10/12/2024
🐕 Dogs and US Border Crossings 🐕
This past summer, the US made changes to regulations regarding crossing borders with dogs. These changes should have little to no impact should your dog need to visit our sister hospital in Bellingham, Washington.
Set requirements include:
🐾 All dogs must be at least six months old at the time of entry or return.
🐾 The animal must have an implanted International Organization for Standardization (ISO)-compatible microchip, or a universally readable microchip, before it gets the rabies vaccine.
🐾 All required forms and veterinary records must include the microchip number.
You must also have a CDC (the United States' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Dog Import Form receipt as well as a Canadian export document issued and signed by a Canadian licensed veterinarian, with vaccination and microchip information.
Endorsement by a Canadian Food Inspection Agency veterinarian is not required.
For more information, please visit: https://bbvsh.com/blog/bringing-your-dog-and-other-pets-into-the-us-new-cdc-requirements-to-prevent-rabies/
