Sharps Waste and Other Regulated Medical Waste. Regulated medical waste and sharps medical waste known or suspected to contain a Category A infectious substance is not mailable.

The cost to ship an animal is dependent on how far the animal is being shipped, any special needs the animal may have, and what kind of preparation you may need from the transporter. The average cost to ship an animal is $2.00 per mile for shorter distance transport and $1.30 for longer distance transport.

If you are sending plants through mail that are potted, use bubble wrap to protect the pot and the roots. A collar of cardboard over the soil and around the base of the plant, followed by a plastic bag closed around the base of the plant will help keep the soil in the container.