Miffy the bunny’s first trip was one of necessity. When his owner Sami Chen relocated to New York from Taiwan in 2018, she couldn’t bear to leave her fluffy companion behind.
Once she was settled, Miffy followed with a pet travel company.
“He came here by himself and he was really brave,” says Sami, who works as a classical pianist and fashion designer.
Miffy’s 25-year-old owner hadn’t planned on gaining a new travel buddy. “Bunnies are usually very tense in new environments. They get stressed out easily…it’s really hard for them to trust humans,” she says.
But after spending an extended time in a cage during the flight and between homes, Miffy needed to stretch his legs.
She noticed Miffy was really friendly to humans – “I feel like he thinks he’s human or something!” – so she decided to take him further afield, starting with short trips close to home.
“When I travel with Miffy he gets really cuddly – I think it’s a bonding experience,” Sami adds. “And he trusts me [because] every time after we travel, he goes back to the same house.”
Now, the pair are inseparable.
“He is kind of attached to me and I’m attached to him. So it’s nice that we travel everywhere together,” says Sami.